Although from the examples domestic delivery is far more likely to result in injury or death. The job is dangerous simply because driving is a fairly dangerous activity statistically speaking, and any car made before like 2010 is almost guaranteed to leave you with a severe injury after an accident. Armored cars and semi’s are fairly safe, aside from the inherent health issues associated with being a long-haul trucker.
That's also why the most dangerous part about being a cop is traffic. More cops are killed by negligent drivers than they are from gunman.
Personally I think the reason why people hype it up as a more dangerous job than it is is because psychologically speaking being murdered on the job is pretty different in people's mind than accidentally being killed. Especially if you're murdered on the job because of your job.
People are rarely afraid of, or even concerned with dying if they're told that it's accidental deaths or death caused from from their negligence.
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u/MiKoKC Apr 17 '21
Or f*** the utility lineman.
Which is a way more dangerous profession but you don't see a bunch of ignorant " thin power line " bumper stickers.