Arson Table 1

Arson Table 1
Arson Rate
by Population Group, 2005
[10,629 agencies; 2005 estimated population 230,387,873; rate per 100,000 inhabitants]

Population group Rate
Total 26.9
Total cities 29.7
Group I (cities 250,000 and over) 46.3
(cities 1,000,000 and over) 44.0
(cities 500,000 to 999,999) 45.1
(cities 250,000 to 499,999) 50.7
Group II (cities 100,000 to 249,999) 30.2
Group III (cities 50,000 to 99,999) 24.0
Group IV (cities 25,000 to 49,999) 22.6
Group V (cities 10,000 to 24,999) 18.3
Group VI (cities under 10,000) 21.4
Metropolitan counties 22.8
Nonmetropolitan counties 17.2
Suburban area1 20.9

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