Property crime · FBI arrest data · 2024
Arson Arrests
7,752 arrests for arson were reported across the U.S. in 2024 — 0.1% of all reported arrests.
Who was arrested for arson
By sex & age
Shares of all arson arrests.
By race & ethnicity
Agencies report race and ethnicity separately from the age/sex counts, so shares below are of the 7,589 race entries reported (6,273 ethnicity entries) — a different universe than the total above, which it can undershoot or occasionally exceed.
| White | 5,356 | 70.6% |
| Black or African American | 1,895 | 25.0% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 131 | 1.7% |
| Asian / Pacific Islander | 207 | 2.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1,387 | 22.1% |
States with the most arson arrests
Reported arrests, 2024 — reporting coverage varies by state.
| State | Arrests | Share of state's arrests |
|---|---|---|
| California | 1,663 | 0.3% |
| Texas | 546 | 0.1% |
| Oregon | 368 | 0.3% |
| Pennsylvania | 366 | 0.1% |
| New York | 360 | 0.1% |
| Colorado | 340 | 0.2% |
| North Carolina | 236 | 0.1% |
| Washington | 226 | 0.1% |
| Michigan | 223 | 0.1% |
| Arizona | 211 | 0.1% |
| Illinois | 187 | 0.1% |
| Nevada | 185 | 0.2% |
| Ohio | 175 | 0.1% |
| Virginia | 164 | 0.1% |
| Oklahoma | 139 | 0.2% |
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About this data
- Counts are arrests, not people. One person arrested twice counts twice; an arrest with several charges counts once, under the most serious charge.
- Reported agencies only. Figures cover the ~14,500 agencies in the FBI's 2024 Uniform Crime Reporting arrest (ASR) file — about 94–95% of the FBI's official national total, which additionally counts agencies that report only through NIBRS. Nothing here is estimated for non-reporting agencies, so totals slightly undercount and are not strictly comparable across areas with different reporting coverage.
- Location is the arresting agency's headquarters, not where the arrest happened. Multi-jurisdiction agencies (state police, sheriffs, transit police) concentrate in one county — county figures are approximate, and about 3% of arrests come from agencies that can't be placed in any county.
- Race and ethnicity are reported separately from the age/sex counts, and not for every arrest — race is reported for ≈95% of arrests, ethnicity for ≈81%. Shares here use those reported subtotals as denominators.
- No per-capita rates. Because reporting coverage varies by area, population-adjusted rates would mislead; we show counts only. Arrests measure enforcement activity, not crime rates.
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, 2024 Arrest (ASR) master file. pumsdata is independent and not affiliated with the FBI. How our data works.
Arson arrests — FAQ
How many arson arrests were there in the U.S. in 2024?+
7,752 arrests for arson were reported to the FBI in 2024 — 0.1% of all reported arrests. The true number is somewhat higher because not every agency reports.
Which state had the most arson arrests?+
California reported the most (1,663), followed by Texas (546) and Oregon (368). Reporting coverage varies by state.
Who gets arrested for arson?+
In 2024, 22.9% of arson arrests were of women and 12.8% were of juveniles under 18 (of 7,752 total).