In 2021, a total of 11 prisoners were executed in the United States, compared to a total of 17 prisoners who were executed the year prior. 1999 saw the most prisoners executed in the United States, with 98 executions.
Number of prisoners under sentence of death executed per year in the United States from 1990 to 2021
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (December 31, 2023). Number of prisoners under sentence of death executed per year in the United States from 1990 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/199077/number-of-executions-per-year-in-the-us-since-1990/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of prisoners under sentence of death executed per year in the United States from 1990 to 2021." Chart. December 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/199077/number-of-executions-per-year-in-the-us-since-1990/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2023). Number of prisoners under sentence of death executed per year in the United States from 1990 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/199077/number-of-executions-per-year-in-the-us-since-1990/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of Prisoners under Sentence of Death Executed per Year in The United States from 1990 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/199077/number-of-executions-per-year-in-the-us-since-1990/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Number of prisoners under sentence of death executed per year in the United States from 1990 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/199077/number-of-executions-per-year-in-the-us-since-1990/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Number of prisoners under sentence of death executed per year in the United States from 1990 to 2021 [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, December 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/199077/number-of-executions-per-year-in-the-us-since-1990/
