- Author
- Stensaas, J. P. | Hansen, A. S.
- Title
- Analysis of Residential Arson Fires in Norway.
- Coporate
- Norwegian Fire Research Laboratory, Trondheim, Norway
- Book or Conf
- Fire Safety Science. Proceedings. Seventh (7th) International Symposium. International Association for Fire Safety Science (IAFSS). June 16-21, 2003, Intl. Assoc. for Fire Safety Science, Boston, MA, Worcester, MA, Evans, D. D., Editors, 1039-1050 p., 2003
- Keywords
- fire research | statistics | probability | arson | arsonists | residential buildings | fire investigations | human behavior | fire statistics | death | injuries | fire losses | time | pyromania
- Identifiers
- profiles of arson; motives for arson; distribution of the predominant motives for the 306 arson fires in residences in Norway in 1996 and 1997 with a known motive for the arson; profiles of residential arson fires with lack of motive or where the motive was vandalism; estimated losses due to arson fires in residences in Norway in 1996 and 1997; property losses; type of building in residential arson fires; time table for residential arson fires during the week; age, sex and the mental state of the arsonist; conviction and cases dismissed by the prosecuting authority