10 US Cities with the MOST RATS!

[@skyelord6229]

Born and raised in NYC. I've seen a lot of rats back in the late 60s and 70s, especially in the subways. Some were the size of a small cat, no joke.

[@Whats-It-To-Ya]

​@@Mugsy-14 sleepy Joe is afraid of rats

[@Mary-io1mb]

@Skye Lord Yes especially in Washington Heights.

[@billh.1940]

I lived in coney Island, you never saw rats the size of the ones living in the jetty rocks and under boardwalk. I shot one in my backyard with a pellet gun. Big as a large cat. Hate them.

[@rufust.firefly1921]

I've also seen my share of rats growing up in Brooklyn, but nothing like the rat infection I've seen in Portland, Oregon's old town. I'm surprised they didn't make this list. Fyi: The NYC rat population has gone down a bit bc they're moving to New Jersey.

[@johnoneal1234]

@@rufust.firefly1921 That's because of taxes.

[@kyleroy1630]

We had a bad rat problem in a suburb outside of buffalo ny . Then one day my neighbor noticed a fox near my house. Then a couple more roaming around , 2 years later no more rats !!!

[@boxlid214]

Indeed, don't kill the snakes, foxes, and other natural predators of them and they get taken care of fairly quickly. Some baking soda and cornbread mix will take out the stragglers without poisoning the other critters around, rats can't fart/burp so their stomach bursts from the soda reacting with stomach acid

[@jenniferd2094]

I’m surprised New Orleans didn’t make the list.

[@JdeC1994]

New Orleans is only 53rd for...human...population.

[@dawnmiller6899]

Maybe the alligators eat them

[@Larry_Amor]

Y’all got animals that would eat them y’all good

[@jonathanshepperd9027]

Really the whole state of Louisiana

[@JRotten]

Before Katrina, shooting rats (suppressed 22's) was a paid county gig.

[@ztl2505]

Almost hard to believe Chicago got ranked higher than NYC. In terms of cleanliness downtown practically feels like an operating room compared to NYC.

[@RooseveltAliWashingtonX]

I love the analogy!!!!

[@JdeC1994]

It's just a bunch of half-truth fueled, anti-Chicago propaganda. No way does Chicago have more rats than New York! Briggs is just being a naïve, gullible, impressionable, programable sap.

[@waynebaker4624]

It's briggs he hates Chicago so if he posts a list of the worst of anything it will be in Chicago

[@thelightknight7245]

I dont believe these numbers either. NY has the most. Rats

[@conraderdmann5209]

Did you happen to notice, with the exception of Denver, all th rest of the cities were on a large body of water and had a port facility?

[@LSU01]

This is true , In New Orleans I seen wharf rats as big as small dogs taking a walk in the French Quarter!

[@Moonewitch]

​@@LSU01 Really!?? I would've died!

[@karlschneider9479]

We have millions of them here in Boston!

[@MojoMoneyMajor]

​@@LSU01 down south everything bigger it dont make no sense 😂😂 whenever I visit my ppl in Mississippi I bug out over the damn POKEMON you see on the daily out in the country them farm rats built like linebackers 😳

[@Tonymanero1960]

I live in a modest 3rd-floor apt outside of Annapolis Md. I haven't seen an ant, roach, or mouse in over 5 years.I have NEVER seen a rat here. Every 3 months the pest control man comes to check on or spray the apt, and I voice my sincere appreciation for a job well done.

[@blusterya6540]

That's because they typically invade the bottom floors first if they find no food there then they look higher or leave

[@Tonymanero1960]

@@blusterya6540 That may be true,..but,...when I talk to the pest control man,..he mentions that the apt complex is pro active in not letting it get out of hand to begin with,...and when maintenance goes in they report any potential problems that could cause rodents to management.Also,...my apt is bordered on 3 sides with other tenants.I consider myself lucky.

[@lechatbotte.]

That’s because they’re in politics lol

[@traviesobss]

They’re all outside doped up on opiates

[@terryarmbruster9719]

You're right beside Washington DC you see rats all the time

[@williamlong63]

I was expecting a Florida city to be on the list. Because, when in Orlando, I saw a rat having a popcorn snack inside one of those vending machines where the popped popcorn is held in a big container with plastic see through sides. I complained to the management about that and they replied "Oh, is he back again?". Needless to say, I did not eat any of that popcorn.

[@DawnieG]

Noooo 😂

[@bjbrown]

I live by Tampa and we have fruit rats but I have five cats, all fixed and cared for, but I haven't seen a rat in a long time. Snakes are another problem although one of my girls (cat) is on snakes right now.

[@andyjay729]

Was the rat about 3 feet tall and wearing red underpants with white buttons? ;) Seriously, rats like a lot of the same things we humans like, so it isn't surprising to hear about large numbers of them in warm climates with a lot of fruit trees.

