Out of every 100 people who die in fires in the US, 23 are children.
Out of every 100 children who die in fires in the US, 24 are fire caused by children playing with fire.
Out of every 100 people who die in child-set fires, 85 are children.
In 1995, Children playing with fire caused approximately 97,000 fires in the United States.
Child set fires caused 304 civilian deaths, 2500 injuries, and approximately $287 million dollars in property damage in just the year of 1995 alone.
The FBI ranked Rhode Island as the fourth leading state in the nation for juvenile arson arrests.
54% of all those arrested for arson in the US, are juveniles.
Arson is the number one violent crime committed by juveniles, but the crime least addressed by the community.
The Rhode State Police Crime Statistics state that In Rhode Island between the years 2000 - 2004 the were 300 kids arrested for arson and only 100 adult arson arrest for that same period.
The above statistics represent the fires that have been reported, but there are many fires that go unreported and If left untreated, 85% of these children will continue to light fires, and these fires are usually bigger in size, more destructive and sometimes deadly.
FireSmartKids is the only in-depth Firesetter intervention program in the northern part of Rhode Island having only a 4.2% recidivism rate over the last 17 years, and provides specialized fire safety education service to juvenile firesetters and their families from Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut
