Urban Legend Debunked: Rats Don't Outnumber People in NYC

Tuesday, November 4, 2014 - 13:30 in Health & Medicine

Contrary to an urban legend, there are not as many rats as people in New York City, a new study shows. A statistician says a generous estimate for the rat population would be 2 million — far fewer than New York's 8 million people.

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