As of July 2023, a total of 1,392 people had been executed by lethal injection in the United States since 1976, making it the most common method of execution in the country. Over that same time period, a further 163 people were executed via electrocution.
Total number of executions in the United States from 1976 to 2023, by method of execution
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DPIC. (July 20, 2023). Total number of executions in the United States from 1976 to 2023, by method of execution [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/199086/total-number-of-executions-in-the-us-by-method/
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DPIC. (2023). Total number of executions in the United States from 1976 to 2023, by method of execution. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/199086/total-number-of-executions-in-the-us-by-method/
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Total number of executions in the United States from 1976 to 2023, by method of execution [Graph], DPIC, July 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/199086/total-number-of-executions-in-the-us-by-method/