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Show Be Concerned: Don't Get Burned feplpfi hdfifiittink - ' . .al jit j Arson will claim more than 1,000 lives this year, and cause an additional 10,000 to 15,000 injuries in the U.S. The property losses attributed to arson are staggering. Some estimate es-timate it's as high as $15 billion. It's not only one of the most destructive, costly and easiest crimes, but it also ranks as one of the fastest growing. Incidence of arson has risen 400 percent in the last decade. Besides its toll on human life and injury, arson also creates blighted neighborhoods, neighbor-hoods, unemployment, tax increases for additional fire and police protection, loss of property tax revenue and increases in insurance premiums. pre-miums. Every homeowner who holds a fire insurance policy foots the bill for arson, and insurance companies estimate esti-mate that each policyholder's policyhold-er's "investment" in arson is as high as 25 percent of every policy premium. Arson in America is a very serious problem, but it is far from hopeless. Leam how you can help curtail the tragedy of arson. Write for our free booklet, "A Consumer's Guide to Effective Arson Control. Write: Professional . Insurance Agents, Arson Guide, 400 N. Washington St., Alexandria, Va. 22314. |