[@cherylT321]

Oh, gross 🤢

[@FloridaGirl-]

🤮

[@edwardhammer5427]

As a Chicago resident, this is spot on! They are EVERYWHERE!!! You can seem them scurry a across the street or along the curb at any time of day! I haven't seen them much in my neighborhood, but anywhere downtown, you're sure to see them.

[@JdeC1994]

"They are EVERYWHERE!!! "I haven't seen them much in my neighborhood..." Uh, isn't that a slight incongruity? I've lived in Chicago for the last 33 years. Have I seen rats? Of course. On the other hand, I've never thought to myself, "They're EVERYWHERE!!!" "You can seem [sic] them scurry a [sic] across the street or along the curb at any time of day!" That's not what I've seen. I'd say that 80% of the rats that I've seen have been dusk-to-dawn sightings (especially in alleys). "...anywhere downtown, you're sure to see them." I've been downtown countless times, and I used to work downtown, yet I haven't seen that many downtown.

[@AstriLivingInChicago]

I live at the Lakeview neighborhood and glad never see any 🐀

[@kingspeech2240]

I’m from the south side of Chicago and I’ve never seen a rat at all. I’ve seen mice but never a rat that’s amazing to me

[@cockybalboa2]

I'm in West Loop and I've seen two in the same spot lol. That's it though.

[@kingspeech2240]

@@cockybalboa2 lmao damn both were in the same place jeez lol

[@R.B.90]

​@@kingspeech2240 I think this video is grouping both together. You are right though. Rats are rarely in someone's home. That's mostly a mouse problem. Rats often found underground, in industrial buildings n places that are abandoned. If I had Rats running around my home as a kid idk if I could sleep lol

[@Mary-io1mb]

@King Speech In Chicago city officials are using CATS to combat the rodent problem there. If this works, you may stop seeing mice as well.

[@kingspeech2240]

@@R.B.90 lmao exactly and thanks for clearing that up cause I’ve never seen a rat even on the L 🤷🏾‍♂️ but hey maybe that’s just me lol

[@housesOTR]

I was in Paris, France a few years ago. There was a McDonalds near the Eiffel tower. We went there to get a bite to eat. It was closed to humans but the rats were crawling around the floor on top of the crates that were on the floor. I guess the rats like their fries too.

[@ViburaBlanca]

When I was in Rome, we saw a couple rats at a restaurant by the coliseum. Glad we didn’t eat in that area at least

[@adamkern8388]

Here in Malta🇲🇹 When I worked in a restaurant rats started to appear The pest control dude found a hole in the shifty dry wall under the sink they blocked it. A placed poisons Than they started to appear threw the ventilation shafts When that was also taken care of they started to come threw the wooden ceiling 🤌🏼

[@queenofdahouse1591]

@@adamkern8388I had a brother whom worked as a teacher in Malta… where the Apostle Paul was stranded right?

[@adamkern8388]

@@queenofdahouse1591 The Mediterranean island under Italy

[@catholiccrusader5328]

I grew up on Chicago's south side and when I was a kid the rats used to invade our apartment. Even caught a few sleeping in our beds on cold days! The rats here are much like some of the people very aggressive! When I owned a house here one of them tried to come in from the porch. I hit the thing with a broom handle; it broke. Being young in those days I used the broken part and quickly placed it on the creature's head. The rat looked directly into my eyes as if pleading with me to spare its life. I felt sorry for the animal but with a flick of my wrist ended its life. I hate to kill anything but it was it or me.

[@laurie7689]

I've glue trapped and then drowned nearly a dozen rats, myself. I even have a bucket that I call: "The Red Bucket of Death". Just for the purpose. I WILL NOT allow those creatures to stay in my home. Find a rat. Kill a rat.

[@rayfridley6649]

@@laurie7689 And get one or more cats!

[@TheCharleseye]

​@@laurie7689 I just keep Kingsnakes in my yard. Now I don't have rats _or_ rattlesnakes. It's great.

[@catholiccrusader5328]

@@rayfridley6649 when I was a kid we had a black cat that detested rodents. Poor thing died after one of the rats bit him and our cat died from rabies.

[@andyjay729]

@@catholiccrusader5328 Hey, they're tough little buggers. That's why their numbers are so high around the world.

[@roydavis2242]

I saw a show on dog breeds where they showed a farmer in England who hired a pack of 6 Jack Russell Terriers to kill them. He picked up a bale of hay and these dogs killed 43 of them in 5 minutes. A friend grew up in Chicago and he said they had rats bigger than the cats.

[@KashtaNovaFolks]

Born and raised I can vouch your friend was indeed correct. Rats can look like possums Chicago. Especially on the south side

[@JdeC1994]

I've lived in Chicago for the last 33 years, yet I've absolutely never seen a rat as big as a cat.

[@JdeC1994]

@@KashtaNovaFolks I've lived in Chicago for the last 33 years, yet I've absolutely never seen a rat as big as a possum.

