"The streets of Chicago are a playground for rats," Orkin's John Kane said. Los Angeles and New York also topped the list.

Chicago has won the accolade every single year since the ranking's inception. For the tenth year in a row, Chicago was ranked the "rattiest city" in the U.S. by pest control company Orkin based on data involving residential requests for pest management services. At this point ... we're sort of proud?

For the tenth straight year, Chicago has secured the top spot on Orkin's Top 50 Rattiest Cities List, maintaining its reign since the list's inception. This decade-long dominance highlights the city's ongoing battle with rodents,

Chicago’s decade-long sting atop the rankings of America’s Rattiest Cities remains intact according to new research released by Orkin.