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switch8000 t1_is3y240 wrote

This is happening way too often.

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66Hanuman99 t1_is4bqr2 wrote

the world is in a shit place right now.. RIP....

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elizabeth-cooper t1_is5mdpr wrote

NYC has among the lowest suicide rates in the country because suicide with a (legal) gun is the most reliable method and legal guns are hard to come by around here.

Just because you can recall a number of recent suicides doesn't mean they're particularly common. It's like this sub keeps forgetting that NYC's population is almost 9 million and that "per capita" is a thing.

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Expensive-Ad-5543 t1_isa8zb9 wrote

That may be true but from the statistics I’ve seen, suicide has been up since the beginning of Covid

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FantasticStock t1_is97g3j wrote

Oh god yes hit us with that “sTaTisTicAlLy sPEaKinG NYC iS aT An aLL TiMe LoW”

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SaintBrutus t1_is5dxdx wrote

How often has this happened in the last year?

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switch8000 t1_is5eh2w wrote

I think we’ve had 3’ish each month? This one is like the 5th since sept 1, I believe.

Specifically jumpers. It could also be that they were never reported as much, they used to only publicize them if they injured or hurt someone else on their way down.

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Motor_Ad_473 t1_is5i07u wrote

> I think we’ve had 3’ish each month?

At least 2 just in midtown alone over the last few weeks

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