Arson Table 1

Arson Rate
by Population Group, 2007
[11,590 agencies; 2007 estimated population 239,135,111; rate per 100,000 inhabitants]
Population group Rate
TOTAL ALL AGENCIES 24.7
TOTAL CITIES 27.5
Group I (250,000 and over) 40.8
1,000,000 and over (Group I subset) 40.8
500,000 to 999,999 (Group I subset) 40.4
250,000 to 499,999 (Group I subset) 40.9
Group II (100,000 to 249,999) 28.9
Group III (50,000 to 99,999) 23.9
Group IV (25,000 to 49,999) 20.5
Group V (10,000 to 24,999) 17.9
Group VI (under 10,000) 21.1
Metropolitan counties 20.0
Nonmetropolitan counties 16.2
Suburban area1 18.8

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