Arrests and arrest rates per 100,000 population, arson, 1960-present
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reports, arson arrests by age
	Consolidated ages							Detailed ages
Arrest rates per 100,000 population, arson (adjusted for percentage of US population covered by report, with unknowns apportioned to knowns)
Year	<18	18-24	25-34	35-49	50+	Total		All <10	All <13	13-14	All <15	15	16	17	18	19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45-49	50-54	55-59	60-64	65+	50+
1960	15.4	5.8	2.8	1.9	0.7	4.6					17.4	13.3	12.2	9.0	7.5	7.8	4.9	3.1	2.5	2.2	1.9	1.5					0.7
1961	15.9	6.2	3.2	2.1	0.7	4.9					17.7	14.0	12.4	10.0	7.6	8.2	5.4	3.6	2.8	2.5	2.1	1.7					0.7
1962	14.7	4.8	2.7	1.8	0.6	4.4					17.3	10.8	10.7	7.8	6.0	6.0	4.3	3.0	2.4	2.1	2.0	1.4					0.6
1963	15.6	5.6	3.0	2.0	0.6	4.8					17.9	13.2	10.8	9.8	7.3	7.5	4.9	3.3	2.7	2.4	2.0	1.7					0.6
1964	16.3	5.8	3.0	1.9	0.6	5.0			21.9	14.9	19.2	14.2	11.8	8.2	8.1	7.6	5.0	3.3	2.8	2.3	2.0	1.5	1.2	0.8	0.5	0.3	0.6
1965	19.7	6.2	3.6	2.1	0.7	5.8			26.8	18.4	23.6	14.7	13.0	10.3	7.6	9.8	5.1	3.8	3.3	2.3	2.2	1.6	1.2	0.9	0.7	0.3	0.7
1966	22.6	5.9	3.1	2.1	0.6	6.3			29.9	22.4	27.0	18.3	13.9	11.2	8.8	6.8	5.0	3.5	2.8	2.7	2.1	1.5	1.1	0.9	0.4	0.3	0.6
1967	23.0	7.6	4.0	2.5	0.6	6.9			27.9	21.8	25.5	21.2	17.9	15.6	12.5	8.5	6.3	4.5	3.6	2.9	2.5	2.0	1.2	0.8	0.6	0.2	0.6
1968	24.9	9.6	4.8	2.7	0.7	7.8			27.9	24.4	26.5	24.7	23.5	17.7	14.8	11.5	8.0	5.6	4.0	3.4	2.4	2.2	1.6	0.9	0.5	0.3	0.7
1969	23.5	8.7	4.8	2.7	0.8	7.4			25.0	26.5	25.6	23.2	19.1	16.9	12.6	10.8	7.4	5.0	4.6	3.4	2.7	2.1	1.6	1.0	0.7	0.3	0.8
1970	23.0	9.2	5.3	3.1	0.8	7.6			22.6	25.3	23.7	25.1	22.6	17.7	13.7	11.1	7.8	5.6	4.8	4.0	3.1	2.4	1.5	1.2	0.7	0.3	0.8
1971	24.8	10.9	7.0	4.3	1.0	8.8			25.2	27.2	26.0	27.8	23.1	17.2	15.3	11.5	9.8	7.7	6.2	5.4	4.5	3.0	2.1	1.1	0.7	0.4	1.0
1972	24.2	9.7	5.9	3.4	0.9	8.1			26.0	26.7	26.3	25.0	19.9	16.7	13.2	11.3	8.5	6.4	5.3	4.2	3.6	2.6	1.8	1.1	0.6	0.4	0.9
1973	26.3	10.7	5.9	3.5	1.0	8.6			27.6	30.2	28.7	28.6	21.2	17.2	16.1	12.0	9.3	6.3	5.5	4.6	3.5	2.4	1.8	1.3	0.8	0.3	1.0
1974	29.9	11.8	6.6	3.9	1.0	9.6			30.8	31.8	31.2	33.8	26.9	22.2	17.5	14.9	9.8	7.2	5.9	4.7	3.8	3.2	2.0	1.1	0.9	0.3	1.0
