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U.S. Fire Administration

Protecting Homes

Against Arson April 2013

U.S. Fire Administration

16825 South Seton Avenue

Emmitsburg, Maryland 21727

www.usfa.fema.govPhoto by Greg Henshall/FEMA

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ar·son (är ′ sǝn): The crime o maliciously, voluntarily, and willully attempting to or setting fre to a building, buildings, or other property o another or one's own property, with or without to intent to deraud.1

 Arson is a crime. There are many costs directly and indirectly associated with i t; the most valuable being human lives. The most common motivesor arson include vandalism, excitement, revenge, crime-concealment, proft,

and extremism.

The FBI reported that a total o 43,412 arsons reported in 20102.

• Structural arson was the most requently reported arson category in 2010, accounting or almost hal (45.5%) o all arsons.

• These incidents resulted in monetary loss o $197 million with 385 persons injured and 157 killed.

• The average dollar loss due to arson was $17,512.

• Industrial/manuacturing structures resulted in an averageloss o $133,717 per arson.

• Arson had a higher percentage o juvenile involvement than

any other oense tracked in the FBI's National Crime Index.

The International Association of Arson Investigators, Inc. (IAAI) is anassociation o more than 7,500 fre investigation proessionals rom acrossthe world, united by a strong commitment to suppress the crime o arsonthrough proessional fre investigation. Sources:

1 – American Heritage Dictionary 2 - U.S. Department o Justice – Federal Bureau o Investigations: Crime in the United States, 2010.

Released September 2011.

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