[@KashtaNovaFolks]

@@JdeC1994 englewood rats get that big!! You probably never been to englewood

[@JdeC1994]

@@KashtaNovaFolks Of course I haven't been to Englewood. You know the hypocritical reality: If you're not the right color, you have to stay out of You Know Who's "turf," or else! On the other hand, You Know Who expects to be able to walk around-or even live-wherever they want. Ugh, the hypocrisy!

[@rorycraft5453]

Rats thrive because humans have given them great food and shelter along with nearly eradicating their natural predators.

[@calvinjohn26]

"Baltimore have alot of rats and were not getting into the kind that goes into witness protection" that's some 🔥🔥 bars

[@Jeanniewhatnow]

How could Boston not be on this list? I’ve had as many rat sightings in Boston as I’ve had in New York City. Incidentally, I worked in San Francisco and saw a rat only one time of all the many times I’ve been in the city. That particular rat was albino and lethargic. We assumed it escaped a lab somewhere. California as a state is shockingly ratty. I would guess the people the suburbs, or having a bigger problem with rats than the cities are.

[@R.B.90]

Well every large city on earth has a rat problem. That's why they are so infamous. Boston not being on this list doesn't mean it's not an issue there. If you look at this list with the exception of Denver the other 9 city are top 20 cities population wise that have areas of extreme poverty which become breeding grounds for rats. Boston might be in the top 15 but it doesn't compete with these cities.

[@andyjay729]

@@R.B.90 Doesn't Denver have its sketchy areas too, like all big cities do?

[@Eibarwoman]

@@R.B.90 Denver's rats are worse... the plague is endemic there.

[@munchezfonataba]

I spent a week in SF area while went to college in Boston, I can tell you that SF's rats are HUGE in comparison to Boston's. SF is infested with big rats. Boston has rats, but it's not in SF level.

[@mattikarosenthal3298]

@@munchezfonataba Of course any city with Piers and wharfs are filled with them. You’ve never heard the term wharf rat or a pier rat?

[@Figgatella]

I’ve seen a rat in Kansas City once downtown that was as big as a large cat. I never knew they could get that big. I thought it was an opossum. It was a rat!😮

[@melissavukelic4138]

If it was that big, it was more likely a possum. They’re often mistaken for giant rats because they look like giant rats. It’s not uncommon to see them here in Chicago (city, not suburbs).

[@quintangeorge94]

I Thought for Sure New York City Would be Number 1 on This List.

[@JdeC1994]

Don't fall for it! No way does Chicago have more rats than New York! Anybody who falls for that half-truth-fueled propaganda (e.g., Briggs), is a naïve, gullible, impressionable, programable sap.

[@andyjay729]

I used to live in San Diego; we once got rats out in the suburbs. Interestingly, I've heard most of the rats in SoCal are black rats, as opposed to brown (or Norway) rats in most of the rest of the country. Apparently black rats (which I guess are also called "roof rats") prefer higher places (such as trees and rooftops) as opposed to brown rats sticking closer to the ground. Considering all the citrus trees in California (and of course the climate), it's especially a paradise for black rats.

[@daviddillemuth7268]

Yep I grew up in San Diego as well. They used to get in our attic from the roof. Could hear them at night chewing on things we had up there.

[@MrFriesz]

Roofrats carried the fleas that bubonic plague came from.

[@FettiMagazine]

That'd different than here in LA. Almost all the rats are brown rats that live on the ground.

[@OrchidJayne]

Since San Diego and San Fran are near water ways, Sea, and Canal. You probably have Warf Rats they are Darker and large like the size of a 3mo old kitten

[@enriqueoliva6988]

I live in Southern California l used to hunt rats at night with an air rifle.They feed on my avocado trees.Thats been 23 years ago.Rats are gone now,I really enjoyed my nighttime rat hunting.

[@markrichards6863]

I live in NYC.. In the subway we call rats, "track rabbits". They are gross, but I don't get freaked out by them. One of the funniest things I ever saw, on a very hot summer night, directly across from Bellvue Hospital, was this couple out on a date, a very petite Asian lady, and a bug jock white guy, walking along, when several huge rats came up from a hole in the sidewalk and ran past them in all directions. The guy shrieked, and jumped up, landing in her arms, but she dropped him.

[@MojoMoneyMajor]

NY rats are really different them mfs are disrespectful and they aren't even afraid of people it's wild

[@markrichards6863]

@@MojoMoneyMajor Damn right, the meanest stree thug won't mess with them.

[@MojoMoneyMajor]

@@markrichards6863 went to central park 2 years ago with my gf we eating some food chillin...bro this BIG ASS suge knight hulk Hogan lookin ass rat pops out staring at our food hard as shit 👀...I couldn't believe the shit I'm like "Yooo!" All loud thinking it was gonna scatter... this mf got on his back legs, STOOD UP with his chest out like a fucking kangaroo & gave me the "wtf you gonna do?🤨" look dead in my eyes I was shocked at the audacity BIG Stewart Little ain't to be fucked with💯💯

[@markrichards6863]

@@MojoMoneyMajor That would be a great Sci gift movie. A mob of giant mutant rats, take over control of the city, and make us do their bidding.

