• An estimated 31,000 intentionally set structure fires occured in 2006.
• Intentionally set fires in structures resulted in 305 civilian deaths.
• Intentionally set structure fires also resulted in $755,000,000 in property loss.
• 20,500 intentionally set vehicle fires occurred, a decrease of 2.4% from a year ago, causing $134,000,000 in property damage, an increase of 18.6% from a year ago.

In 1994 . . .

• The average property loss from incendiary and suspicious fires increased by 24% to $27,810.
• More than 41,000 vehicles were destroyed by arson, resulting in $137 million in property damage.
• Juveniles accounted for 52% of arson arrests.
• Law enforcement agencies across the country reported 95,764 arson offenses.
• 20% of arson fires occurred in structures, 12% in vehicles and 69% in other categories.

The above statistics are from the National Fire Protection Association Fire Loss in the U.S. During 2006 Abridged Report and U.S. Fire Administration, part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.