This research note examined the nature and causes of injuries and fatalities among Canadian police officers through an analysis of the Association of Workers’ Compensation Boards of Canada injury and fatality time loss claims databases.
The data for this research note derived from the Association of Workers’ Compensation Boards of Canada injury and fatality time loss claims databases from 2006 to 2015 inclusive. The data included gender, age, year, province, the cause of the fatality or injury, the nature of the event that resulted in a fatality or an injury with an accepted time loss claim, which part(s) of the body were injured, the source of the injury, and whether the fatality or accepted time loss claim was for a commissioned or non-commissioned officer.
