Executions | |
---|---|
'77 | 1 |
'78 | 0 |
'79 | 2 |
'80 | 0 |
'81 | 1 |
'82 | 2 |
'83 | 5 |
'84 | 21 |
'85 | 18 |
'86 | 18 |
'87 | 25 |
'89 | 11 |
'90 | 16 |
'91 | 14 |
'92 | 31 |
'93 | 38 |
'94 | 31 |
'95 | 56 |
'96 | 45 |
'97 | 74 |
'98 | 68 |
'99 | 98 |
'00 | 85 |
'01 | 66 |
'02 | 71 |
'03 | 65 |
'04 | 59 |
'05 | 60 |
'06 | 53 |
'07 | 42 |
'08 | 37 |
'09 | 52 |
'10 | 46 |
Sources:
bjs.gov
The death sentence in the United States has declined decisively from its modern peak in 1999, yet remains well above the average number of inmates executed in the years after a moratorium was instituted by the Supreme Court in 1972.