US Number of Adult Arrests for Arson Offenses By State in 2021

Updated on January 26, 2026.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, there were 4,145 adult 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 adult arrests for arson offenses: Texas (480), Oregon (437), Colorado (259), Washington (245), and North Carolina (209).

You can see similar information for juvenile and total 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 adult 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.

Related Topics: US FBI UCR 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Texas 480 11.58
Oregon 437 10.54
Colorado 259 6.25
Washington 245 5.91
North Carolina 209 5.04
Michigan 169 4.08
Tennessee 149 3.60
Oklahoma 135 3.26
Virginia 135 3.26
California 132 3.19
Missouri 124 2.99
Nevada 119 2.87
Minnesota 107 2.58
South Carolina 107 2.58
Georgia 99 2.39
Ohio 87 2.10
Wisconsin 87 2.10
Arizona 80 1.93
New York 69 1.67
Iowa 63 1.52
Kentucky 58 1.40
Arkansas 57 1.38
Utah 57 1.38
Indiana 54 1.30
Massachusetts 51 1.23
Illinois 48 1.16
West Virginia 43 1.04
Maine 37 0.89
Connecticut 35 0.84
Louisiana 34 0.82
Montana 33 0.80
Nebraska 32 0.77
Kansas 31 0.75
North Dakota 30 0.72
Hawaii 28 0.68
Maryland 25 0.60
Mississippi 25 0.60
Alabama 23 0.56
Idaho 20 0.48
Vermont 20 0.48
New Mexico 19 0.46
Rhode Island 16 0.39
Delaware 14 0.34
New Hampshire 13 0.31
New Jersey 12 0.29
Alaska 11 0.27
South Dakota 11 0.27
Wyoming 10 0.24
Pennsylvania 5 0.12
District of Columbia 1 0.02
Florida 0 0.00