List of suicide sites

List of suicide sites

The following is a list of current and historic sites frequently chosen to commit suicide, usually by jumping. Some of the sites listed have installed 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 [http://www.sdreader.com/php/cityshow.php?id=548]
* Rio Grande Gorge Bridge, Taos, New Mexico
* Aurora Bridge, Seattle, Washington – over 230 suicides since 1932,cite web|author=Priscilla Long |title=Seattle's George Washington Memorial Bridge (Aurora Bridge) is dedicated on February 22, 1932. |url=http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=5418 |work=HistoryLink |date=2003-03-14 |accessdate=2008-01-15] with over 50 from 1997-2007 [cite news|url=http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/287230_jumpers02.html |title=City hopes to dissuade suicidal jumpers |first=Mike |last=Lewis |publisher="The Seattle Post-Intelligencer" |accessdate=2008-01-15 |date=2006-10-02]
* 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 - about 50 suicides annually
* 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
* Niagara Falls
* Humber Bridge 195 deaths, 5 people have jumped but survived.
* 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) ref|Texan
* 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.
* Grafton Bridge, Auckland, New Zealand - suicide barriers have since been erected

ee also

* Suicide prevention
* Lover's Leap
* Suicide bridgeFoyle and Craigavon Bridges, Londonderry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, UK - 3-10 per annum

Notes and references

# cite web | author=Shepard, Susan| year=2004| title=Tower tours offer glimpse of UT history| work=The Daily Texan | url=http://www.dailytexanonline.com/media/paper410/news/2004/08/10/University/Tower.Tours.Offer.Glimpse.Of.Ut.History-701941.shtml?norewrite&sourcedomain=www.dailytexanonline.com | accessdate=2006-03-06

ources

* "The Magnet and the Veil", MD Canada, May/June 2003
* [http://www.altmtl.ca/suicide.html Suicide and Death in Montreal]
* [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,139728,00.html Man Jumps From Empire State Building, AP, Saturday, November 27, 2004]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • List of suicide bombings in Iraq since 2003 — Suicide bombings in Iraq since 2003 have killed thousands of people, mostly Iraqi civilians, and arguably constitute a new phenomenon in the history of warfare. Suicide bombings have been used as a tactic in other armed struggles, but their… …   Wikipedia

  • Suicide — For other uses, see Suicide (disambiguation). Suicide Classification and external resources …   Wikipedia

  • Suicide bridge — This article is about bridges used to commit suicide. For Suicide Bridge in London, see A1 road (London) A suicide bridge is a bridge used frequently to commit suicide, most typically by jumping off and into the water below (because a fall from… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel, 2010 — Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel …   Wikipedia

  • List of rail accidents (2000–present) — List of rail accidents from 2000 to the present. The list includes some terrorist bombings. For accidents before 1950, see List of pre 1950 rail accidents .For accidents between 1950 and 1999 (inclusive), see List of 1950 1999 rail accidents .For …   Wikipedia

  • List of disasters of the United Kingdom and preceding states — is a list of major disasters (excluding acts of war but including acts of terrorism) which relate to the United Kingdom since 1707, the states that preceded it (including territory that later became the Republic of Ireland), or involved UK… …   Wikipedia

  • List of United Kingdom disasters by death toll — is a list of major disasters (excluding acts of war) which occurred in the United Kingdom (including territory that later became the Republic of Ireland) or involved UK citizens, in a definable incident or accident, e.g. a shipwreck, where the… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Torchwood characters — The following is a list of characters in the BBC science fiction television series Torchwood, including supporting characters, and important human villains. Main articles Captain Jack Harkness Main article: Jack Harkness Captain Jack Harkness,… …   Wikipedia

  • List of reportedly haunted locations — This is a list of locations reportedly haunted by ghosts or other supernatural beings. Reports of haunted locations are part of ghostlore. Ghostlore is fueled by history and legend and is part of folklore.Australia * The Alkimos is a shipwreck of …   Wikipedia

  • List of coalition military operations of the Iraq War — Operation Aloha redirects here. For the band, see Operation Aloha (band). Nordlicht redirects here. For the Kriegsmarine ship, see SS Nordlicht. Operation Falcon Freedom redirects here. For the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”