Corrections Statistics Capital punishment
· Jails
· Prisons
· Probation & parole
Corrections facts at a glance
Capital Punishment Statistics
Summary findings BJS publications Selected statistics
Summary findings
Executions
In 2007, 42 inmates were executed, 11 fewer than in 2006.
Executions, 1930-2007
In 2007, 42 persons in 10 states were executed -- 26 in Texas; 3 each in Alabama and Oklahoma; 2 each in Indiana, Ohio, and Tennessee; and 1 each in South Dakota, Georgia, South Carolina, and Arizona.
Of persons executed in 2007:
-- 28 were white
-- 14 were black
All 42 inmates executed in 2007 were men.
Lethal injection was used in 41 executions in 2007; 1 execution was by electrocution.
Thirty-seven states and the federal government had capital statutes at yearend 2007.
Prisoners under sentence of death
The number of prisoners under sentence of death decreased for the seventh consecutive year in 2007.
Prisoners on death row, 1953-2007
At yearend 2007, 35 states and the federal prison system held 3,220 prisoners under sentence of death, 13 fewer than at yearend 2006.
Since the death penalty was reinstated by the Supreme Court in 1976, white inmates have made up more than half of the number under sentence of death.
Prisoners on death row by race, 1968-2007
Of persons under sentence of death in 2007:
-- 1,804 were white
-- 1,345 were black
-- 26 were American Indian
-- 35 were Asian
-- 10 were of unknown race.
Fifty-six women were under a sentence of death at yearend 2007.
The 362 Hispanic inmates under sentence of death at yearend 2007 accounted for 13% of inmates with a known ethnicity.
Among inmates under sentence of death and with available criminal histories at yearend 2007:
-- nearly 2 in 3 had a prior felony conviction
-- 1 in 12 had a prior homicide conviction.
Among persons for whom arrest information was available, the average age at time of arrest was 29; nearly 1 in 9 inmates were age 19 or younger at the time of arrest.
At yearend 2007, the youngest inmate under sentence of death was 19; the oldest was 92.
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BJS Publications
This list is in order of the most recent publication first. Additional titles are listed on other topical pages and a comprehensive list is contained on the BJS publications page. To see a full abstract of a publication with links to electronic versions of the publication, click on the title below.
Capital Punishment, Presents characteristics of persons under sentence of death at yearend and of persons executed. This annual BJS report summarizes the movement of prisoners into and out of death sentence status during the year.
In electronic format only:
Capital Punishment - Statistical Tables.
2007, 12/08. NCJ 224528
2006, 12/07. NCJ 220219
In printed and electronic formats:
Capital Punishment, 2005, 12/06. NCJ 215083
Capital Punishment, 2004, 11/05. NCJ 211349
Capital Punishment, 2003, 11/04. NCJ 206627
Capital Punishment, 2002, 11/03. NCJ 201848
Capital Punishment, 2001, 12/02. NCJ 197020
Capital Punishment, 2000, 12/01. NCJ 190598
Capital Punishment, 1999, 12/00. NCJ 184795
Capital Punishment, 1998, 12/99. NCJ 179012
Capital Punishment, 1997, 12/98. NCJ 172881
Capital Punishment, 1996, 12/97. NCJ 167031
Capital Punishment, 1995, 12/96. NCJ 162043
Capital Punishment, 1994, 02/96. NCJ 158023
Capital Punishment, 1993, 12/94. NCJ 150042
American Indians and Crime: A BJS Statistical Profile, 1992-2002, 12/04. Reports the rates and characteristics of violent crimes experienced by American Indians and summarizes data on American Indians in the criminal justice system. NCJ 203097
Correctional Populations in the United States, Presents data on the number of persons in the United States who were under some form of correctional supervision.
In electronic formats only:
Correctional Populations in the United States, 1998 - Statistical tables, 09/02. NCJ 192929
In print and electronic formats:
Correctional Populations in the United States, 1997, 11/00. Includes the Survey of State and Federal inmates.
Full report NCJ 177613
Executive Summary NCJ 177614
Correctional Populations in the United States, 1996, 4/99. Includes the survey of Inmates in local jails.
Full report NCJ 170013
Executive Summary NCJ 171684
Correctional Populations in the United States, 1995, 5/97. Summarizes the 1995 Census of State and Federal Adult Correction Facilities.
Full report NCJ 163916
Executive Summary NCJ 163917
Correctional Populations in the United States, 1994, 7/96. Includes data on military corrections.
Full report NCJ 160091
Executive Summary NCJ 161559
Correctional Populations in the United States, 1993, 10/95. Includes state-by-state data about local jails.