[@bjs301]

If you want to see rats, go fishing at night along one of the Cleveland piers or rock pilings. As a kid I had a neighbor lady who would faint if she saw a rat. They kept getting in her wood pile, and a buddy and I would kill them for her. We once chased one into her garage with steel rakes and trapped it in the corner. We thought we had it, but it leapt up at my friend's face. It had to be 4 feet off the ground, landed on his head and dove off to freedom. My friend just about wet his pants. Fun animals.

[@vgall7308]

We see them here in Cbus too, but you guys keep them up there lol. Obviously downtown areas always bad.

[@longislandny696]

😂😭

[@lathamarea1437]

Oh i believe you, Rats when cornered go for the face, your friends lucky it jumped off him, they normally just bite and tear..

[@KelvinMick-q5u]

I was born and raised in Cleveland and outside of a couple I’ve seen in my grandmother’s basement, the lake in those rock piles are the only place I’ve seen rats in Cleveland I live in Columbus now and have seen a lot of rats in the campus area in multiple occasions

[@bjs301]

@@KelvinMick-q5u Definitely. I moved here years ago. I mentioned the rats night fishing on the lake; same deal at Griggs Reservoir.

[@tothra]

I was in Chicago about 15 years ago. There were alleys just west of downtown that had signs posted to not enter due to rat infestatioms. The last time I took my family to DC, we went to the Mall after dark to see the buildings n monuments lit up. We saw rats the size of house cats 😳

[@Moonewitch]

WHAT!?? 😮😮😮

[@kingrama2727]

Why would you take your family to DC??? So many better places in the world to go

[@tothra]

@@kingrama2727 My wife was a stay at home mom, so money could get tight for a family of 4 on one salary. DC is about an 8 hour drive, so it was easy to get to. DC has loads of museums, a great zoo, lots of green spaces, and family activities for kids, all of it free or inexpensive. It was a great place to take the kids. Try not to seem so shocked 😄

[@kingrama2727]

@@tothra I’ve never been so I am a little shocked…

[@moappleseider1699]

@@kingrama2727 My dad used to take us there when he had business trips. I could spend days in the Air and Space museum.

[@j.campbell8491]

“If your city is infested with rats, then release all thy hungry cats.”

[@ballybunion9]

10. Denver 9. Baltimore 8. Cleveland 7. Philadelphia 6. Detroit 5. San Fran 4. D.C. 3. NYC 2. L.A. 1. Chicago

[@ericajones2537]

Being from Chicago, I know about L Rats. I lived in New Orleans and I was SHOCKED NOLA didn't make this list!!!! ESPECIALLY after Mardi Gras, when major clean up happens!! NOLA rats have no competition in French Quarter for food, and it's never cold enough to kill 'em off! Chicago rats have adapted to cold weather......

[@JdeC1994]

@@ericajones2537 New Orleans is only 53rd for...human...population.

[@susanneschmidtcruz7156]

When I grew up in New York City in the early 1950s there was a building on the corner that had a hole in the cement about 2 ft in diameter and it was found that a rat had made the hole. The darn thing when they caught it was about the size of a large cat. And yes they now have a rat czar😂 Glad I don't live in NYC anymore.

[@texashistorian7966]

I've traveled through 24 States throughout the country and the worst place that is most vulnerable to rats is in North Central Texas because the fields are full of them more than any other creature and they just come up and eat through your property like an invasion. Primarily the cities of Abilene, San Angelo and Waco are the worst of them all along with the other small towns that surround those cities.

[@williamsullivan4614]

I can concur about Detroit having a rat problem. One of the iconic coney island restaurant downtown had to be shut down due to a rat infestation not too long ago.

[@MK356BC]

Never eat there again.

[@paulbingville6485]

For me, Denver was the only surprise. The rest are all waterfront cities, and those tend to have rats.

[@justinbond1983]

Platte River and Cherry Creek runs through Denver, and you will notice a lot of rats along the bike paths.

[@Scon1990]

Denver has a garbage issue and it's getting worse with the population increasing

[@juantomas3630]

If you have rats and want to get rid of them try what my Grandmother use to do, mix 1 cup plaster and 1 cup powder sugar (mix good) and put the mix in a jar lid (about 4 table spoons) and a jar lid with water, place the 6 to 10 feet apart. check each day how much is left so they don't run out. you will find the rats plastered from the inside and die.

[@bjbrown]

I'm going to try that!

[@653j521]

@@bjbrown Try something that only kills rats, but doesn't destroy the environment. Mice and rats can't handle “hemorrhagic agent” warfarin.

[@Deb_BG]

That's just cruel.

[@juantomas3630]

@@Deb_BG it gets rid of them

[@rufust.firefly1921]

I hope you like the stench of rotting dead rat inside your walls... good luck with that.🐀

[@blankface_]

The stories really help illustrate the point. More of these please

[@alexlindquist2986]

Chicagoland native here, I see rats on the tracks of the underground L almost every time I'm at a station. My brother went to UIC just west of the loop, tons of rats there. I live just outside the city limits in Forest Park, there are always rats running around in the alleyways out here. When I saw Chicago was #1, I actually was not surprised.

