On the question of criminal liability for negligent destruction or damage to property

The article examines the argumentation basis of the well-known discussion around Article 168 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation "Destruction or damage to property by negligence". The authors use information from various scientific and statistical sources to raise the question of the low effectiveness of the criminal law measures applied to individuals who handle fire or other sources of increased danger recklessly. The legal liability incurred for negligent destruction or damage to property due to traffic accidents and negligent handling of ignition sources is investigated. A comparative analysis of deterministic ties is given, which allows us to formulate a fairly reasonable conclusion judgment on the possible decriminalization of the destruction or damage to property of another person by negligence and the replacement of criminal liability for this act by civil offence.