1975	27.8	13.6	7.3	4.4	1.2	9.7			26.5	31.6	28.6	32.6	26.6	20.3	19.8	16.8	11.6	7.7	6.7	5.4	4.9	3.0	2.2	1.7	0.8	0.4	1.2
1976	28.6	14.0	7.5	4.4	1.1	9.9			27.1	30.6	28.6	33.5	28.4	24.1	20.7	17.9	11.7	8.1	6.7	6.0	4.2	3.2	2.2	1.4	1.1	0.3	1.1
1977	28.2	14.6	7.7	4.7	1.2	9.9			27.8	29.9	28.7	31.8	27.2	23.3	21.5	17.0	12.6	8.5	6.9	6.0	4.6	3.5	2.4	1.6	0.8	0.4	1.2
1978	29.6	15.6	8.1	5.3	1.2	10.4			27.8	30.9	29.1	36.0	28.9	26.5	20.7	19.5	13.8	9.2	6.9	6.6	5.4	3.9	2.4	1.5	1.0	0.4	1.2
1979	31.8	16.3	8.2	4.8	1.2	10.6			30.2	32.6	31.2	38.0	33.3	27.3	24.4	18.7	14.1	9.5	6.8	6.2	4.7	3.4	2.5	1.4	1.0	0.4	1.2
1980	29.1	17.5	8.8	5.2	1.3	10.5		38.8	26.5	30.5	28.1	34.2	29.6	27.9	23.5	20.6	15.7	9.9	7.6	6.3	5.3	3.9	2.9	1.6	1.2	0.4	1.3
1981	29.0	17.1	9.7	6.0	1.3	10.7		40.0	28.5	30.6	29.3	30.0	28.1	27.8	23.8	19.2	15.4	11.0	8.2	7.1	5.9	4.9	2.8	1.7	1.1	0.5	1.3
1982	26.2	17.4	11.4	6.5	1.5	10.7		35.5	24.5	27.1	25.5	30.6	25.7	25.7	22.9	19.4	15.9	12.7	9.9	7.7	6.4	4.8	3.5	2.1	1.2	0.5	1.5
1983	25.7	16.2	10.3	6.3	1.4	10.0		40.3	25.8	27.7	26.5	27.6	23.9	21.7	20.3	18.8	14.9	11.9	8.6	7.5	6.4	4.4	3.4	1.9	1.2	0.4	1.4
1984	28.8	14.0	9.0	5.8	1.4	9.7		44.8	30.7	30.8	30.7	30.3	25.2	21.5	18.5	15.8	12.8	9.9	8.1	6.6	5.8	4.5	3.2	2.0	1.2	0.4	1.4
1985	28.8	14.9	9.5	5.7	1.4	9.8		43.8	29.5	31.4	30.3	31.6	24.6	22.9	21.2	15.3	13.7	10.4	8.5	6.9	5.2	4.5	3.3	2.3	1.1	0.4	1.4
1986	27.3	15.0	9.1	5.3	1.2	9.3		38.2	26.7	30.3	28.2	30.1	25.2	22.6	21.9	17.2	13.4	10.2	8.0	6.4	5.0	3.9	2.9	1.7	1.0	0.4	1.2
1987	26.7	14.6	8.9	4.9	1.1	8.9		37.9	27.1	29.8	28.2	30.0	22.7	21.2	18.5	16.8	13.5	9.7	8.1	6.2	4.6	3.4	2.6	1.8	1.0	0.3	1.1
1988	29.5	14.0	8.9	4.9	1.2	9.1		44.1	31.4	33.6	32.3	31.3	23.4	21.5	17.7	15.5	13.0	10.2	7.7	6.3	4.2	3.5	2.5	1.7	1.2	0.4	1.2
1989	29.0	13.7	8.3	4.6	1.1	8.7		38.3	29.6	35.8	32.0	29.5	23.7	19.8	17.5	15.6	12.6	9.0	7.6	5.7	4.4	3.3	2.4	1.6	1.0	0.4	1.1
1990	31.0	13.9	8.7	5.1	1.1	9.2		35.7	29.9	35.8	32.2	32.7	29.1	25.3	18.4	16.5	12.4	9.6	7.8	6.5	4.7	3.6	2.2	1.7	1.0	0.4	1.1
1991	33.1	13.6	8.7	4.7	1.1	9.3		38.2	32.1	41.0	35.6	35.9	27.2	23.4	19.3	16.4	12.0	9.7	7.8	6.2	4.2	3.1	2.4	1.5	0.9	0.4	1.1
