List of suicide sites
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The following is a list of current and historic sites frequently chosen to commit suicide, usually by jumping. Some of the sites listed ceased to be used for suicide following the installation of suicide barriers, and other precautions.
Exact numbers of victims are sometimes difficult to determine, as many jurisdictions and media agencies have ceased collecting statistics and reporting suicides at common sites, in the belief that the reporting may encourage others.
- Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California - over 1,500 suicides
- Beachy Head, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom - about 500 suicides
- Prince Edward Viaduct, Toronto, Ontario, Canada - over 400 suicides, but none since the completion of the Luminous Veil suicide barrier in 2003
- Eiffel Tower, Paris, France - about 350 suicides
- Coronado Bridge, San Diego, California - more than 200 suicides (1972 - 2000) and many more after[1]
- Aurora Bridge, Seattle, Washington – over 230 suicides since 1932,[1] with over 50 from 1997-2007[2]
- Jacques Cartier Bridge, Montreal, Quebec, Canada - over 143 suicides. Suicide barriers have been erected in 2003.
- Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney, Australia - about 40 suicides
- The Gap, New South Wales, Sydney, Australia - reported 20-30 suicides
- Empire State Building, New York, New York - at least 32 suicides
- Tyne Bridge, Newcastle Upon Tyne - at least 20 suicides
- Montreal Metro, Montreal, Quebec, Canada - over 129 suicides
- Mexico City Metro, Mexico City, Mexico
- Cliffs of Moher, County Clare, Republic of Ireland
- Vienna U-Bahn, Vienna, Austria
- Main Building of The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas - 9 (does not include Charles Whitman shootings)
- Sunshine Skyway Bridge, Tampa Bay, Florida - at least 90 suicides
- Aokigahara, Mount Fuji, Japan - averages around 70 suicides per year
- Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol, England - 127 between 1974 and 1993 plus many more before and after
- Göltzschtalbrücke, Reichenbach (Vogtland), Germany
- Gateway Bridge, Brisbane, Australia - suicide barriers have since been erected.
- Bosphorus Bridge, Istanbul, Turkey - Pedestrians are not allowed on the bridge.
- Minar-e-Pakistan, Lahore, Pakistan
- Vasterbron, Stockholm, Sweden - number is not known but should exceed a few hundred.
[edit] See also
Foyle and Craigavon Bridges, Derry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, UK - 3-10 per annum
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ Shepard, Susan (2004). Tower tours offer glimpse of UT history. The Daily Texan. Retrieved on 2006-03-06.
[edit] Sources
- "The Magnet and the Veil", MD Canada, May/June 2003
- Suicide and Death in Montreal
- Man Jumps From Empire State Building, AP, Saturday, November 27, 2004
