DANGER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

More likely that a cop will kill you than a terrorist gets you. But let's not let the facts get in the way of America's current highly-honed sense of paranoia.

But I'm sure the wars on falling, walking down the street and electricity are on their way.
One Million Ways to Die

With that in mind, here's a handy ranking of the various dangers confronting America, based on the number of mortalities in each category throughout the 11-year period spanning 1995 through 2005 (extrapolated from best available data).

S E V E R E - Driving off the road: 254,419, Falling: 146,542, Accidental poisoning: 140,327

H I G H - Dying from work: 59,730, Walking down the street: 52,000, Accidentally drowning: 38,302

E L E V A T E D - Killed by the flu: 19,415, Dying from a hernia: 16,742,

G U A R D E D - Accidental firing of a gun: 8,536, Electrocution: 5,171,

L O W - Being shot by law enforcement: 3,949, Terrorism: 3,147, Carbon monoxide in products: 1,554