State Execution Rates
|
State/Rank |
2010 Population |
Cumulative Executions: 1976-August 2, 2011 |
Executions per Capita (x10,000) |
|
1. Oklahoma |
3,751,351 |
96 |
0.256 |
|
2. Texas |
25,145,561 |
472 |
0.188 |
|
3. Delaware |
897,934 |
15 |
0.167 |
|
4. Virginia |
8,001,024 |
108 |
0.135 |
|
5. Missouri |
5,988,927 |
68 |
0.114 |
|
6. Alabama |
4,779,736 |
53 |
0.111 |
|
7. South Carolina |
4,625,364 |
43 |
0.093 |
|
8. Arkansas |
2,915,918 |
27 |
0.093 |
|
9. Louisiana |
4,533,372 |
28 |
0.062 |
|
10. Georgia |
9,687,653 |
51 |
0.053 |
|
11. Mississippi |
2,967,297 |
15 |
0.051 |
|
12. North Carolina |
9,535,483 |
43 |
0.045 |
|
13. Nevada |
2,700,551 |
12 |
0.044 |
|
14. Arizona |
6,392,017 |
28 |
0.044 |
|
15. Ohio |
11,536,504 |
45 |
0.039 |
|
16. Florida |
18,801,310 |
69 |
0.037 |
|
17. Indiana |
6,483,802 |
20 |
0.031 |
|
18. Montana |
989,415 |
3 |
0.030 |
|
19. Utah |
2,763,885 |
7 |
0.025 |
|
20. Wyoming |
536,626 |
1 |
0.018 |
|
21. Nebraska |
1,826,341 |
3 |
0.016 |
|
22. South Dakota |
814,180 |
1 |
0.012 |
|
23. Tennessee |
6,346,105 |
6 |
0.009 |
|
24. Illinois* |
12,830,632 |
12 |
0.009 |
|
25. Maryland |
5,773,552 |
5 |
0.009 |
|
26. Washington |
6,724,540 |
5 |
0.007 |
|
27. Kentucky |
4,339,367 |
3 |
0.007 |
|
28. Idaho |
1,567,582 |
1 |
0.006 |
|
29. Oregon |
3,831,074 |
2 |
0.005 |
|
30. New Mexico* |
2,059,179 |
1 |
0.005 |
|
31. California |
37,253,956 |
13 |
0.003 |
|
32. Connecticut |
3,574,097 |
1 |
0.003 |
|
33. Pennsylvania |
12,702,379 |
3 |
0.002 |
|
34. Colorado |
5,029,196 |
1 |
0.002 |
|
35. New Hampshire |
1,315,809 |
0 |
0.00 |
|
36. Kansas |
2,802,134 |
0 |
0.000 |
*Death penalty abolished.
Population based on 2010 US Census Data.
Executions: Total since reinstatement of the death penalty in 1976 through August 2, 2011.
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