Introduction Arson is a serious offense that endangers the lives of other people and causes damage to property. According to Burton, McNiel, and Binder, there are approximately 62,000 cases of arson in the US annually that result in more than 1 billion dollars of damage. 1 The penalty for arson is relatively small compared to other crimes, while being potentially more destructive than, for instance, burglary. Such prevalence of the issue defines the reason for an adequate response. Legal justice does not seem to be strict enough in this sphere of criminal activity, and such actions, especially the first-degree ones, should be punished by a minimum ten-year prison sentence. Background According to Florida Statute 806.01, there are two classes of arson. 2 Second-degree arson is a felony that only involves damage to property that is not normally occupied by humans. First-degree arson is a felony that implies setting on fire livable structures or any other property that can under reasonable circumstances be inhabited. The punishment for such offenses is inflicted in accordance with the amount of damage, intent, factual number of victims, and severity of their injuries. Arson is differentiated from accidental fire setting because Arson always implies a malicious intent. In addition, the amount of damage is often insignificant in the process of persecution. The mere fact of setting a fire is usually enough to classify a criminal act as arson. The researchers often tend to believe that arson as an act is connected to curiosity, the superficial nature of young minds, who are often the main actors of such crimes. 3 Another category of arsonist is anti-social persons, who are more often than not tend to violate the law. Poor education, unemployment, unskilled labor, and introversion are the indicators that are connected with the risk of committing an arson. 4 Usually, a deliberated arson is committed with a history of previous threats of destroying property. Therefore, arson is often a crime of vengeance as it regularly attracts attention. There is also a differentiation between an arsonist and pyromaniac. The first sets fire with criminal intent, while the second has a mental condition that attracts them to fire. 5 Interestingly, researchers tend to believe that identification and prevention act effectively as factors that allow decreasing the incidence of arson crimes. 6 However, there seems to be no hard evidence able to prove that point of view. An experimental research by Gächter, Renner, and Sefton, however, proves that a sufficient punishment in the long ring can significantly improve the state of security and safety in the society. 7 Arguments An inability of the law system to inflict justice on arsonists provides an incentive for recidivist criminal behavior. The fine for a first-grade arson constitutes only 1000 dollars, while damage to structures could exceed that sum significantly. Setting fire to public buildings such as schools or libraries even without fatalities creates a dangerous situation and harms the health and wellbeing of the massive amount of people. Many people that are charged with arson plead for insanity, which allows another path to escape justice 8 . The severity of a punishment measure may result in a more scrutiny of those cases, which will boost the capacity of the judicial system to produce an adequate sentence. Another reason for increasing minimum c