Number of Executions by State and Region Since 1976

LAST UPDATED January 27, 2012 FOLLOWING AN EXECUTION IN Texas

 

TOTAL EXECUTIONS SINCE 1976
1279
EXECUTIONS TO DATE IN 2012 2
EXECUTIONS IN 2011 43
EXECUTIONS IN 2010 46

 


EXECUTIONS BY STATE
STATE
TOTAL EXECUTIONS
EXECUTIONS IN 2012 EXECUTIONS IN 2011 EXECUTIONS IN 2010
TEXAS
478 1 13 17
VIRGINIA
109   1 3
OKLAHOMA
97 1 2 3
FLORIDA 71   2 1
MISSOURI
68   1  
ALABAMA 55   6 5
GEORGIA 52   4 2
OHIO 46   5 8
NORTH CAROLINA
43      
SOUTH CAROLINA 43   1  
LOUISIANA
28     1
ARIZONA 28   4 1
ARKANSAS
27      
INDIANA 20      
DELAWARE
15   1  
CALIFORNIA 13      
MISSISSIPPI 15   2 3
ILLINOIS
12      
NEVADA
12      
UTAH
7      1
TENNESSEE 6      
MARYLAND
5      
WASHINGTON
5      1
NEBRASKA
3      
MONTANA
3      
PENNSYLVANIA
3      
U. S. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
3      
KENTUCKY
3      
OREGON
2      
IDAHO 2   1  
COLORADO
1      
CONNECTICUT 1      
NEW MEXICO
1      
SOUTH DAKOTA 1      
WYOMING
1      

 



 

 

EXECUTIONS BY REGION
REGION TOTAL
SOUTH 1050
MIDWEST 150
WEST 75
NORTHEAST 4

TEXAS & VIRGINIA ALONE

587