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 (%)
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