[@JdeC1994]

"Chicagoland native here, I see rats on the tracks of the underground L almost every time I'm at a station." I've lived in Chicago for the last 33 years, and I've waited in the subways countless times. I'd say that I've seen a rat/rats on the tracks about 5% of the time. Whatever the situation, only about 10% of the El is underground.

[@alexandracarrico1765]

Terriers and large cats trained and kept by Rat Police can help.

[@zendixie]

Sadly when Chuck moved to South Carolina he was eaten by giant roaches.

[@carolyndavis6657]

Used to work at Burkes Cafe in Baltimore in 1981 . This restaurant was supposedly the premier destination for lunch and had many celebrities visit at some point. They had rat traps under their booths and the basement was scary.

[@laurie7689]

I suspect that port cities are going to have more rats as well as older cities.

[@Whats-It-To-Ya]

As a Philly native I can confirm his remarks about Kensington. It's such a 'unique' place and not in a good way. I don't care what city you're from, you'll never see anything quite like Kensington. It's truly awful and soul-crushing. You'd have to see it to understand. There's a few decent documentaries about it on KZbin, but it really only scratches the surface.

[@Grilledhumus2215]

Born in Philly and just moved from there I totally agree

[@MojoMoneyMajor]

You really see some wild shit everytime you drive up K&A

[@EdwardHerman-r3g]

I agree 💯 %. I was down there not to long ago and I seen smashed rats all over the street. It is soul crushing and proof that the leaders in our government suck and are failing miserably.

[@SconionRunion]

@@EdwardHerman-r3g I know this is off subject, but please stop saying: I seen. The proper way to congregate the verb see is: I see, I saw, I have seen. Where did this awful habit of saying I seen start? I see is present tense, I saw is past tense, I have seen is past perfect tense.

[@EdwardHerman-r3g]

@@SconionRunion yes Mr Sconiion Runion. Next time you can give me detention.

[@chuck9380]

Seattle, Portland & L.A should be on this list!

[@SherryEllesson]

I was raised on the coast in R.I. and yes, there were things we called "wharf" or "water" rats. Our beach had an old, abandoned PT boat left over from WWII and the rodent denizens of that thing were reeeeeelly....more legend than fact.

[@johncady9780]

During my Navy days I saw plenty of wharf rats along the piers in Norfolk, Virginia. That is why ships use rat guards on the mooring lines.

[@JudyMenzel7]

The Phoenix area has what are called Roof Rats. In the mid 2000s, they were over running towns. It was defo in the news.

[@daviddahl8186]

Lived in Chicago 20 years ago. I saw rats around some restaurants dumpsters in the Wrigley illegal area. I lived a couple blocks north of Irving park by the lake and had my car battery wires damaged by rats where I parked. I also saw rat when I was visiting about 5 years ago at Pinegrove and Hawthorn in the morning.

[@markpeterson6279]

Grew up on a farm. When I was 8 years old a rat jumped onto my shoulder from a rafter in our barn. It ran down my back and leg and into its hole. Still makes me shiver.

[@ajf5823]

Chuck in Cleveland reminded me of the movie “Willard.” Fortunately it ended better for him. My kids had domesticated Fancy Rats as pets growing up. They are almost like having tiny dogs. They are smart, clean and affectionate pets. Much nicer than a hamster or gerbil and not as costly or demanding as a dog or cat.

[@breakfastsurreal5650]

I'm glad someone said this. Domesticated rats 🐀 are very bright indeed and can become quite attached to their owners. I'm more of a guinea pig and rabbit 🐇 fan (hence why I own 3 guinea pigs and a rabbit lol).

[@higgs923]

Lived along a river or by the ocean most of my life. You can see river rats that make cats turn tail. You need a good terrier to deal with 'em. Those dogs are fearless.

[@Kinglioncrown]

I can definitely relate when it comes to dealing with rats especially on Chicago's South side when I was growing up in my early years

[@sheryle5282]

I'm from Forest Grove Oregon about 20 miles west of Portland, I live in City limits and we had such a rat problem., glue boards was the only thing that worked after decon was forced to stop making the only great rat poison.

[@rufust.firefly1921]

I've seen rats in old town Portland climbing trees, walking the side walks and running into the homeless tents. One night I seen some homeless guy screaming down the street with a fat bloody lip from a rat bite.

[@bladestar2322]

I never have had Rats, but I used to have an abandoned house across the street that was full of mice. I would get mice from time to time from them and glue boards also did the trick for me as I guess mice are too smart to fall for the old Snap Traps these days. Fortunately the house across the street got tore down and I haven't had a mouse in 2 years now.

[@davidwesley2525]

@@rufust.firefly1921 I've seen Rats in My garage on at least two occasions. I had trapped over a dozen mice using glue traps in my basement.