1992	33.4	13.4	7.7	4.5	1.0	9.1		31.8	29.2	41.9	34.1	37.0	31.4	27.5	19.9	17.2	11.5	8.5	7.1	5.6	4.2	3.2	2.3	1.6	0.9	0.4	1.0
1993	32.8	12.7	7.6	4.6	1.1	8.9		28.9	27.4	42.8	33.5	39.3	29.8	25.2	20.3	16.3	10.6	7.8	7.5	6.0	4.5	2.7	2.3	1.4	0.9	0.4	1.1
1994	38.9	11.7	7.2	4.6	1.0	9.5		38.4	35.1	51.2	41.5	41.8	33.8	27.6	18.4	16.9	9.4	7.5	7.0	6.1	4.2	3.0	2.2	1.1	1.0	0.3	1.0
1995	34.5	12.5	6.9	4.6	1.0	9.0		32.7	31.6	44.4	36.7	37.4	29.4	24.8	20.3	16.5	10.2	7.2	6.7	5.7	4.5	3.4	2.0	1.4	1.0	0.4	1.0
1996	32.9	12.5	6.5	4.0	1.0	8.5		32.8	30.6	41.9	35.1	34.7	28.6	24.3	19.8	15.1	10.4	6.2	6.6	5.2	4.1	2.5	2.1	1.4	1.0	0.3	1.0
1997	32.1	13.5	7.4	4.7	1.0	8.8		32.3	30.2	40.5	34.3	33.8	29.9	22.0	19.8	16.8	11.4	8.1	6.7	6.3	4.6	3.0	2.0	1.3	0.8	0.3	1.0
1998	28.9	11.4	5.4	4.2	0.9	7.6		25.0	26.5	37.3	30.8	32.4	24.5	20.5	19.8	15.4	8.7	5.4	5.4	5.4	4.2	2.7	1.9	1.2	0.8	0.3	0.9
1999	28.5	10.6	5.2	3.8	0.9	7.3		28.4	26.4	36.5	30.4	34.1	22.0	20.2	16.4	12.9	8.9	5.0	5.3	4.5	3.8	2.8	1.8	1.1	0.8	0.3	0.9
2000	26.7	11.4	4.6	3.5	0.8	6.9		22.3	24.3	32.9	27.6	30.3	24.6	20.5	18.2	16.0	8.9	4.9	4.3	4.3	3.6	2.4	1.7	1.1	0.8	0.2	0.8
2001	28.2	12.6	6.1	4.4	0.9	7.8		23.5	24.6	35.0	28.6	32.9	27.6	22.2	20.2	14.6	10.7	6.4	5.8	5.2	4.9	3.2	2.0	1.2	0.7	0.2	0.9
2002	24.6	10.8	5.4	3.9	0.8	6.8		18.4	20.8	30.7	24.7	29.4	23.0	20.5	17.1	14.9	8.6	5.8	5.0	4.9	4.0	3.0	1.7	1.0	0.7	0.2	0.8
2003	24.4	10.5	4.8	3.6	0.9	6.6		12.6	17.0	33.6	23.7	33.1	24.9	18.6	16.1	14.0	8.7	5.2	4.4	4.2	3.8	2.7	1.7	1.2	0.7	0.3	0.9
2004	23.1	9.3	4.9	3.5	0.9	6.2		12.3	17.0	30.7	22.6	30.4	24.3	16.9	13.7	11.7	7.9	5.4	4.4	4.1	3.8	2.7	2.0	1.0	0.7	0.3	0.9
2005	23.6	9.9	5.3	3.9	1.0	6.5		10.6	15.8	32.4	22.6	31.4	23.6	20.1	16.3	11.8	8.3	5.9	4.7	4.4	4.0	3.3	2.1	1.2	0.8	0.3	1.0
2006	24.1	10.7	5.0	3.7	1.0	6.5		12.0	16.4	32.1	22.9	32.2	27.0	19.0	18.1	15.2	8.4	5.4	4.7	4.2	3.7	3.2	2.1	1.2	0.8	0.2	1.0
5-yr avg	<18	18-24	25-34	35-49	50+	Total		All <10	All <13	13-14	All <15	15.0	16.0	17.0	18.0	19.0	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45-49	50-54	55-59	60-64	65+	50+
1960-64	15.6	5.7	2.9	2.0	0.7	4.7			21.9	14.9	17.9	13.1	11.6	9.0	7.3	7.4	4.9	3.3	2.6	2.3	2.0	1.6	1.2	0.8	0.5	0.3	0.7
