DEATH SENTENCES AT LOWEST LEVEL SINCE REINSTATEMENT OF DEATH PENALTY

Death Sentences by State:

U.S. Total
2004125
2003144
1994304
Alabama
20048
20036
199424
Arizona
20047
20039
199410
Arkansas
20042
20030
19948
California
200411
200319
199422
Colorado
20040
20031
19940
Connecticut
20041
20030
19940
Delaware
20042
20032
19940
Florida
20048
200311
199439
Georgia
20044
20031
19946
Idaho
20040
20031
19940
Illinois
20043
20032
199411
Indiana
20040
20031
19942
Kansas
20041
20031
19940
Kentucky
20041
20030
19944
Louisiana
20047
20031
19946
Maryland
20041
20030
19940
Mississippi
20042
20033
19945
Missouri
20043
20033
19949
Montana
20040
20030
19940
Nebraska
20041
20030
19941
Nevada
20041
20034
19948
N. Hampshire
20040
20030
19940
New Jersey
20041
20030
19943
New Mexico
20040
20030
19941
New York
20040
20031
19940
N. Carolina
20043
20036
199427
Ohio
20045
20037
199413
Oklahoma
20046
20039
199412
Oregon
20042
20032
19946
Pennsylvania
20044
20036
199421
S. Carolina
20043
20035
19947
S. Dakota
20040
20030
19940
Tennessee
20045
20036
19944
Texas
200423
200329
199443
Utah
20040
20030
19940
Virginia
20042
20036
199410
Washington
20040
20030
19942
Wyoming
20041
20030
19940
Federal
20047
20032
19940
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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