Posted: February 09, 2004
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YEAR
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SENTENCES
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| 1976 |
233 |
1977
|
137 |
1978
|
185 |
1979
|
151 |
1980
|
173 |
1981
|
223 |
1982
|
267 |
1983
|
252 |
1984
|
284 |
1985
|
262 |
1986
|
300 |
1987
|
287 |
1988
|
291 |
1989
|
258 |
1990
|
251 |
1991
|
268 |
1992
|
287 |
1993
|
295 |
1994
|
328 |
1995
|
326 |
1996
|
323 |
1997
|
281 |
1998
|
306 |
1999
|
284 |
2000
|
235 |
2001
|
167 |
2002
|
169 |
2003
|
154 |
| 2004 |
140 |
| 2005 |
138 |
| 2006 |
122 |
| 2007 |
119 |
| 2008 |
111 |
| 2009 |
106 |
| TOTAL |
7,713 |
SOURCE: Bureau of Justice Statistics Capital Punishment
*For 2009, 106 is the projected number of death sentences based on DPIC's research.
NOTE: For those persons sentenced to death more than once, the numbers are based on the most recent death sentence.
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Note: Some year totals have been slightly modified retroactively by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (see chart at right).
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