Death penalty in the U.S.

Statistics report on the death penalty in the United States

Death penalty in the U.S.

This report presents a range of statistics and facts about death penalty and death row in the United States. It includes demographic information on prisoners on death row, exections in the United States, and follows up with public opinion.

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Prisoners on death row

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  • Premium Statistic U.S. capital punishment - number of prisoners under sentence of death 2021, by state
  • Premium Statistic Number of prisoners under sentence of death U.S. 2021, by ethnicity
  • Premium Statistic U.S. capital punishment - death sentences 2021, by ethnicity
  • Basic Statistic Number of prisoners removed from death row U.S. 2021, by ethnicity
  • Basic Statistic U.S. capital punishment - share of prisoners with a death sentence 2021, by gender
  • Basic Statistic U.S. capital punishment - prisoners under sentence of death 2021, by age
  • Basic Statistic U.S. capital punishment - prisoners on death row 2021, by education
  • Basic Statistic U.S. capital punishment - prisoners on death row 2021, by marital status

Executions in the U.S.

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  • Basic Statistic Number of executions in the United States 2015-2024
  • Premium Statistic U.S. capital punishment - executions per year 1990-2021
  • Premium Statistic U.S. capital punishment - executions per year 2000-2023, by ethnicity
  • Basic Statistic U.S. capital punishment - executions 1976-2024, by method
  • Basic Statistic U.S. capital punishment - total executions 1976-2024, by state
  • Basic Statistic U.S. capital punishment - time elapsed between sentencing and execution 1990-2021

Opinion on death penalty

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  • Basic Statistic Public assessment of crime as a serious issue U.S. 2000-2023
  • Basic Statistic Opinion of U.S. citizens on the death penalty 1936-2023
  • Basic Statistic Americans' moral stance towards the death penalty in 2024
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