Sacramento Made This Top 50 List and it’s Not Good

By dregaldo on October 24, 2023
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Sacramento has been named as one of the “rattiest” cities by Orkin Pest Control. Orkin released their report of the top 50 cities with rat infestations and Sacramento made the list at number 33. At least we aren’t number 1 but I’d rather that we weren’t on this list at all. In 2022 Sacramento came in at number 36 so the problem is getting worse. 

In a press release Orkin entomologist, Ben Hottel said, “Rodents multiply swiftly and when an infestation is left unattended, they can cause extensive damage to homes and yards, rats are capable of squeezing into spaces through holes as small as a quarter, which makes it especially important to seal cracks from the outside.”

Orkin’s 2023 Top Rattiest Cities

  1. CHICAGO
  2. LOS ANGELES 
  3. NEW YORK 
  4. WASHINGTON, DC
  5. SAN FRANCISCO
  6. PHILADELPHIA
  7. BALTIMORE
  8. DENVER
  9. DETROIT 
  10. CLEVELAND-AKRON 
  11. MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL
  12. SEATTLE
  13. BOSTON
  14. ATLANTA
  15. INDIANAPOLIS
  16. PITTSBURGH
  17. HARTFORD
  18. COLUMBUS, OH 
  19. MIAMI-FT. LAUDERDALE 
  20. HOUSTON 
  21. CHARLOTTE 
  22. DALLAS-FT. WORTH 
  23. RALEIGH-DURHAM 
  24. MILWAUKEE 
  25. GRAND RAPIDS 
  26. PORTLAND, OR 
  27. NORFOLK-PORTSMOUTH 
  28. SAN DIEGO 
  29. RICHMOND-PETERSBURG 
  30. NEW ORLEANS 
  31. CINCINNATI 
  32. GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG 
  33. SACRAMENTO 
  34. KANSAS CITY 
  35. NASHVILLE 
  36. TAMPA-ST. PETE 
  37. ORLANDO-DAYTONA BCH 
  38. BUFFALO 
  39. ST. LOUIS 
  40. PHOENIX 
  41. CHAMPAIGN, IL 
  42. ALBANY-TROY 
  43. FLINT 
  44. BURLINGTON-PLATTSBURGH 
  45. ALBUQUERQUE 
  46. ROCHESTER, NY 
  47. SOUTH BEND, IN 
  48. SYRACUSE 
  49. CHARLESTON-HUNTINGTON 
  50. GREENSBORO, N.C. 

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