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List of suicide locations

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List of suicide locations
Summary

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Luminous Veil]] on [[Toronto]]'s [[Prince Edward Viaduct]] to prevent people from jumping.

The following is a list of current and historic sites frequently chosen to attempt suicide, usually by jumping. Some of the sites listed have installed suicide barriers, signs advising potential suicides to take other actions, and other precautions, such as crisis hotline phones.

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.

Locations with highest suicide rate

  • Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge, Nanjing, Jiangsu – VKK
  • Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California, United States – more than 1,600 known suicides; the number is believed to be higher because of people whose bodies were never found.
  • Prince Edward Viaduct, Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 492 suicides before the Luminous Veil, a barrier of 9,000 steel rods, was constructed in 2003.
  • Aokigahara forest, Mount Fuji, Japan – as many as 105 suicides a year, though the number may be higher.
  • The Gap, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia – A large sea cliff. Roughly 50 suicides a year.

Locations by continent

Africa

SiteCityRegionCountryNotes and references
Ponte Apartment BuildingJohannesburgGautengSouth Africa[dead link]
Van Stadens Bridge-Eastern CapeSouth Africa88 suicides since construction in 1971.
Cairo TowerCairoCairo GovernorateEgypt

Asia

The [[Mapo Bridge]] in [[Seoul, South Korea]] has been nicknamed "Suicide Bridge" and "The Bridge of Death" due to its frequent usage as a suicide hotspot, part of South Korea's ongoing suicide epidemic.
SiteCityRegionCountryNotes and references
Nanjing Yangtze River BridgeNanjingJiangsuChinaOver 2,000 suicides since 1968, ~50/year
Wuhan Yangtze River BridgeWuhanHubeiChina24.7 suicides per year
Hussain SagarHyderabadTelanganaIndia
Delhi MetroDelhiDelhiIndiaAt least 83 suicides
Rabindra Sarobar metro stationKolkataWest BengalIndia
Kolkata MetroKolkataWest BengalIndia
Milad TowerTehranTehranIranUntil 2012, three suicides occurred by persons jumping from Milad Tower.
Tehran MetroTehranTehranIran
Aokigahara forest-YamanashiJapanUp to 105 suicides a year
Kegon Falls-TochigiJapanThe suicide of the student and poet Misao Fujimura in 1903, who wrote a farewell poem on the trunk of a tree before jumping to his death from the Kegon Falls, was reported widely and sensationalized in the newspapers, and led to many copycat suicides from the falls.
Mount MiharaŌshimaTokyoJapanlast1=Ellisfirst1=Edward Robbtitle=Traitor within: our suicide problemlast2=Allenfirst2=George N.publisher=Doubledayyear=1961pages=94–98oclc=445487}}
Shin-Koiwa StationTokyoTokyoJapan
Tojinbo, JapanSakaiFukuiJapan
Mapo BridgeSeoulGyeonggi ProvinceSouth Korea
Han River--South Korea
Abdoun BridgeAmmanAmmanJordan
Penang BridgePenangPenangMalaysia
Suramadu BridgeSurabayaEast JavaIndonesia

