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Arson fires

200,016 arson fire incidents across the US in 2021–2025. Total property loss: $2.8B. 166 civilian deaths.

5 years tracked 50 states · 50 counties · 50 cities
Incidents
200,016
2021–2025 cumulative
Property loss
$2.8B
across 5 years
Civilian deaths
166
715 injuries
Avg per year
40,003
incidents / year
01 Year by year

How arson fires trend

20212022202320242025
02 Top states

Where do arson fires happen most?

03 Top counties

Arson fires by county

Top 50 counties by cumulative incidents.

04 Top cities

Arson fires by city

Top 50 cities by cumulative incidents.

#CityStateIncidentsLoss
1 New York NY 3,671 —
2 Phoenix AZ 3,637 $537K
3 Chicago IL 2,289 $12.2M
4 Denver CO 1,819 $16.1M
5 Jacksonville FL 1,710 —
6 Dallas TX 1,414 $3.6M
7 Tucson AZ 1,314 $636K
8 San Antonio TX 1,202 $940K
9 Indianapolis IN 1,077 $7.7M
10 Long Beach CA 875 $2.3M
11 Seattle WA 866 $1.9M
12 San Jose CA 833 $4.9M
13 Kansas City MO 819 $9.5M
14 Las Vegas NV 810 $2.3M
15 San Francisco CA 763 $4.1M
16 Orlando FL 698 $76K
17 Miami FL 637 $8.3M
18 Tacoma WA 531 $688K
19 Huntsville AL 507 $5.0M
20 Los Angeles CA 466 $4.7M
21 Houston TX 448 $1.9M
22 Fort Wayne IN 445 $19K
23 Shreveport LA 436 $192K
24 Lincoln NE 425 $160K
25 Memphis TN 419 $2.5M
26 Vancouver WA 418 $466K
27 Woodbridge VA 387 $1.6M
28 Little Rock AR 380 $2.4M
29 San Diego CA 358 $486K
30 Washington DC 353 $193K
31 Clovis NM 346 $696K
32 Mesquite TX 334 $79K
33 Stockton CA 329 $1.6M
34 Salt Lake City UT 314 $174K
35 Tempe AZ 314 $8K
36 San Bernardino CA 313 $100K
37 Cincinnati OH 305 $594K
38 Simi Valley CA 281 —
39 Thousand Oaks CA 268 —
40 Lancaster CA 264 $26K
41 Hyattsville MD 258 $1.6M
42 Anderson IN 256 $172K
43 Manassas VA 255 $2.7M
44 Yakima WA 255 $85K
45 Anniston AL 248 $15K
46 Tampa FL 246 $521K
47 Corpus Christi TX 242 $692K
48 Gresham OR 241 $82K
49 Charlotte NC 238 $853K
50 Everett WA 234 $628K

About this data

Topic profiles aggregate NFIRS incidents by NFIRS INC_TYPE groupings. The aggregator runs across all 5 NFIRS years (2021–2025) and emits per-state, per-county, and per-city totals so the same topic can be drilled into at any geographic scale.