10/18/2022
Chicago – Rodents love Chicago, according to the latest report, which ranked the Windy City No. 1 for the sixth year in a row.
Stung by repeatedly winning the title of Rat Central, the city undertook a study of rat infestation in 2018. The findings accepted there was a problem in high-density neighbourhoods in the north and north-west of Chicago, and said it was mainly caused by inefficient disposal of rubbish.
Chicago complaints topped the combined number from the other three cities, where they totalled just over 40,000. Boston was the only one where the number declined from the previous year. While the increase was bigger In New York and Washington, Chicago had so many that it isn’t likely that New York will seize the dubious honor, Lee said.
Another ranking, from pest control service provider Orkin, found similar results. Based on the number of rat treatments provided, Orkin has ranked Chicago atop its annual “50 rattiest cities” ranking for the past seven years.
Chicago’s Department of Streets & Sanitation had so many rat complaints during the pandemic that it opened two more rodent control offices in the city this fall.
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