Statistically red shirts are less likely to die than blue or yellow shirts, as there are significantly more red shirts on board a ship which means a lower percentage of red shirts die, so this joke is illogical.
What about straight number of said shirt color deaths, regardless of their “endlessly replenishable” supply?
Per the wiki: Of the 55 crew members killed in the series, 24 were wearing red shirts, compared to 15 who had unconfirmed shirt colors, 9 in gold shirts, and 7 in blue shirts.[5] Most casualties were security personnel, whose uniform was red.
That last bit is important here. Ops, Security, and Engineering all wore red shirts. If you break down redshirt deaths by division, almost all of them are Security, while few are Engineering or Ops. Since Security is a position likely to involve combat, it shouldn’t be surprising if it’s the most dangerous.
Statistically red shirts are less likely to die than blue or yellow shirts, as there are significantly more red shirts on board a ship which means a lower percentage of red shirts die, so this joke is illogical.
What about straight number of said shirt color deaths, regardless of their “endlessly replenishable” supply?
Per the wiki: Of the 55 crew members killed in the series, 24 were wearing red shirts, compared to 15 who had unconfirmed shirt colors, 9 in gold shirts, and 7 in blue shirts.[5] Most casualties were security personnel, whose uniform was red.
That last bit is important here. Ops, Security, and Engineering all wore red shirts. If you break down redshirt deaths by division, almost all of them are Security, while few are Engineering or Ops. Since Security is a position likely to involve combat, it shouldn’t be surprising if it’s the most dangerous.
Old shirts washed too many times without following the instructions, huh? Been there.
There’s your answer, fishbulb.
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