[@solarguy1702]

Hey there! I used to live in Hillsboro right behind Fred Meyer. I now live in the Philippines. Rented a house one time and noticed a few mice. Set out some sticky paper and got 32 the first night. Found a snake in the bedroom one morning but apparently they weren't eating the mice or maybe they were full?

[@sheryle5282]

@Solarguy how do you like the Phillipines? Hillsboro has changed so much, I grew up there but now I don't even like driving thru Hillsboro at all,

[@janeentumbao8690]

I can vouch for the rat issues in Cleveland. When I used to work downtown/ Public Sq, the rats would play tag in the bushes! This was before they redid Public Sq, but still!!! We had a mice issue in a few homes on the east side too. 😆 .

[@maobfh]

I grew up in New Mexico and I had never seen a rat. I am sure you have some in Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Los Cruces but I never saw one and never heard anyone talk about one in reality. Just as a derogatory term for a person or situation (I smell a rat, for example. Moved to Texas and had a glimpse of something running across the highway and my father said it was a rat. That was the bulk of my experience with rats until we moved to West Virginia. Smallish town by the cities listed here’s standards but rats were always trying to get in the house. Husband was always emptying rat traps that he kept on the front porch to try to keep them out. As far as I know, he did but I had NEVER seen nor heard about rats running around until this time. Spent the last 30 years in Tennessee and they have RATS! I had never seen such a thing before, in my life. How do you get rid of rats, btw? I don’t have the foggiest idea! But I certainly don’t like them. I personally think that there will be rats everywhere in the next 5-10 years. Ugh!

[@nordiccombatant2167]

I’m from Albuquerque what part did you live at?

[@maobfh]

@@nordiccombatant2167 - grew up in the North Valley, close to Guadalupe Trail. Lived in Paradise Hills after a divorce and JUST moved back. Looking to rent a home in Rio Rancho now. Recently widowed and just sold the house and headed back home. Housing is offensively expensive in Albuquerque but still you see the same issues. Also phenomenal beauty, traditions and heritage like nowhere else.

[@benjamindavis3812]

Had rats and field mice in las cruces

[@deepb249]

Which parts of New Mexico do not have rats, cockroaches, lizards and mosquitoes ? I had it with all these disgusting animals.

[@rodhester2166]

Ratt , Out of the cellar, what great album ..

[@bigrudd9346]

Chicago is legit about rats. Downtown under the L, across gas station lots, and of course the allies. When I walk my dog, they hear his collar jingling as they've learned he's a threat. You can hear them jumping into dumpsters, even running into holes in the sidewalk.

[@RooseveltAliWashingtonX]

Bmore!!! There was an episode of The Wire, season one, IIRC. I can't recall the scene either. However, a rat ran across the street, after a shooting! It was hilarious, and it made the scene genuine.

[@derpywho1394]

I just used that electric rat trap. We had tried glue, snap traps, baking soda, closing off the vents, etc. One night and the zapper got him. It worked wonderfully.

[@edg8535]

I thought I was going to get to see a video about politicians.

[@denismcmahon6594]

Hi Briggs. Thanks for the video and have a great day.

[@JLAvey]

I just moved from unincorporated county (to an entirely different State). Only had one rat gnaw through the wall out there, though mice let themselves into cabin every now and then.

[@densnow4816]

I live/d in 3 cities on this list, and spent a fair amount of time in 3 others. Shocked Boston not on this list: docks, old buildings, dense. Boston is an awesome city, but they should be on this list.

[@MoonlightXYZ]

D.C. has a rat population of over 700,000. Figured he might mention the secondary meaning for rats and snakes. 😂

[@yamama7265]

😂😂😂

[@JESUSISMYLORD36]

I agree with you on that so gross 😮

[@yamama7265]

@@JESUSISMYLORD36 all the years I drove a semi it was scary going to California New York he listed a lot of scary places Duluth Minnesota at the Port they have a lot of reds because of the grain those rats were as big as chihuahuas they were so scarey

[@PhilSallaway]

Does that 700,000 include politicians and Bureaucrats…? Asking for a friend🤣😄😁😆

[@yamama7265]

@@PhilSallaway it's probably every single one of them I don't think they counted regular people that were good 🤣🤣🤣

[@galebailey5583]

When you mentioned Detroit with all its abandoned buildings, factories and homes and the rats filling in all those vacant places, a shiver went down my spine. Creepy!! Gross!!

[@jaycastaneda8695]

Am surprised that Portland OR is not on the list

[@joeblow123]

two legged kind

[@Madcypher]

I'd be interested in an international top-20 version.

[@kaypie3112]

Paris London Barcelona Madrid Munich There’s a start for you.

[@th3oryO]

Ugh mice are bad enough, glad we don't have rats here (Alberta)

[@jasondirks6922]

We live in Alberta, Canada. Rat free.

[@tt-designs124]

No Seattle? I remember doing the underground tour years ago and the guide talking about the thousands of rats that live under the city.

