DEATH SENTENCES AT LOWEST LEVEL SINCE REINSTATEMENT OF DEATH PENALTY
Death Sentences by State:
U.S. Total | |
---|---|
2004 | 125 |
2003 | 144 |
1994 | 304 |
Alabama | |
2004 | 8 |
2003 | 6 |
1994 | 24 |
Arizona | |
2004 | 7 |
2003 | 9 |
1994 | 10 |
Arkansas | |
2004 | 2 |
2003 | 0 |
1994 | 8 |
California | |
2004 | 11 |
2003 | 19 |
1994 | 22 |
Colorado | |
2004 | 0 |
2003 | 1 |
1994 | 0 |
Connecticut | |
2004 | 1 |
2003 | 0 |
1994 | 0 |
Delaware | |
2004 | 2 |
2003 | 2 |
1994 | 0 |
Florida | |
2004 | 8 |
2003 | 11 |
1994 | 39 |
Georgia | |
2004 | 4 |
2003 | 1 |
1994 | 6 |
Idaho | |
2004 | 0 |
2003 | 1 |
1994 | 0 |
Illinois | |
2004 | 3 |
2003 | 2 |
1994 | 11 |
Indiana | |
2004 | 0 |
2003 | 1 |
1994 | 2 |
Kansas | |
2004 | 1 |
2003 | 1 |
1994 | 0 |
Kentucky | |
2004 | 1 |
2003 | 0 |
1994 | 4 |
Louisiana | |
2004 | 7 |
2003 | 1 |
1994 | 6 |
Maryland | |
2004 | 1 |
2003 | 0 |
1994 | 0 |
Mississippi | |
2004 | 2 |
2003 | 3 |
1994 | 5 |
Missouri | |
2004 | 3 |
2003 | 3 |
1994 | 9 |
Montana | |
2004 | 0 |
2003 | 0 |
1994 | 0 |
Nebraska | |
2004 | 1 |
2003 | 0 |
1994 | 1 |
Nevada | |
2004 | 1 |
2003 | 4 |
1994 | 8 |
N. Hampshire | |
2004 | 0 |
2003 | 0 |
1994 | 0 |
New Jersey | |
2004 | 1 |
2003 | 0 |
1994 | 3 |
New Mexico | |
2004 | 0 |
2003 | 0 |
1994 | 1 |
New York | |
2004 | 0 |
2003 | 1 |
1994 | 0 |
N. Carolina | |
2004 | 3 |
2003 | 6 |
1994 | 27 |
Ohio | |
2004 | 5 |
2003 | 7 |
1994 | 13 |
Oklahoma | |
2004 | 6 |
2003 | 9 |
1994 | 12 |
Oregon | |
2004 | 2 |
2003 | 2 |
1994 | 6 |
Pennsylvania | |
2004 | 4 |
2003 | 6 |
1994 | 21 |
S. Carolina | |
2004 | 3 |
2003 | 5 |
1994 | 7 |
S. Dakota | |
2004 | 0 |
2003 | 0 |
1994 | 0 |
Tennessee | |
2004 | 5 |
2003 | 6 |
1994 | 4 |
Texas | |
2004 | 23 |
2003 | 29 |
1994 | 43 |
Utah | |
2004 | 0 |
2003 | 0 |
1994 | 0 |
Virginia | |
2004 | 2 |
2003 | 6 |
1994 | 10 |
Washington | |
2004 | 0 |
2003 | 0 |
1994 | 2 |
Wyoming | |
2004 | 1 |
2003 | 0 |
1994 | 0 |
Federal | |
2004 | 7 |
2003 | 2 |
1994 | 0 |
2004 | 2003 | 1994 | |
U.S. Total | 125 | 144 | 304 |
Alabama | 8 | 6 | 24 |
Arizona | 7 | 9 | 10 |
Arkansas | 2 | 0 | 8 |
California | 11 | 19 | 22 |
Colorado | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Connecticut | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Delaware | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Florida | 8 | 11 | 39 |
Georgia | 4 | 1 | 6 |
Idaho | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Illinois | 3 | 2 | 11 |
Indiana | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Kansas | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Louisiana | 7 | 1 | 6 |
Maryland | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Mississippi | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Missouri | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Montana | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nebraska | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Nevada | 1 | 4 | 8 |
N. Hampshire | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New Jersey | 1 | 0 | 3 |
New Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1 |
New York | 0 | 1 | 0 |
N. Carolina | 3 | 6 | 27 |
Ohio | 5 | 7 | 13 |
Oklahoma | 6 | 9 | 12 |
Oregon | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Pennsylvania | 4 | 6 | 21 |
S. Carolina | 3 | 5 | 7 |
S. Dakota | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tennessee | 5 | 6 | 4 |
Texas | 23 | 29 | 43 |
Utah | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Virginia | 2 | 6 | 10 |
Washington | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Wyoming | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Federal | 7 | 2 | 0 |
Sources: 2004 — NAACP Legal Defense Fund.
2003 – 1977 — Bureau of Justice Statistics (note: BJS revised the total for 1994 to 314 sentences).
See also DPIC’s Sentencing Page and DPIC’s Press Release on latest numbers.
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Sentencing Data
Jul 01, 2022