A 2018 nationwide study found more law enforcement officers in the U.S. died by suicide than in the line of duty. Why? They are at a higher risk of suicide than in any other profession due to a combination of the intense stress, pressure to conceal emotional distress and easy access to deadly weapons.
More cops per capita (17 out of 100,00) commit suicide than the general population (13 out of 100,000). The pattern holds in other countries where the cops are armed; in France the suicide rate is 36% higher among police than the general population. However, in England where the cops are not armed, about 23 officers took their own lives in the UK between 2015 and 2017.
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I was surprised to learn the Air Force had a very high rate. 3 incidents at one base this year alone.
I thought that branch was considered the "cushiest"
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