With the execution of Jesus Aguilar in Texas on May 24, there have now been 20 executions in 2006:
- 50% of the executions have been in Texas
- 75% have been in the South
- 75% of those executed were of minority race
- 62% of the victims in the underlying murders were white.
At the current pace, there would be 48 executions in 2006, a decline from the 60 executions in 2005, though many executions have been stayed while courts consider the lethal injection process.
(source: DPIC statistics, May 25, 2006). See Executions and DPIC’s Execution Database.
Citation Guide
- Death Penalty Information Center (2025, March 14). Executions in 2006 Continue Uneven Trends. Retrieved October 2, 2026, from https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/executions-in-2006-continue-uneven-trends
- Death Penalty Information Center. “Executions in 2006 Continue Uneven Trends.” Last modified March 14, 2025. Accessed October 2, 2026. https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/executions-in-2006-continue-uneven-trends.
- Death Penalty Information Center. “Executions in 2006 Continue Uneven Trends.” Death Penalty Information Center, 14 Mar. 2025, https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/executions-in-2006-continue-uneven-trends. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.
