Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics; survey of occupations with minimum 30 fatalities and 45,000 workers

The 10 most dangerous jobs
Occupation Fatalities per 100,000
Timber cutters 117.8
Fishers 71.1
Pilots and navigators 69.8
Structural metal workers 58.2
Drivers-sales workers 37.9
Roofers 37
Electrical power installers 32.5
Farm occupations 28
Construction laborers 27.7
Truck drivers 25

Police officers do not even make the top ten.
You can try to spin it anyway you want but the facts are the facts.