How many people have jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge?

On Sept. 25, 2000, Kevin Hines, then 19, jumped off San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge. Amazingly, he lived, and fully recovered from injuries to his legs and spine. read more

Between 1937 and 2012, an estimated 1,600 bodies were recovered of people who had jumped from the Golden Gate Bridge, located in the San Francisco Bay Area in the United States. The impact from the fall kills 98 percent of people who jump or fall from the bridge. read more

Since it was erected in 1937, more than 1,700 people have jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Calif., and just 25 are known to have survived, according to Robert Olson of The Centre for Suicide Prevention in Calgary, Canada. read more