In 2021, a total of 24 people aged 10 years and under were arrested for arson in the United States. For property crimes overall, 113,379 people between the ages of 26 and 30 years old were arrested in that year - the most out of any age group.
Number of arrests for property crimes in the United States in 2021, by type and age
Type of crime
10 and under
11-15
16-20
21-25
26-30
31-35
36-40
41-45
46-50
51-55
56-60
61-65
66 and older
Unknown age
Property crime (total)
731
32,638
85,578
90,635
113,379
111,012
91,167
62,637
41,347
31,764
22,545
10,898
6,392
224
Arson
24
528
402
439
679
810
676
473
321
259
249
127
93
3
Bribery
0
3
26
46
55
47
37
28
13
7
8
6
2
0
Burglary/Breaking & Entering
101
3,583
7,129
8,347
11,347
11,889
9,742
6,479
3,840
2,851
1,936
818
357
21
Counterfeiting/Forgery
0
63
1,872
1,997
2,662
2,579
2,256
1,655
967
659
465
195
121
8
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism
392
8,682
13,585
14,335
15,748
14,632
11,463
7,608
4,722
3,455
2,495
1,267
905
20
Embezzlement
1
20
1,066
935
730
630
533
392
304
238
153
68
43
4
Extortion/Blackmail
1
8
43
33
49
43
46
34
28
19
9
7
2
0
Fraud Offenses
11
623
4,736
6,253
8,388
7,930
6,729
4,601
3,092
2,268
1,513
728
437
17
Larceny/Theft Offenses
173
11,182
35,864
41,259
53,624
53,838
45,893
32,406
22,747
18,492
13,594
6,803
4,077
101
Motor Vehicle Theft
13
3,621
6,735
5,921
7,529
7,328
5,441
3,467
2,004
1,235
734
264
124
19
Robbery
10
2,298
7,234
4,562
4,562
3,701
2,485
1,670
919
732
494
212
65
18
Stolen Property Offenses
5
2,027
6,886
6,508
8,006
7,585
5,866
3,824
2,390
1,549
895
403
166
13
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