ARSON FACTS

1. Arson kills 100 people, injures 2,500 and costs the UK economy £1.3 billion every
year, according to "A Compendium of Arson in the UK", published today by the
Association of British Insurers (ABI).

2. Key information in this new collection of arson research and statistics includes:

3. In the UK, around 45% of all fires attended by the fire brigade are as a result of
arson.

4. Between 1987 and 1998, the number of arson attacks more than doubled, increasing
from 37,400 to 88,300. This contrasts with falling numbers of accidental fires - down
from 128,200 in 1987 to 110,700 in 1998.

5. Around a fifth of arson attacks are on homes, killing up to 70 people each year, and
injuring 2,000. These fires cause around £55 million worth of damage each year.

6. Arson attacks on motor vehicles account for around half of all malicious fires in the
UK, causing 20 deaths and injuring up to 80 people every year. The financial cost is
around £77 million each......

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