According to a 2023 survey, almost 40 percent of Americans agreed that the death penalty was not imposed enough in the United States. Less than one-third found the death penalty was imposed too often.
Do you think that the death penalty often is imposed in the right amount or too little?
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
Too often
28%
In the right amount
28%
Not often enough
39%
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The source does not provide information regarding the missing percentage points to 100 percent.
During the survey, this question was posed as follows: "In your opinion, is the death penalty imposed - [too often, about the right amount, or not often enough]?"
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Gallup. (November 6, 2023). Do you think that the death penalty often is imposed in the right amount or too little? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/265038/view-of-us-citizens-on-the-frequency-of-the-death-sentence/
Gallup. "Do you think that the death penalty often is imposed in the right amount or too little?." Chart. November 6, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/265038/view-of-us-citizens-on-the-frequency-of-the-death-sentence/
Gallup. (2023). Do you think that the death penalty often is imposed in the right amount or too little?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/265038/view-of-us-citizens-on-the-frequency-of-the-death-sentence/
Gallup. "Do You Think That The Death Penalty Often Is Imposed in The Right Amount or Too Little?." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/265038/view-of-us-citizens-on-the-frequency-of-the-death-sentence/
Gallup, Do you think that the death penalty often is imposed in the right amount or too little? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/265038/view-of-us-citizens-on-the-frequency-of-the-death-sentence/ (last visited April 15, 2025)
Do you think that the death penalty often is imposed in the right amount or too little? [Graph], Gallup, November 6, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/265038/view-of-us-citizens-on-the-frequency-of-the-death-sentence/
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