US Number of Total Arrests for Arson Offenses By State in 2020
Updated on January 26, 2026.
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, there were 7,111 total arrests made in the US for arson offenses. This value is the total for all US states and DC.
Among all US states, the following were among the top 5 that had high number of total arrests for arson offenses: California (2,051), Texas (444), Oregon (412), Colorado (293), and Florida (257).
You can see similar information for adult and juvenile arrests made in the US for Arson offenses. You can also see similar information for different types of offenses.
The interactive chart below shows the number of total arrests made in the US for arson offenses by state. The table below shows the number of arrests and the percentage of the US total for each state.
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Data Source: FBI UCR.
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| State | Number of Arrests | Percent of US Total (%) |
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| California | 2051 | 28.84 |
| Texas | 444 | 6.24 |
| Oregon | 412 | 5.79 |
| Colorado | 293 | 4.12 |
| Florida | 257 | 3.61 |
| North Carolina | 244 | 3.43 |
| Washington | 236 | 3.32 |
| Arizona | 212 | 2.98 |
| New York | 212 | 2.98 |
| Michigan | 187 | 2.63 |
| Oklahoma | 182 | 2.56 |
| New Jersey | 159 | 2.24 |
| Virginia | 149 | 2.10 |
| Tennessee | 144 | 2.03 |
| Wisconsin | 134 | 1.88 |
| Missouri | 122 | 1.72 |
| South Carolina | 120 | 1.69 |
| Minnesota | 116 | 1.63 |
| Ohio | 111 | 1.56 |
| Iowa | 106 | 1.49 |
| Georgia | 102 | 1.43 |
| Nevada | 100 | 1.41 |
| Louisiana | 79 | 1.11 |
| Utah | 72 | 1.01 |
| Massachusetts | 69 | 0.97 |
| Connecticut | 67 | 0.94 |
| Kentucky | 65 | 0.91 |
| Arkansas | 62 | 0.87 |
| Maine | 59 | 0.83 |
| Nebraska | 59 | 0.83 |
| Indiana | 52 | 0.73 |
| Idaho | 45 | 0.63 |
| Alaska | 42 | 0.59 |
| Kansas | 37 | 0.52 |
| Montana | 34 | 0.48 |
| Rhode Island | 34 | 0.48 |
| West Virginia | 31 | 0.44 |
| Vermont | 29 | 0.41 |
| South Dakota | 26 | 0.37 |
| New Mexico | 23 | 0.32 |
| New Hampshire | 22 | 0.31 |
| North Dakota | 19 | 0.27 |
| Delaware | 18 | 0.25 |
| Hawaii | 18 | 0.25 |
| Mississippi | 18 | 0.25 |
| Wyoming | 18 | 0.25 |
| Illinois | 17 | 0.24 |
| Alabama | 1 | 0.01 |
| Maryland | 1 | 0.01 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 0.01 |
| District of Columbia | 0 | 0.00 |