New York Ranked Second Most Rat-Infested City In America, Study Finds

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- New York is not the most rat-infested city in America -- but it's close.

Pest control company Orkin has released its annual ranking of the nation's most rat-infested cities.

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Coming in at number one in the number of repulsive rodents is Chicago.

New York City is number two.

Other cities that topped the list were Washington D.C., Los Angeles, San Francisco-Oakland San Jose, Baltimore and Philadelphia.

The Orkin ratings were determined by the amount of rat treatments residential and commercial building performed between October 2015 and September 2016.

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