Since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976, 1,304 convicted murderers have been executed in the United States. (As of September 1, 2012)
Of those executed, 12 were female. (The last was Teresa Wilson Lewis in Virginia on September 23, 2010).
Of those executed, 730 (56%) were white and 435 (33%) were black.
Executions were held in 34 different states: 484 (37%) were in Texas and 20 (1.5%) were in Indiana.
Of those executed:
1,130 (86.7%) were executed by lethal injection, including 667 of the last 677 executions.
157 (12.3%) were executed by electric chair. (The last was Paul Warner Powell in Virginia on March 18, 2010).
Florida 44, Virginia 30, Alabama 24, Georgia 23, Louisiana 20, South Carolina 7, Indiana 3, Nebraska 3, Kentucky 1, Arkansas 1, Tennessee 1.
11 (0.8%) were executed by gas chamber. (The last was Walter LaGrand in Arizona on March 3, 1999).
Mississippi 4, California 2, North Carolina 2, Arizona 2, Nevada 1.
3 (0.2%) were executed by hanging. (The last was Billy Bailey in Delaware on January 25, 1996).
Washington 2, Delaware 1.
3 (0.2%) were executed by firing squad. (The last was Ronnie Lee Gardner in Utah on June 18, 2010).
Utah 3.
Currently 33 states, the Federal Government and U.S. Military have active Death Penalty statutes:
(Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wyoming)
Currently, 17 states and the District of Columbia have no death penalty:
(Alaska, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin)
U.S. Executions Since 1976
Of those executed, 12 were female. (The last was Teresa Wilson Lewis in Virginia on September 23, 2010).
Of those executed, 730 (56%) were white and 435 (33%) were black.
Executions were held in 34 different states: 484 (37%) were in Texas and 20 (1.5%) were in Indiana.
Of those executed:
1,130 (86.7%) were executed by lethal injection, including 667 of the last 677 executions.
157 (12.3%) were executed by electric chair. (The last was Paul Warner Powell in Virginia on March 18, 2010).
Florida 44, Virginia 30, Alabama 24, Georgia 23, Louisiana 20, South Carolina 7, Indiana 3, Nebraska 3, Kentucky 1, Arkansas 1, Tennessee 1.
11 (0.8%) were executed by gas chamber. (The last was Walter LaGrand in Arizona on March 3, 1999).
Mississippi 4, California 2, North Carolina 2, Arizona 2, Nevada 1.
3 (0.2%) were executed by hanging. (The last was Billy Bailey in Delaware on January 25, 1996).
Washington 2, Delaware 1.
3 (0.2%) were executed by firing squad. (The last was Ronnie Lee Gardner in Utah on June 18, 2010).
Utah 3.
Currently 33 states, the Federal Government and U.S. Military have active Death Penalty statutes:
(Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wyoming)
Currently, 17 states and the District of Columbia have no death penalty:
(Alaska, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin)
U.S. Executions Since 1976
