Suicide by jumping from height is a common suicide method where a person jumps and falls from a dangerous location, such as from a high window, balcony, roof, cliff, dam, or bridge. The 2023 ICD-10-CM
Golden Gate Bridge suicide prevention sign
Suicide prevention sign on the Golden Gate Bridge 2
Crisis Counseling at Golden Gate Bridge
Between 1937 and 2026, an estimated 2,000 people have jumped to their deaths from the Golden Gate Bridge, located in the San Francisco Bay Area in the United States. The number is high enough for stat
Suicide by jumping from height
…the least common methods of suicide (less than 2% of all reported suicides in 2005). However, in a 75-year period to 2012, there had been around 1,400 suicides at the Golden Gate Bridge. In New Zealand, secure fencing at the Grafton Bridge substantially reduced the rate of suicides. Some survivors from suicide attempts report the belief…
Golden Gate Bridge as seen from below
Representative Nancy Pelosi joins the families of Golden Gate Bridge suicide victims in 2017 to celebrate the construction of a suicide-prevention barrier on the bridge