Executions in the United States
For previous years, see Executions in 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017.
To compare the number of executions carried out with the number of executions actually scheduled, see Outcomes of Death Warrants in 2018.
For previous years, see Outcomes of Death Warrants 2014-2016 and Outcomes of Death Warrants in 2017.
Execution Database — Fully searchable database of all modern era executions.
Execution Facts - Modern Era
Methods of Execution - Description of each method, with state procedures and numbers of executions by method
Clustering of the Death Penalty Execution and sentencing data with prominent counties
States and jurisdictions with no recent executions
Historical Executions: The Espy File - Executions in the United States, 1608-2002, viewable in PDF format
Botched Executions - Incidences of serious problems in the actual execution of inmates since 1976
State Execution Rates (states ranked by per capita execution rate)
Executions per Death Sentence by State (states ranked by the likelihood of a death sentence resulting in an execution)
Those Executed Who Did Not Directly Kill the Victim
Information on Defendants Who Were Executed Since 1976 and Designated as "Volunteers"
"Killing the Willing: 'Volunteers,' Suicide and Competency," by J. Blume, Michigan Law Review, 2005.
State by State database of general information
Execution News and Developments - Current Year
Execution News and Developments - Previous Years
2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004-1998
List of Defendants Executed by Year
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