In 2023, 6,607 motor vehicles were set on fire in the United States. In total in that year, there were 34,209 arson offenses recorded in the United States, of which 12,463 were structure fires.

This statistic shows the number of arsons in Canada from 2000 to 2021. There were 10;119 arsons in Canada in 2021.

Arson

Arson is the intentional or negligent causing of a fire that causes damage in either wildlife or human inhabited areas. There are three main provisions in the criminal code of Canada that pertain to arson: disregard for human life (when the arsonist either knew the property was inhabited or took no steps to determine so, or caused harm to a person through the arson), damage to property (the reckless or intentional causing of damage by fire or explosion when disregard for human life cannot be proven), and arson by negligence (disregard for care of one’s own property or precautionary measures that leads to a fire or explosion).

The charge of disregard for human life carries a maximum sentence of life, damage to property carries a maximum sentence of fourteen years, and arson by negligence carries a maximum sentence of five years. There are four circumstances of arson offenses that are considered in sentencing: mental illness (pyromania), insurance fraud, revenge, and vandalism. Intentional arson and reckless behavior are given the harshest sentences.

In 2020 the national rate of arsons in Canada was 23.29, nearly half of the 2000 rate. Among the territories and provinces, Nunavut had one of the lowest total numbers of arsons in 2019, but the highest rate of arsons in Canada at 78.77 per 100,000 inhabitants for the year, over six times higher than the national rate.

Since 2016, the number of crimes per 100,000 inhabitants has been on a downward trend and was at its lowest in 2021, although this was likely due to the lockdowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, crime rates have risen again. In 2023, the police recorded roughly ***** criminal offenses per 100,000 inhabitants. Youth criminal suspects Since the number of crimes is increasing, so is the number of suspects. Concerningly, the number of juvenile suspects has seen a rather significant increase and is currently at its ************ since 2016. Suspects who are considered in the juvenile category are aged 14 to 17 years old. In Germany, children under the age of 14 cannot be prosecuted and if they commit a crime, then social services usually step in to try and help. In general, punishments for those convicted are much more lenient as it is often considered that due to their age, they may not have been aware of the repercussions of their actions. For example, regardless of the crime committed, no child under the age of 18 can be tried as an adult. In contrast, in England and Wales, there were around ***** people aged between 15 and 20 in prison. Crimes solving rate With a higher crime rate, it is also important to consider how many crimes are solved. Once a crime is solved, the hope is that the victim can get some type of closure and answers, and also that the perpetrator faces justice for the crimes they committed. In 2023, the police solved around **** million crimes in Germany and for the past three years, there has been a substantial increase in the number of crimes solved. Some cases are, of course, easier to solve than others. Crimes of arson and other fire-hazard-related crimes had a comparably low clearance rate at around ** percent. In contrast, drug-related offenses were much more frequently solved. Even though 2023 saw the lowest clearance rate in 20 years, it was still at ** percent.

In 2020, there were 90 cases of arson cases filed in the Philippines. This reflects a slight decrease from the previous year's total. Arson refers to the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to a property.

This dataset contains Crime and Safety data from the Cary Police Department.

This data is extracted by the Town of Cary's Police Department's RMS application. The police incidents will provide data on the Part I crimes of arson, motor vehicle thefts, larcenies, burglaries, aggravated assaults, robberies and homicides. Sexual assaults and crimes involving juveniles will not appear to help protect the identities of victims.

This dataset includes criminal offenses in the Town of Cary for the previous 10 calendar years plus the current year. The data is based on the National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS) which includes all victims of person crimes and all crimes within an incident. The data is dynamic, which allows for additions, deletions and/or modifications at any time, resulting in more accurate information in the database. Due to continuous data entry, the number of records in subsequent extractions are subject to change. Crime data is updated daily however, incidents may be up to three days old before they first appear.

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