Here is a summary of the arson statistics for 2003:
- In 2003, 12,776 law enforcement agencies reported 71,319 arson offenses to the UCR Program.
- Of the 71,319 arsons, law enforcement agencies provided supplementary data on 64,043 offenses. Of the arsons for which additional information was provided, law enforcement reported an average dollar loss of $11,942 per offense.
- By property type, residential arsons had an average dollar loss of $19,062 for single occupancy dwellings and an average dollar loss of $23,977 for other residential-type arsons per offense. The average dollar loss for a mobile property arson was $6,381, and the average dollar loss for other property type arson was $3,467 per offense.
- The Nation's law enforcement agencies cleared 16.7 percent of reported arsons in 2003. Juveniles comprised 41.3 percent of all the arson clearances.
- An estimated 16,163 people were arrested for arson in 2003, 84.4 percent of whom were male. More than half (50.8 percent) of arson arrestees were under the age of 18; 31.2 percent of arson arrestees were under the age of 15.