[@andyjay729]

Yeah, I thought I heard that at least one year, Seattle was the rattiest city in the US. I live there, and a couple years ago I saw one in broad daylight in Lincoln Park in West Seattle. Maybe they've stepped up pest control efforts since then.

[@krisniznik3953]

@@andyjay729 I don't think pest control is working. I saw one walking up the street in the middle of the day not too long ago, bold as anything, and on news coverage of a homeless sweep, it showed hundreds swarming away when they picked up a pallet that was under a tent. They're doing fine.

[@annieanna711]

Great video! but in case any visual learners need a list, enjoy! 10. Denver, Colorado 9. Baltimore, Maryland 8. Cleveland, Ohio 7. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 6. Detroit, Michigan 5. San Francisco, California 4. Washington D.C. 3. New York city, NY 2. Los Angeles, California 1. Chicago, Illinois

[@JdeC1994]

New York is the worst. Don't fall for the propaganda (just like 9-11)!

[@lyndypatriot2650]

My late husband's Chicago cousin was all the time taking him places to scare him about 1985. He took him out at night to a rat infested area and they were walking around and something big as a beaver crawled out of a storm drain. His Cousin made it back to the car first, he scared himself that night.

[@TwelveDeck]

I remember seeing that farm in Australia. It was a town called Dalby and it was overrun by mice. The owners put snakes in the barn in the hope that they would kill the mice, but it ended up being a case of the mice killing the snakes.

[@leechjim8023]

Need bigger snakes!

[@thomasmacdiarmid8251]

It surprised me that there were no southeastern cities on the list (no, Baltimore and DC do not count). I have to think its because our milder winters allow snakes to be active most of the year. Relatedly, nearly all southern cities have lots of green area and hiding places that snakes can live and this feed on rodents.

[@bobwallace9814]

For all of you that have cars, especially in cooler climates, you need to open your hood and look at your engine regularly. Look for rat droppings. They like to get up in there and chew wires.

[@christophersmith1155]

IN THE LATE 1970s WE HAD SUPER RAT 30 LBS HERE IN NYC, YOU CAN FIND PICTURES OF IT SLEEPING ON A CITY BUS.

[@MarcoGloboy]

As a Chicagoan the south side has HORRIBLE RATS BIG AF

[@awsmgyc]

I’m surprised I didn’t see Newark NJ. As an exterminator who works there I can say there is at least a couple

[@rufust.firefly1921]

Me too.. I know Newark has lots nyc subway rats that have migrated via the path train.

[@timgregory2509]

I saw that video from Australia too and that was crazy! Keep up the cool work!

[@FinnSwede906]

I've had a mouse problem once that went on for maybe a week or so, the smell is disgusting and you'll find their droppings everywhere. We ended up catching about 7 of them with classic snap traps, that was awful enough.. couldn't imagine rats 🤢

[@l-kin3480]

Did you get a cat?

[@FinnSwede906]

@@l-kin3480 no, I was trying to get rid of pests not introduce more of them 😂

[@l-kin3480]

@@FinnSwede906 don't ever say that about cats. I'm almost hoping you have a rat problem so you have to get a cat

[@queenofdahouse1591]

@@l-kin3480😂 I’ve had cats that just watch the mouse walk across the floor.

[@davidSFL79]

Grew up in NYC, remember reading a news article once like in the mid 90’s that estimated that there’s 13 rats for one person living in the city.

[@davidwesley2525]

😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱

[@duffal0]

That’s honestly not that crazy lol

[@Leggoeljefeblu]

Haven’t seen it yet, but my guess is that LA, the bay and NYC are top.

[@Jackie-ji2sj]

RATS ARE AMAZING... BUT HUMANS?

[@jessehaaland7689]

I've had to take out rats on a farm years ago,I can just close my eyes and see them running at me and still here their screeches.when I know one is around I try to throw as much stuff away and get ppl to destroy them

[@HappyValleyDreamin]

Wow! That surprises me about Denver.

[@NOLAgenX]

I’ve been down on the Moonwalk along the Mississippi River in New Orleans during the evening. They are the size of French Bulldogs. You can see the rings on their tails from many feet away. They are in all the downtown office buildings too.

[@kennethboehnen271]

Yea. New Orleans is a shithole.

[@LSU01]

When I was in College , I had a part time job in the French Quarter right near the Moon Walk and on a early Sunday morning I saw a family of wharf rats out for their morning constitutional ! NOLA is a major port city and the rats come off the ships and get into the grain elevators ! It is true they are as big as small dogs!

[@cherylsemrau7100]

In Alberta, Canada we do not have rats.

[@allineedis1mike81]

Theres a phenomenon that happened in parts of Australia they called mouse plagues. Some perfect storm of conditions that causes millions of mice to just over run the place, eat everything then eat each other. It's horrifying. Not sure if it still happens or not but there's tons of old video if you look it up.

