Death Sentences By Year: 1976-2012

Posted: February 09, 2004
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YEAR
SENTENCES
1976 232
1977
 137
1978
 185
1979
 151
1980
 173
1981
 223
1982
 267
1983
 252
1984
 285
1985
 261
1986
 301
1987
 287
1988
 289
1989
 256
1990
 251
1991
 268
1992
 286
1993
 287
1994
 313
1995
 312
1996
 315
1997
 266
1998
 294
1999
 277
2000
 224
2001
 158
2002
 165
2003
 151
2004 139
2005 139
2006 125
2007 120
2008 121
2009 118
2010 104
2011  76
2012  78
TOTAL 7,886

SOURCES: 1977-2010 See Bureau of Justice Statistics Bulletin, Capital Punishment Annual Reports, (for those persons sentenced to death more than once, only the most recent sentence is counted).

2011 and 2012 numbers based on DPIC research.  2011 total was originally 78, but was reduced to 76 because 1 sentence in Tenn. and 1 in US Govt. was actually imposed in 2012, instead of 2011.

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