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Arson

One offence, every year it appears in the survey. Within property, Newfoundland and Labrador.

171 Reported to police 31 per 100,000 people
15 Led to a charge 9 in 100 reports
16 People charged
3 Found not to have happened Recorded from 2017 on.

Incidents reported each year, 1998 to 2025

0 63 125 188 2501998 — Someone charged: 231998 — Solved another way: 61998 — No one charged: 1061999 — Someone charged: 221999 — Solved another way: 81999 — No one charged: 972000 — Someone charged: 172000 — Solved another way: 52000 — No one charged: 1072001 — Someone charged: 212001 — Solved another way: 72001 — No one charged: 1442002 — Someone charged: 172002 — Solved another way: 42002 — No one charged: 1352003 — Someone charged: 152003 — Solved another way: 72003 — No one charged: 1372004 — Someone charged: 292004 — Solved another way: 52004 — No one charged: 1522005 — Someone charged: 92005 — Solved another way: 92005 — No one charged: 1512006 — Someone charged: 72006 — Solved another way: 42006 — No one charged: 1512007 — Someone charged: 182007 — Solved another way: 62007 — No one charged: 1912008 — Someone charged: 142008 — Solved another way: 32008 — No one charged: 1492009 — Someone charged: 182009 — Solved another way: 102009 — No one charged: 1732010 — Someone charged: 122010 — Solved another way: 132010 — No one charged: 1032011 — Someone charged: 132011 — Solved another way: 42011 — No one charged: 1152012 — Someone charged: 92012 — Solved another way: 12012 — No one charged: 812013 — Someone charged: 212013 — No one charged: 912014 — Someone charged: 102014 — Solved another way: 42014 — No one charged: 792015 — Someone charged: 112015 — Solved another way: 32015 — No one charged: 702016 — Someone charged: 112016 — Solved another way: 42016 — No one charged: 802017 — Someone charged: 112017 — Solved another way: 72017 — No one charged: 872018 — Someone charged: 72018 — Solved another way: 52018 — No one charged: 772019 — Someone charged: 122019 — Solved another way: 32019 — No one charged: 842020 — Someone charged: 112020 — Solved another way: 22020 — No one charged: 1162021 — Someone charged: 142021 — Solved another way: 42021 — No one charged: 1032022 — Someone charged: 112022 — Solved another way: 42022 — No one charged: 832023 — Someone charged: 112023 — Solved another way: 62023 — No one charged: 1122024 — Someone charged: 152024 — Solved another way: 32024 — No one charged: 1302025 — Someone charged: 152025 — Solved another way: 12025 — No one charged: 15519982002200620102014201820222025
Someone charged 15 Solved another way 1 No one charged 155

Each bar is the year's total reports. The segments show what happened: a charge was laid, the case was solved another way, or no one was charged. Figures beside each colour are for 2025.

135 in 1998, 171 in 2025. The highest year on record is 2007. A single year moving up or down is ordinary; the shape across the whole series is the part worth reading.

Year by year figures
YearIncidents reportedLed to a charge People chargedCharged per 100 reports Per 100,000 people Unfounded
2025 171 1516 9 31 3
2024 148 1514 10 27 4
2023 129 1112 9 24 8
2022 98 1111 11 18 7
2021 121 1414 12 23 6
2020 129 1110 9 24 6
2019 99 1215 12 19 4
2018 89 710 8 17 3
2017 105 1115 10 20 8
2016 95 1112 12 18 —
2015 84 1113 13 16 —
2014 93 1011 11 18 —
2013 112 2113 19 21 —
2012 91 911 10 17 —
2011 132 1315 10 25 —
2010 128 1215 9 25 —
2009 201 1820 9 39 —
2008 166 1419 8 32 —
2007 215 1820 8 42 —
2006 162 76 4 32 —
2005 169 915 5 33 —
2004 186 2928 16 36 —
2003 159 1516 9 31 —
2002 156 1719 11 30 —
2001 172 2128 12 33 —
2000 129 1718 13 24 —
1999 127 2221 17 24 —
1998 135 2319 17 25 —

The last two columns are the ones to compare across years: they stay steady when the volume of reports changes, so a real shift shows up rather than being hidden by how many reports came in.

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