Orkin names Chicago rattiest city in US for 3rd year in a row

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago is once again the rattiest city in the U.S., according to Orkin.

The pest control company released this year's list of cities and Chicago is at the top for the third year in a row.

The rankings are based on the number of treatments performed by Orkin from Sept. 15, 2016-Sept. 15, 2017.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel's budget for next year includes adding more city crews and an extra half a million dollars to get rid of the rats.

Full list of rattiest cities in U.S.:

1. Chicago

2. New York

3. Los Angeles

4. San Francisco - Oakland

5. Washington, DC

6. Philadelphia

7. Detroit

8. Baltimore

9. Seattle - Tacoma

10. Dallas - Ft. Worth

11. Denver

12. Minneapolis - St. Paul

13. Cleveland - Akron

14. Atlanta

15. Boston

16. Hartford - New Haven

17. Portland, OR

18. Miami - Ft. Lauderdale

19. Indianapolis

20. Houston

21. Milwaukee

22. Pittsburgh

23. New Orleans

24. Cincinnati

25. Richmond - Petersburg

26. Sacramento - Stockton

27. Kansas City

28. Charlotte

29. Norfolk - Portsmouth - Newport News

30. Buffalo

31. Columbus, OH

32. St. Louis

33. Raleigh - Durham

34. Grand Rapids - Kalamazoo

35. San Diego

36. Albany - Schenectady

37. San Antonio

38. Tampa - St. Petersburg

39. Rochester, NY

40. Nashville

41. Champaign - Springfield - Decatur

42. Greenville - Spartanburg

43. Memphis

44. Phoenix

45. Syracuse

46. West Palm Beach

47. Orlando - Daytona Beach

48. Madison

49. Flint - Saginaw

50. Green Bay - Appleton