In 2015, 15,324 law enforcement agencies (providing from 1 to 12 months of arson data) reported 42,934 arsons. Of the participating agencies, 14,646 agencies provided expanded offense data regarding 40,268 arsons. (See
Table 12 and
Table 15)
More than 45 percent (45.3) of all arson offenses involved structures (e.g.,residential, storage, public, etc.). Mobile property was involved in 23.2 percent of arsons and other types of property (such as crops, timber, fences, etc.) accounted for 31.5 percent of reported arsons. (Based on
Table 15)
The average dollar loss per arson was $16,055. (See
Arson Table 2)
Arsons of industrial/manufacturing structures resulted in the highest average dollar losses (an average of $167,545). (See
Arson Table 2)
Arson offenses decreased 4.0 percent in 2015 when compared with arson data reported in 2013. (See
Table 12)
Nationwide, there were 14.2 arson offenses for every 100,000 inhabitants. (Based on
Table 12)