Covid is the #1 killer of LEOs in 2020 and 2021
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Re: Covid is the #1 killer of LEOs in 2020 and 2021
#2How does this compare to the overall death rates? Are LEOs an outlier here?
Re: Covid is the #1 killer of LEOs in 2020 and 2021
#3Isn’t COVID likely to be the #1 killer of most professions in 2020/2021, since most professions are mercifully not that dangerous anymore?
LEO isn’t in the top 10 of the life threatening profession list in US, https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/27/the-10-most-dangerous-jobs-i.... I’d wager COVID was also the #1 killer of retail clerks, florists, and probably software engineers for the last two years as well.
Re: Covid is the #1 killer of LEOs in 2020 and 2021
#4Wtf is wrong with cops, the #1 death of K9’s is heat stroke? So basically negligence by their handlers? It’s a mazing we trust these dumbasses with guns.
Additional Source : https://thebark.com/content/surprising-cause-death-police-do...
Re: Covid is the #1 killer of LEOs in 2020 and 2021
#5How does this compare to the overall death rates? Are LEOs an outlier here?
Across all ages COVID looks to be #2 in causes of death but #1 for ages 35-54. [1]
Note that only in 5-6% of deaths is COVID the only cause of death. CDC has data on comorbidities [2]
[1] https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/brief/covid19-and-other-...
[2] https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid_weekly/index.htm#Co...
Re: Covid is the #1 killer of LEOs in 2020 and 2021
#6Isn’t COVID likely to be the #1 killer of most professions in 2020/2021, since most professions are mercifully not that dangerous anymore? LEO isn’t in the top 10 of the life threatening profession list in US, https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/27/the-10-most-dangerous-jobs-i... . I’d wager COVID was also the #1 killer of retail clerks, florists, and probably software engineers for the last two years as well.
Was curious & looks like COVID is the #1 killer of fire fighters as well:
https://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/fatalityDa...
Re: Covid is the #1 killer of LEOs in 2020 and 2021
#7How does this compare to the overall death rates? Are LEOs an outlier here?
The average age of death from Covid in the US is higher than the average age of overall death. So I don’t think it applies everywhere. I think occupations that don’t encounter so many people probably have a lower death rate.
Re: Covid is the #1 killer of LEOs in 2020 and 2021
#8Isn’t COVID likely to be the #1 killer of most professions in 2020/2021, since most professions are mercifully not that dangerous anymore? LEO isn’t in the top 10 of the life threatening profession list in US, https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/27/the-10-most-dangerous-jobs-i... . I’d wager COVID was also the #1 killer of retail clerks, florists, and probably software engineers for the last two years as well.
You are correct. IIRC, LEOs are around #16 after loggers, fishermen, and bartenders.
But considering the amount of push back on vaccine mandates, including threats of walkouts and mass retirement, the effects of politicizing the vaccine and COVID in general are truly stunning. This is what was significant about this to me.
edit: I see your edit with the source now, thanks.
Re: Covid is the #1 killer of LEOs in 2020 and 2021
#9How does this compare to the overall death rates? Are LEOs an outlier here?
If I am doing the numbers right, the overall US COVID death rate is ~2200 per 100K and LEOs are 476 from that site out of (from other sources) about 700K, which is 68 per 100K.
Which initially makes LEOs look like they are doing quite well, but I suspect its quite bad once you correct for age demographics of the population and the law enforcement profession. There aren't a lot of cops in the age groups with the highest COVID-19 death rates...
Then its a high contact profession that has been highly resistant to every control measure (to the point of actively sabotaging enforcement in many places where they were responsible for it), so its not at all surprising that they would be hard hit.
Re: Covid is the #1 killer of LEOs in 2020 and 2021
#10Isn’t COVID likely to be the #1 killer of most professions in 2020/2021, since most professions are mercifully not that dangerous anymore? LEO isn’t in the top 10 of the life threatening profession list in US, https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/27/the-10-most-dangerous-jobs-i... . I’d wager COVID was also the #1 killer of retail clerks, florists, and probably software engineers for the last two years as well.
Cops are worshipped by society because "they put their life on the line". This, like the link you shared, should disabuse people of that notion. Unfortunately it will change nothing.