Executions resumed in the U.S. on May 6 following the Supreme Court’s decision on lethal injections on April 16. There have been 20 executions in 4 months, with 4 months of the year remaining. Pertinent statistics follow:
Geography
100% in the South
40% in Texas
Race of those executed
White 40%
Black 45%
Hispanic 15%
Race of victims in underlying murder
White 57%
Black 32%
Hispanic 7%
Asian 4%
Method of execution
19 by lethal injection
1 by electrocuton
Commutations
4 in 2008, including 3 since executions resumed.
(Posted Aug. 27, 2008). See Executions and Arbitrariness.
Citation Guide
- Death Penalty Information Center (2025, March 14). EXECUTIONS: 100% in the South. Retrieved October 3, 2026, from https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/executions-100-in-the-south
- Death Penalty Information Center. “EXECUTIONS: 100% in the South.” Last modified March 14, 2025. Accessed October 3, 2026. https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/executions-100-in-the-south.
- Death Penalty Information Center. “EXECUTIONS: 100% in the South.” Death Penalty Information Center, 14 Mar. 2025, https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/executions-100-in-the-south. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.
