Report Tips Anonymously by Calling the Arson Hotline at: 

812-436-4464

• Arson hurts the entire neighborhood and city. Although three of every four intentional fires are started outside, most intentional fire casualties and property loss result from structure fires.
• Fire departments responded to an estimated 52,260 intentional structure fires between the years of 2014-18. These fires resulted in an estimated 400 civilian deaths, 950 civilian injuries, and an estimated $815 million in direct property damage.
• Three in five intentional structure fires occurred in residential properties and most of these fires involved homes.
• The bedroom is the leading area of origin for intentional home structure fires, while bathrooms are the leading areas in public properties such as stores, offices, or schools.

*NFPA Intentional Structure Fires https://www.nfpa.org/education-and-research/research/nfpa-research/fire-statistical-reports/intentional-fires (2021)

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