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One would think New York City would take the crown as America’s rattiest city. After all, it literally had a Rat Czar —yes, a real person with that title—until she officially resigned this past September, plus a literal rat birth control program. But nope–according to Orkin’s new ranking, NYC is the third rattiest city in the country. Third! Even the rats are probably offended by that one.

Orkin’s annual Top 50 Rattiest Cities List has returned for its 11th year, and a new city claimed the top spot for the first time in the list’s history– Chicago’s decade-long reign at No. 1 is over, with Los Angeles taking center stage.

The reason? LA pretty much checks every box for rodent survival, what with its year-round warm weather, booming culinary scene, and dense neighborhoo

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