1965-69	22.7	7.6	4.1	2.4	0.7	6.8			27.5	22.7	25.6	20.4	17.5	14.3	11.3	9.5	6.3	4.5	3.7	2.9	2.4	1.9	1.3	0.9	0.6	0.3	0.7
1970-74	25.6	10.4	6.1	3.6	0.9	8.5			26.5	28.2	27.2	28.1	22.8	18.2	15.2	12.2	9.0	6.6	5.5	4.6	3.7	2.7	1.8	1.2	0.8	0.3	0.9
1975-79	29.2	14.8	7.8	4.8	1.1	10.1			27.9	31.1	29.2	34.4	28.9	24.3	21.4	18.0	12.7	8.6	6.8	6.0	4.7	3.4	2.4	1.5	0.9	0.4	1.1
1980-84	27.8	16.4	9.8	6.0	1.4	10.3		39.9	27.2	29.3	28.1	30.6	26.5	24.9	21.8	18.8	15.0	11.1	8.5	7.0	5.9	4.5	3.2	1.9	1.2	0.5	1.4
1985-89	28.2	14.4	9.0	5.1	1.2	9.2		40.5	28.9	32.2	30.2	30.5	23.9	21.6	19.4	16.1	13.2	9.9	8.0	6.3	4.7	3.7	2.8	1.8	1.1	0.4	1.2
1990-94	33.8	13.1	8.0	4.7	1.0	9.2		34.6	30.8	42.5	35.4	37.3	30.3	25.8	19.3	16.7	11.2	8.6	7.4	6.1	4.4	3.1	2.3	1.5	0.9	0.4	1.0
1995-99	31.4	12.1	6.3	4.3	0.9	8.2		30.2	29.1	40.1	33.5	34.5	26.9	22.4	19.2	15.3	9.9	6.4	6.1	5.4	4.2	2.9	2.0	1.3	0.9	0.3	0.9
2000-04	25.4	10.9	5.2	3.8	0.9	6.9		17.8	20.7	32.6	25.5	31.2	24.9	19.7	17.0	14.2	9.0	5.6	4.8	4.5	4.0	2.8	1.8	1.1	0.7	0.2	0.9
2005-06	23.9	10.3	5.2	3.8	1.0	6.5		11.3	16.1	32.3	22.8	31.8	25.3	19.5	17.2	13.5	8.3	5.7	4.7	4.3	3.9	3.2	2.1	1.2	0.8	0.3	1.0
2005-06 vs.
1960s	24%	56%	48%	73%	46%	13%			-35%	72%	4%	90%	74%	68%	85%	60%	48%	47%	49%	64%	77%	88%	60%	51%	42%	-1%	46%
1970s	-13%	-18%	-25%	-10%	-4%	-30%			-41%	9%	-19%	2%	-2%	-8%	-6%	-11%	-24%	-25%	-24%	-19%	-8%	6%	-1%	-9%	-9%	-24%	-4%
1980s	-15%	-33%	-45%	-31%	-23%	-33%		-72%	-43%	5%	-22%	4%	0%	-16%	-17%	-23%	-41%	-46%	-43%	-36%	-27%	-21%	-30%	-33%	-31%	-32%	-23%
1990s	-27%	-18%	-27%	-15%	1%	-25%		-65%	-46%	-22%	-34%	-11%	-11%	-19%	-11%	-16%	-21%	-24%	-31%	-25%	-10%	8%	-3%	-10%	-14%	-20%	1%
2000-04	-6%	-5%	1%	0%	15%	-5%		-37%	-22%	-1%	-11%	2%	2%	-1%	1%	-5%	-7%	2%	-2%	-5%	-3%	16%	13%	13%	10%	16%	15%
Arrests, arson (adjusted for percentage of US population covered by report, with unknowns apportioned to knowns)
Year	<18	18-24	25-34	35-49	50+	Total		All <10	All <13	13-14	All <15	15	16	17	18	19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45-49	50-54	55-59	60-64	65+	50+
1960	3,914	931	634	662	276	6,418					2,948	366	337	263	197	186	548	336	298	281	217	164					276
1961	4,153	1,061	728	753	302	6,997					3,153	384	337	279	227	210	625