Arson Table 2

Arson
by Type of Property, 2007
[14,131 agencies; 2007 estimated population 245,081,252]
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 57,224 100.0 $17,289 10,728 18.7 39.2
Total structure: 24,542 42.9 17.9 32,364 5,824 23.7 36.2
Single occupancy residential 10,995 19.2 19.5 26,729 2,504 22.8 26.8
Other residential 4,119 7.2 12.5 31,642 1,094 26.6 24.8
Storage 1,678 2.9 18.5 20,237 332 19.8 44.0
Industrial/manufacturing 269 0.5 25.3 114,699 58 21.6 37.9
Other commercial 2,260 3.9 18.2 58,610 469 20.8 29.0
Community/public 2,850 5.0 16.0 41,632 896 31.4 70.4
Other structure 2,371 4.1 20.4 22,832 471 19.9 49.7
Total mobile: 15,984 27.9 8,112 1,413 8.8 20.4
Motor vehicles 15,105 26.4 7,890 1,275 8.4 19.8
Other mobile 879 1.5 11,929 138 15.7 26.1
Other 16,698 29.2 3,918 3,491 20.9 51.8

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