Niagara falls has earned a grisly reputation as the suicide capital of the U.S., second only to San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge.
Experts estimate there are between 20 to 25 suicides at the Falls each year.
In 1996, local historian Paul Gromosiak compiled a list of 2,780 known suicides at the site between 1856 and 1995.
It became so prolific that in 1991 the American Journal of Public Health commissioned a full report.
It found 60 people killed themselves from the Falls between 1978 and 1988.
Of those, 59 per cent were men and 41 per cent were women. The average age for women was 38, and for men it was 39.
According to local newspaper the Niagara Falls Reporter, Memorial Day 'traditionally marks the beginning of the suicide season'.
about 2 million total
on average 19230 people visit the Niagara Falls each week ( 1million(+) per year divided by 52)
That is merely an opinionated question. Many people have different opinions on Niagara Falls.
On average it works to about 3,000 per hour for those 28 million annual visitors.
over 7200 people have died at the Niagara falls
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The City of Niagara falls boasts a population of just under 100 000 people. The 'Greater Niagara Region' (Cities of Niagara-on-the-lake, Chipawa, Fort Erie, Welland, St. Catherines and Niagara Falls) has peaked to just over 350 000.
Very many people visit the falls
Only 2 are visiting the Niagara Falls.
Alot! :)
1.5 million people live within 50 kilometers of Niagara Falls, New York.