US Number of Total Arrests for Arson Offenses By State in 2021
Updated on January 26, 2026.
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, there were 4,849 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: Texas (538), Oregon (455), Colorado (302), Washington (261), and North Carolina (226).
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.
Related Topics: US FBI UCR 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: FBI UCR.
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| State | Number of Arrests | Percent of US Total (%) |
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| Texas | 538 | 11.10 |
| Oregon | 455 | 9.38 |
| Colorado | 302 | 6.23 |
| Washington | 261 | 5.38 |
| North Carolina | 226 | 4.66 |
| Michigan | 196 | 4.04 |
| Tennessee | 175 | 3.61 |
| Virginia | 163 | 3.36 |
| Oklahoma | 143 | 2.95 |
| Missouri | 140 | 2.89 |
| California | 139 | 2.87 |
| Ohio | 128 | 2.64 |
| Minnesota | 127 | 2.62 |
| Nevada | 126 | 2.60 |
| Wisconsin | 118 | 2.43 |
| Georgia | 116 | 2.39 |
| South Carolina | 115 | 2.37 |
| Arizona | 101 | 2.08 |
| Iowa | 86 | 1.77 |
| Utah | 86 | 1.77 |
| New York | 81 | 1.67 |
| Massachusetts | 77 | 1.59 |
| Arkansas | 68 | 1.40 |
| Indiana | 65 | 1.34 |
| Kentucky | 65 | 1.34 |
| Maine | 58 | 1.20 |
| Illinois | 53 | 1.09 |
| Kansas | 52 | 1.07 |
| Montana | 51 | 1.05 |
| Nebraska | 49 | 1.01 |
| Connecticut | 47 | 0.97 |
| West Virginia | 45 | 0.93 |
| Louisiana | 43 | 0.89 |
| Idaho | 35 | 0.72 |
| North Dakota | 33 | 0.68 |
| Maryland | 31 | 0.64 |
| Hawaii | 29 | 0.60 |
| Rhode Island | 29 | 0.60 |
| Mississippi | 25 | 0.52 |
| Vermont | 25 | 0.52 |
| Alabama | 24 | 0.50 |
| South Dakota | 22 | 0.45 |
| Delaware | 20 | 0.41 |
| New Mexico | 19 | 0.39 |
| New Jersey | 15 | 0.31 |
| Alaska | 13 | 0.27 |
| New Hampshire | 13 | 0.27 |
| Wyoming | 13 | 0.27 |
| Pennsylvania | 7 | 0.14 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 0.02 |
| Florida | 0 | 0.00 |