If your question is selected for publication in this website, identifying information will not be disclosed. Unsolicited mail will not be sent. Confidentiality is maintained. Fatalities would be an indicator of the most dangerous professions, although there is considerable human suffering in accidents or intentional injury short of death. In many cases, there isn't sufficient time in an emergency for a police officer to minimize an exposure by wearing rubber gloves, masks, etc.
Tuberculosis continues to threaten public safety personnel, also.
In summary, the risk involved in any profession, especially law enforcement, should be considered in formulating an equitable salary structure. This will assure a steady stream of highly qualified applicants. I'm a professional firefighter working in a station where we support the volunteers. The temperature has been locked on the thermostat at 62 degrees. We work in a building built of cinder block which stays cold and damp most of the year.