Arson Table 2
Arson
by Type of Property, 2015
[14,986 agencies; 2015 estimated population 267,682,525]
Property classification |
Number of arson offenses |
Percent distribution1 |
Percent not in use |
Average damage |
Total clearances |
Percent of arsons cleared2 |
Percent of clearances under 18 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 36,757 | 100.0 | $14,182 | 7,631 | 20.8 | 25.1 | |
Total structure: | 16,809 | 45.7 | 15.2 | $25,716 | 4,325 | 25.7 | 24.7 |
Single occupancy residential | 8,157 | 22.2 | 15.4 | $23,900 | 1,984 | 24.3 | 18.3 |
Other residential | 2,758 | 7.5 | 10.4 | $25,382 | 840 | 30.5 | 16.8 |
Storage | 1,006 | 2.7 | 20.3 | $12,377 | 221 | 22.0 | 39.4 |
Industrial/manufacturing | 158 | 0.4 | 25.9 | $270,462 | 43 | 27.2 | 14.0 |
Other commercial | 1,583 | 4.3 | 19.3 | $51,231 | 380 | 24.0 | 16.8 |
Community/public | 1,550 | 4.2 | 16.3 | $10,168 | 505 | 32.6 | 59.6 |
Other structure | 1,597 | 4.3 | 12.8 | $9,553 | 352 | 22.0 | 30.4 |
Total mobile: | 8,895 | 24.2 | $7,482 | 877 | 9.9 | 12.5 | |
Motor vehicles | 8,330 | 22.7 | $7,309 | 771 | 9.3 | 10.9 | |
Other mobile | 565 | 1.5 | $10,038 | 106 | 18.8 | 24.5 | |
Other | 11,053 | 30.1 | $2,033 | 2,429 | 22.0 | 30.4 |
- 1 Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.
- 2 Includes arsons cleared by arrest or exceptional means.