The "study" is only based on where pest control company Orkin is popular, and it only took into account last year's data.
> Orkin ranked 50 of America’s big cities according to the number of rodent treatments the pest control company performed in homes and businesses from September 2021 through August 2022.
The list is also based on sheer number of treatments - it's not a rate, so the list is just a bunch of populous cities where I assume Orkin is popular (people's ability to afford pest control for rats also might significantly contribute):
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Reply to How rat-infested is DC? No. 4 in nation, Orkin says by Maxcactus
The "study" is only based on where pest control company Orkin is popular, and it only took into account last year's data.
> Orkin ranked 50 of America’s big cities according to the number of rodent treatments the pest control company performed in homes and businesses from September 2021 through August 2022.
The list is also based on sheer number of treatments - it's not a rate, so the list is just a bunch of populous cities where I assume Orkin is popular (people's ability to afford pest control for rats also might significantly contribute):
Chicago
New York
Los Angeles
Washington, D.C.
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Cleveland
Detroit
Denver