It’s 245 ft down from the deck of the Golden Gate Bridge to the water below. That drop will kill most people. And that’s exactly what it did to over 1,200 people who jumped off the bridge since its opening in 1937.

San Francisco’s most famous landmark, the world’s longest suspension bridge at its opening, has earned the sad distinction of being the world’s most popular suicide spot.

This cartogram details the exact locations of the suicides, corresponding them with the 128 light poles that line the Bridge (east to west, even ones on the oceanside, uneven ones on the bayside). For obvious reasons, the areas closest to the edges of the Bridge are less popular (most suicides aim for maximum effect, i.e. longest way down). Remarkably, the bayside is a lot more popular than the oceanside. The hotspot is light pole 69 with – if I counted correctly – 56 recorded suicides.

After a fall of about 4 seconds, a jumper would hit the water at approximately 87 mph – lethal in most cases. Those surviving the actual fall usually succumb to hypothermia, induced by the cold (47°F) water of the Bay. Over the decades, 26 people are known to have survived the fall and the cold water.