Innocence

Innocence By the Numbers

Exonerations by State

StateNumber
Florida30
Illinois22
Texas16
Pennsylvania13
North Carolina12
Louisiana12
Ohio11
Arizona11
Oklahoma11
Alabama7
Georgia7
Mississippi7
California7
Missouri4
New Mexico4
Massachusetts3
Tennessee3
Indiana2
Nevada2
South Carolina2
Arkansas1
Delaware1
Idaho1
Kentucky1
Maryland2
Montana1
Nebraska1
Virginia1
Washington1

Exonerations by 5-Year Span

From 1973-1999, there were an average of 3.03 exonerations per year. From 2000-2020, there have been an average of 4.29 exonerations per year.