[@andyjay729]

Yeah, I heard about that. There was a drought, followed by some heavy rains, followed by a bumper crop of wheat, followed by hordes of mice. Their fellow rodents the lemmings and voles also have similar booms and busts in population depending on the amount of food.

[@allineedis1mike81]

Don't say I didn't warn you if you look it up. It's enough to give you a phobia.

[@loquat44-40]

I have seen a lot of rats in Chicago in the subway system. But I would say New Orleans has a lot of both black and brown rats and am referring to the two major species of rats. They can be seen outside at night running on overhead wires. Lots of vegetation, Older and offgrade housing on blocks, Mild weather provide a good habitat for rats.

[@JdeC1994]

I've lived in Chicago for the last 33 years, and I've seen rats in the subways about 5% of the time: always on the tracks, never on the platforms. Besides, only about 10% of the El is underground.

[@loquat44-40]

@@JdeC1994 Many years ago I did see them in underground stations where the tracks where and also on the end station of the congress line where we caught the Westchester bus out towards Maywood. I saw down when sitting down on rail rail tie timbers that were used to control the soil that the station sat on. The burrows were in the soil bank. We are talking 1960's. Eventually they were exterminated.

[@ria0991]

As someone who grew up 3 hours from New orleans look up nutria's basically rat looking the size of a beaver....and yes there are ppl who EAT THEM

[@loquat44-40]

@@ria0991 Nutria are rodents as are rats. But as you say the nutria are much bigger and they can put up a good fight. There are native to the usa and may have displaced muskrats.

[@nukeonthebeat8732]

I can’t believe Denver on there it was highly clean when I was living there

[@vernonmabins8550]

“We not getting into the ones that go into the whiteness protection program” 😂

[@michaeloneill8799]

You always have the best videos keep it up and thank you

[@justmona9647]

I've seen rats in Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York City! These are not small rats, they are the size of a cat with short legs but no fur on the tails😮

[@DLHalverson]

Wasn't that rat in New York bring pizza to the turtles ? LoL .

[@amysprenkle9966]

Love your work, Briggs!! Stellar as always, even with a slightly disturbing subject. I have never lived in any of these areas, but this list doesn't surprise me in the least. Baltimore, NYC, DC, all major metropolitan areas are probably known for rats. Chicago was probably a surprise because it beat out NYC and Detroit.

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

Much appreciated

[@christopherdieudonne]

I *knew* Baltimore would make this list. I used to live there and rats were everywhere.

[@ilovetotri23]

Great video! Rats/Mice don't creep me out until I see their tail. I live in a rural subdivision near a large city. No rats that I know of however, I had mice eat the insulation of the wires to my A/C unit while they built there nest inside the safety of the outside unit. It was a relatively inexpensive repair.

[@tomtroy3792]

I know their tail makes them ugly otherwise they're cute as a button

[@leereeder2293]

Wasn't surprised about Chicago being no 1 as they've had a terrible rat problem for years

[@JdeC1994]

Dude, Chicago doesn't have more rats than New York. I've lived in Chicago for the last 33 years. What are your credentials?

[@keaneu4456]

All these places lack birds of prey, they have them but not enough and large snakes that eat rats, they have snakes there but not the numbers they need. The problem lies with lack of habitat for the birds of prey and due to using poison to kill the rats when the birds of prey eat the rat they are the poisoned and when snakes are seen people kill them.

[@PRmoustache88]

I remember rat stories in those tabloids in the supermarket during the 70's. "Rats kill and eat baby in NYC", always came up at least once a year.

[@harrymaciolek9629]

Detroit’s not that bad. The packs of wild dogs keep the rats down. And the worst of the abandoned buildings are gone.

[@JdeC1994]

Maybe it's not that bad because it's lost about 65% of its human population.

[@zodioncolombia1078]

Great information! ... thanks you!

[@rachellepollock9877]

The rats are also in politics in Cleveland, Ohio. I am from here and unfortunately returned here after being away for 20 years. Nothing changed.

[@cumulus1234]

Needs conservative leadership

[@JdeC1994]

Briggs: "I've been to Cicero, too: which isn't the greatest neighborhood." Uh, dude, Cicero is a suburb.

[@stephenr2195]

Wow my money for 1st place would have New Orleans and they didn’t even make the list.

[@stephenharper6638]

You beat me to this comment! At sundown the wires and fences are like rat highways.

[@RobdaVegasMailman]

New Orleans native who's as shocked as you are. Even Hannibal Buress mentioned them.

[@JdeC1994]

Last I checked, N.O. only had the 53rd-biggest population (for people).

[@Thx1138sober]

My neighborhood is infested with squirrels, songbirds and butterflies.

[@thinkingimpaired5663]

I've seen cats hunt down squirrels while a few of my dogs kill rats and gophers. Chicago's Lori Lighthead got replaced by another rodent.

[@gingerbaker757]

😂

[@lazysmurf420]

Crazy, I never saw a rat in Redondo Beach. Never saw one at RAT beach either :P

[@Thatbeardedguy1031]

Jersey New York ?