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poobert · Jan 29, 2008, 01:15 PM // 13:15

Geology -> find oil -> make money

Great subject, very interesting. All science is interesting. Do a science.

Goar · Jan 29, 2008, 01:50 PM // 13:50

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Originally Posted by Toxage

Where can I find the statistics for different areas? I can't seem to find any websites with the information.

I found this site. Not sure are there all, but there is listed a lot of police officers who have died in a gunfight, traffic accident etc. in the United States.
In Finland its very very rare that a police gets killed. If I remember right the last time a police got killed was last summer when a drunken teenage boy drove over a policeman.

JellyBelly · Jan 29, 2008, 04:37 PM // 16:37

If you really want statistics, I'd try Google Answers. Pay $20 or (whatever you'd be willing to pay) to get the statistics for whatever areas you're considering.

My husbands little sister was a police officer in Grand Rapids, MI. Admittedly, I'm sure its very different for a woman, (and she was very different from your usual woman), but she quickly found that both of the precincts she was at are very "cliquey" and there was alot of politicing, and she couldn't deal with it. Anyway, my point is, you may want to research more than just the death statistics. Check out how many people in your area complete the academy but quickly thereafter go into a completely unrelated field from law-enforcement. Not to mention, you may want to check out how many positions are actually open in your area. It would suck to go through the academy and training only to find that you can't even get into a station where you want to work!

P.S. I have the utmost respect for Police Officers. My experiences with them have been mostly very positive. I am not trying to dissuade you from going into the field, just trying to get you to look at more than death statistics.

I pwnd U · Jan 29, 2008, 05:56 PM // 17:56

This is why you shouldn't be a cop. Everyone hates cops.

But being a cop is a dangerous job DEPENDING on what city you are in. Around my hometown it's not as it's fairly small and we have never had any reports of shotings or anything like that. All depends on where you are stationed.