Jurisdictions with no recent executions
- Alaska
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- District of Columbia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- Vermont
- West Virginia
- What's New
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
- Arbitrariness
- Executions
Although the United States is considered a death penalty country, executions are rare or non-existent in much of the nation. 26 of 53 jurisdictions in the U.S. (50 states, the District of Columbia, the Federal Government, and the Military) either do not have the death penalty or have not carried out an execution in at least 10 years. Most of those have not carried out an execution since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. An additional 8 have not had an execution in 5 years, for a total of 33 jurisdictions with no executions in that time. Only 9 states carried out an execution in 2012, and only 4 states carried out more than 3, mostly in the South. The tables below list the jurisdictions with no executions in many years:
26 jurisdictions with no executions in at least 10 years |
|
| Jurisdictions with no death penalty | Last Execution |
| 1. Alaska | Before 1976 |
| 2. Hawaii | Before 1976 |
| 3. Illinois (12) | March 17, 1999 |
| 4. Iowa | Before 1976 |
| 5. Maine | Before 1976 |
| 6. Massachusetts | Before 1976 |
| 7. Michigan | Before 1976 |
| 8. Minnesota | Before 1976 |
| 9. New Jersey | Before 1976 |
| 10. New Mexico (1) | November 6, 2001 |
| 11. New York | Before 1976 |
| 12. North Dakota | Before 1976 |
| 13. Rhode Island | Before 1976 |
| 14. Vermont | Before 1976 |
| 15. West Virginia | Before 1976 |
| 16. Wisconsin | Before 1976 |
| 17. District of Columbia | Before 1976 |
| Jurisdictions with the death penalty | Last Execution |
| 18. Colorado (1) | October 12, 1997 |
| 19. Kansas | Before 1976 |
| 20. Nebraska (3) | December 2, 1997 |
| 21. New Hampshire | Before 1976 |
| 22. Oregon (2) | May 15, 1997 |
| 23. Pennsylvania (3) | July 5, 1999 |
| 24. Wyoming (1) | January 22, 1992 |
| 25. U.S. Federal Government (3) | March 18, 2003 |
| 26. U.S. Military | Before 1976 |
33 jurisdictions with no executions in at least 5 years |
|
| Jurisdictions with no death penalty | Last Execution |
| 1. Alaska | Before 1976 |
| 2. Connecticut (1) | May 12, 2005 |
| 3. Hawaii | Before 1976 |
| 4. Illinois (12) | March 17, 1999 |
| 5. Iowa | Before 1976 |
| 6. Maine | Before 1976 |
| 7. Maryland (5) | December 6, 2005 |
| 8. Massachusetts | Before 1976 |
| 9. Michigan | Before 1976 |
| 10. Minnesota | Before 1976 |
| 11. New Jersey | Before 1976 |
| 12. New Mexico (1) | November 6, 2001 |
| 13. New York | Before 1976 |
| 14. North Dakota | Before 1976 |
| 15. Rhode Island | Before 1976 |
| 16. Vermont | Before 1976 |
| 17. West Virginia | Before 1976 |
| 18. Wisconsin | Before 1976 |
| 19. District of Columbia | Before 1976 |
| Jurisdictions with the death penalty | Last Execution |
| 20. Arkansas (27) | November 28, 2005 |
| 21. California (13) | January 17, 2006 |
| 22. Colorado (1) | October 12, 1997 |
| 23. Kansas (0) | Before 1976 |
| 24. Montana (3) | August 10, 2006 |
| 25. Nebraska (3) | December 2, 1997 |
| 26. Nevada (12) | April 26, 2006 |
| 27. New Hampshire (0) | Before 1976 |
| 28. North Carolina (43) | August 17, 2006 |
| 29. Oregon (2) | May 15, 1997 |
| 30. Pennsylvania (3) | July 5, 1999 |
| 31. Wyoming (1) | January 22, 1992 |
| 32. U.S. Federal Government (3) | March 18, 2003 |
| 33. U.S. Military (0) | Before 1976 |
Number in parentheses indicates total executions since 1976.
(DPIC, updated Dec. 27, 2012). See DPIC's 2012 Year End Report. See also Executions and Executions by County.
- 18073 reads