Europe

A sign at a railroad crossing in the Netherlands promoting a suicide crisis line (113)
SiteCityRegionCountryNotes and references
Nusle BridgePragueCzech RepublicCzechiaAt least 365 deaths.
Archway BridgeLondonLondonEngland
Beachy Head-East SussexEngland20 suicides a year
Clifton Suspension BridgeBristolSouth West EnglandEnglandMore than 500 suicides since opening in 1864. Suicide barriers were installed in 1998, which halved the suicide rate over the years following.
Humber BridgeKingston-upon-HullEast Riding of YorkshireEnglandMore than 200 incidents of people jumping or falling from the bridge took place in the first 26 years after it opened in 1981.
London UndergroundLondonLondonEngland~50 attempts annually
The MonumentLondonLondonEnglandWas the site of six suicides between 1788 and 1842, when the gallery was enclosed by an iron cage to prevent such misfortunes occurring again.
Türisalu cliffTürisaluHarju CountyEstonia
Paris MétroParisFrance20 to 40 deaths per year.
Göltzsch ViaductReichenbach im VogtlandSaxonyGermanyExemplary attraction for attempting suicide in Germany, under continued supervision by the Federal Police, scene of a 2001 suicide pact that led to the 2002 documentary Teuflische Spiele (Diabolical Games).
Kocher ViaductSchwäbisch HallBaden-WürttembergGermanyHighest bridge in the country. A suicide barrier was installed on the bridge after an unusually high 48 suicides between 1979 and 1990.
Cliffs of Moher-County ClareIrelandFour prevented suicides in 2008
Grand Duchess Charlotte BridgeLuxembourg City-LuxembourgMore than 100 suicides since opening in 1966. Since 1993, a Plexiglas barrier has prevented people from jumping off the bridge and falling on top of the houses below.
Foyle BridgeDerryCounty LondonderryNorthern IrelandMore than 90 suicides since 1984
Karmsund BridgeRogalandNorwayEstimated 25 suicides.
25 de Abril BridgeLisbonLisbonPortugal
Erskine BridgeErskineEast RenfrewshireScotland
Forth Road Bridge-EdinburghScotlandEstimated over 20 suicides a year – more than 800 since the bridge opened in 1964*
Segovia ViaductMadridMadridSpainColloquially called the suicide bridge, starting from the 17th century until the 1990s, when it saw fatal falls at an average of one a week. A barrier was erected in 1998.
Älvsborg BridgeGothenburgVästra GötalandSweden
VästerbronStockholmStockholmSweden
Bosphorus BridgeIstanbulMarmaraTurkey
Southerndown-Vale of GlamorganWalesWell-known in the local area for suicides; at least 9 between 2000 and 2003.
Severn Bridge--Wales

North America

Suicide hotline on the [[George Washington Memorial Bridge]], [[Seattle, Washington
SiteCityRegionCountryNotes and references
Jacques Cartier BridgeMontrealQuebecCanadaMore than 143 suicides. Suicide barriers were erected in 2004.
Prince Edward ViaductTorontoOntarioCanadaA suicide barrier was installed in 2003.
Toronto SubwayTorontoOntarioCanada150 people have killed themselves, and there have been an additional 100 attempts between 1998 and 2007.
Niagara Falls-Ontario/New YorkCanada/United StatesBetween 1856 and 1995 there were 2,780 known suicides; and there are 20 to 25 per year.
Arrigoni BridgeMiddletownConnecticutUnited States
Colorado Street BridgePasadenaCaliforniaUnited StatesHas been the host of numerous falls/jumps starting as early as its construction, when a worker who had been drinking fell off the bridge into wet cement. It has hosted many suicides since, and a large barrier/fence has been installed to keep people from jumping.
Coronado Bridge (also known as San Diego–Coronado Bridge)San DiegoCaliforniaUnited StatesMore than 200 suicides (1972–2000)
Foresthill BridgeAuburnCaliforniaUnited StatesEstimated 65 suicides since construction in 1973, actual number likely higher
Golden Gate BridgeSan FranciscoCaliforniaUnited StatesOfficial count halted at 997 to prevent "record breakers"
Sunshine Skyway BridgeTampa BayFloridaUnited StatesAt least 264 suicides by jumping from the center span into the waters of Tampa Bay since the opening of the new bridge in 1987. In response, the State of Florida installed crisis hotline phones and began 24-hour patrols. The song "Skyway Avenue" by We The Kings is about two lovers who decide to jump to their deaths together from this bridge.
Penobscot Narrows Bridge and ObservatoryVerona IslandMaineUnited States12 confirmed suicides since opening in 2006; more are suspected by authorities. The state declined to install fencing around the bridge due to cost, and instead installed telephones connected to the suicide prevention hotline.
Governor Thomas Johnson BridgeSouthern MarylandMarylandUnited States
George Washington BridgeNew York CityNew York/New JerseyUnited StatesIt has been averaging around 10 suicides per year and a record 18 in 2012. 18-year-old Tyler Clementi jumped from the bridge in 2010 after being cyberbullied.
Tappan Zee BridgeTarrytownNew YorkUnited StatesMore than 30 suicides between 2002 and 2012; sometimes referred to as "the Golden Gate Bridge of the East" This bridge was replaced in 2017 by a new twin span with fencing on its pedestrian/bicycle path to deter jumpers.
VesselNew York CityNew YorkUnited StatesIn the less than two years that the Vessel was open to the public, four people jumped to their deaths. After the first three deaths, some limited changes were made to prevent suicide. The Vessel was closed following the fourth death, but reopened in October 2024 with mesh barriers installed as a safety feature.
Vista BridgePortlandOregonUnited Stateslast=Stablerfirst=Daviddate=February 2, 2013title=Vista Bridge: Is it time to stop the dying at Portland's iconic bridge?url=http://www.oregonlive.com/living/index.ssf/2013/02/post_37.htmlaccess-date=September 22, 2013newspaper=The Oregonian}}
George Washington Memorial Bridge ("Aurora Bridge")SeattleWashingtonUnited Statesauthor=Priscilla Longdate=14 March 2003title=Seattle's George Washington Memorial Bridge (Aurora Bridge) is dedicated on February 22, 1932.url=http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=5418access-date=15 January 2008work=HistoryLink}} with more than 50 from 1997 to 2007
New River Gorge BridgeFayettevilleWest VirginiaUnited States

