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title: 'Federal Death Sentences by Year Since 1988'
description: 'Year Death Sentences 1989 0 1990 0 1991 1 1992 0 1993 5 1994 0 1995 2 1996 4 1997 3 1998 5 1999 1 2000 2 2001 2 2002 5 2003 2 2004 10 2005 6 2006 5 2007 6…'
canonical: 'https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/stories/federal-death-sentences-by-year-since-1988'
section: stories
date: '2019-01-01T13:29:00-05:00'
updated: '2025-03-14T14:58:02-04:00'
source: 'Death Penalty Information Center'
---

| Year | Death Sentences |
|---|---|
| 1989 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1992 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 |
| 1994 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 |
| 1996 | 4 |
| 1997 | 3 |
| 1998 | 5 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2000 | 2 |
| 2001 | 2 |
| 2002 | 5 |
| 2003 | 2 |
| 2004 | 10 |
| 2005 | 6 |
| 2006 | 5 |
| 2007 | 6 |
| 2008 | 3 |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 |