Kansas top five in nation for arson fires

KANSAS (KSNT) - A national report indicates Kansas is one of the leading states for arson incidents.

Last year, there were 5,440 arson incident reports made to the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (ATF). Kansas made up 6% of the nation's arson reports with 307 cases. Kansas had the fifth most cases of incendiary fires in the U.S.

According to the U.S. Fire Administration, there were 293,396 fire reports in Kansas in 2023.

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI)...