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Arson Table 2

Arson

by Type of Property, 2018

[15,504 agencies; 2018 estimated population 296,408,460]

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 35,128 100.0 $1,740,6.0,973,013 7,767 22.1 17.1
Total structure: 15,447 44.0 20.2 $3,348,5.3,926,976 4,014 26.0 16.9
Single occupancy residential 7,277 20.7 28.6 $2,775,0.7,725,711 1,788 24.6 11.7
Other residential 2,589 7.4 7.1 $5,613,9.7,995,365 746 28.8 12.1
Storage 812 2.3 19.5 $3,293,8.7,795,567 194 23.9 23.7
Industrial/manufacturing 174 0.5 19.5 $1,005,78.,356,322 34 19.5 29.4
Other commercial 1,652 4.7 15.9 $5,546,8.5,217,918 422 25.5 11.4
Community/public 1,333 3.8 17.4 $8,340,.18,829,707 446 33.5 43.5
Other structure 1,610 4.6 10.3 $1,426,2.2,086,957 384 23.9 21.1
Total mobile: 8,509 24.2 $7,816,.48,548,596 916 10.8 6.3
Motor vehicles 7,989 22.7 $753,4.0,390,537 814 10.2 6.1
Other mobile 520 1.5 $1,215,5.8,403,846 102 19.6 7.8
Other 11,172 31.8 $2,477,.80,612,245 2,837 25.4 20.8
  • 1 Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.
  • 2 Includes arsons cleared by arrest or exceptional means.