Let's see:
Traffic deaths kill 30K-40K per year, and a large fraction are found to involve highway design shortcomings by the government.
We have many thousands die every year for medical reasons: treatment errors. infections from a hospital environment, FDA lack of or tardy approval of lifesaving drugs, . . .
VA arrogant mismanagement of their caseload.
and way down the list - aircraft fuel tank explosion(s) that have killed - per year - a dozen or less over the last 5-6 decades.
So where does our government focus its police powers?