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.