Oceania

Free telephones linked to suicide prevention hotline installed at the Story Bridge footpath in Brisbane
SiteCityRegionCountryNotes and references
Echo PointBlue MountainsNew South WalesAustralia
Grafton BridgeAucklandAucklandNew ZealandSuicide barriers were removed in 1996 after being in place for 60 years but replaced in 2003.
Kelburn ViaductWellingtonWellingtonNew Zealand
Lawyer's HeadDunedinOtagoNew Zealand
Mooney Mooney BridgeCentral CoastNew South WalesAustraliaBecause of its height (making it a known suicide bridge), a fence was erected in 2003 to deter people from jumping off. The fence cost around $1,000,000.
Story BridgeBrisbaneQueenslandAustraliaBrisbane's Story Bridge is notorious for its suicides, having been compared to the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Free telephones have been installed on the bridge, and the bridge also has a three-metre-high safety barrier.
Sydney Harbour BridgeSydneyNew South WalesAustraliaAlthough the bridge is not as well-known for suicides as many others in Australia, the bridge has had numerous suicides and incidents (intentional or not) that occur on the bridge usually lead in death.
The GapSydneyNew South WalesAustraliaA large sea cliff. Roughly 50 suicides a year
West Gate BridgeMelbourneVictoriaAustraliaHad "up to one" suicide every three weeks. Suicide rates on the bridge have dropped by 85% since prevention barriers were installed by the state government in 2009.

South America

SiteCityRegionCountryNotes and references
São Paulo MetroSão PauloSão PauloBrazilThe Metro, as other subway networks in Brazil, have a policy not to publicly disclose the number of suicides taking place in any given period to prevent further attempts.
Third BridgeVitóriaEspírito SantoBrazilThe construction of a suicide prevention net is currently being discussed by public authorities and the concessionary of the bridge.
Costanera CenterSantiagoSantiagoChileDubbed as the "suicide mall", the fifth floor and the surrounding stairs had to be covered with large fences due to suicide rates.
Puente de la VirgenBogotáBogotáColombia
Viaducto García CadenaBucaramangaSantanderColombia
Eduardo Villena Rey BridgeLimaLimaPeruThe bridge had to be covered with large windows due to suicide rates. The street under the bridge is believed to be haunted.

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