Full report NCJ 156241
Executive Summary NCJ 156675
Previous editions (non-electronic)
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Selected statistics
Executions, 1930-2007
Prisoners under sentence of death, 1953-2006
Prisoners under sentence of death by race, 1968-2006
Prisoners executed under civil authority in the United States, by year, federal, state-by-state, and region, 1977-2007 Spreadsheet (22K)
Correctional Populations in the United States - Statistical tables
in spreadsheet and portable document format files. 1998 data are currently available, 9/02
BJS home page Top of this page
Bureau of Justice Statistics
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/
Send comments to askbjs@usdoj.gov
OJP Freedom of Information Act page
Legal Policies and Disclaimers
Page last revised on December 4, 2008
BJS home page
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Corrections Statistics -
> Capital punishment
· Jails
· Prisons
· Probation & parole
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Corrections facts at a glance
Capital Punishment Statistics
Summary findings BJS publications Selected statistics
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Summary findings
Executions
In 2007, 42 inmates were executed, 11 fewer than in 2006.
Executions, 1930-2007
In 2007, 42 persons in 10 states were executed -- 26 in Texas; 3 each in Alabama and Oklahoma; 2 each in Indiana, Ohio, and Tennessee; and 1 each in South Dakota, Georgia, South Carolina, and Arizona.
Of persons executed in 2007:
-- 28 were white
-- 14 were black
All 42 inmates executed in 2007 were men.
Lethal injection was used in 41 executions in 2007; 1 execution was by electrocution.
Thirty-seven states and the federal government had capital statutes at yearend 2007.
Prisoners under sentence of death
The number of prisoners under sentence of death decreased for the seventh consecutive year in 2007.
Prisoners on death row, 1953-2007
At yearend 2007, 35 states and the federal prison system held 3,220 prisoners under sentence of death, 13 fewer than at yearend 2006.
Since the death penalty was reinstated by the Supreme Court in 1976, white inmates have made up more than half of the number under sentence of death.
Prisoners on death row by race, 1968-2007
Of persons under sentence of death in 2007:
-- 1,804 were white
-- 1,345 were black
-- 26 were American Indian
-- 35 were Asian
-- 10 were of unknown race.
Fifty-six women were under a sentence of death at yearend 2007.
The 362 Hispanic inmates under sentence of death at yearend 2007 accounted for 13% of inmates with a known ethnicity.
Among inmates under sentence of death and with available criminal histories at yearend 2007:
-- nearly 2 in 3 had a prior felony conviction
-- 1 in 12 had a prior homicide conviction.
Among persons for whom arrest information was available, the average age at time of arrest was 29; nearly 1 in 9 inmates were age 19 or younger at the time of arrest.
At yearend 2007, the youngest inmate under sentence of death was 19; the oldest was 92.
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BJS Publications
This list is in order of the most recent publication first. Additional titles are listed on other topical pages and a comprehensive list is contained on the BJS publications page. To see a full abstract of a publication with links to electronic versions of the publication, click on the title below.
Capital Punishment, Presents characteristics of persons under sentence of death at yearend and of persons executed. This annual BJS report summarizes the movement of prisoners into and out of death sentence status during the year.
In electronic format only:
Capital Punishment - Statistical Tables.
2007, 12/08. NCJ 224528
2006, 12/07. NCJ 220219
In printed and electronic formats:
Capital Punishment, 2005, 12/06. NCJ 215083
Capital Punishment, 2004, 11/05. NCJ 211349
Capital Punishment, 2003, 11/04. NCJ 206627
Capital Punishment, 2002, 11/03. NCJ 201848
Capital Punishment, 2001, 12/02. NCJ 197020
Capital Punishment, 2000, 12/01. NCJ 190598
Capital Punishment, 1999, 12/00. NCJ 184795
Capital Punishment, 1998, 12/99. NCJ 179012
Capital Punishment, 1997, 12/98. NCJ 172881
Capital Punishment, 1996, 12/97. NCJ 167031
Capital Punishment, 1995, 12/96. NCJ 162043
Capital Punishment, 1994, 02/96. NCJ 158023
Capital Punishment, 1993, 12/94. NCJ 150042
American Indians and Crime: A BJS Statistical Profile, 1992-2002, 12/04. Reports the rates and characteristics of violent crimes experienced by American Indians and summarizes data on American Indians in the criminal justice system. NCJ 203097
Correctional Populations in the United States, Presents data on the number of persons in the United States who were under some form of correctional supervision.
In electronic formats only:
Correctional Populations in the United States, 1998 - Statistical tables, 09/02. NCJ 192929
In print and electronic formats:
Correctional Populations in the United States, 1997, 11/00. Includes the Survey of State and Federal inmates.
Full report NCJ 177613
Executive Summary NCJ 177614
Correctional Populations in the United States, 1996, 4/99. Includes the survey of Inmates in local jails.
Full report NCJ 170013
Executive Summary NCJ 171684
Correctional Populations in the United States, 1995, 5/97. Summarizes the 1995 Census of State and Federal Adult Correction Facilities.
Full report NCJ 163916
Executive Summary NCJ 163917
Correctional Populations in the United States, 1994, 7/96. Includes data on military corrections.
Full report NCJ 160091
Executive Summary NCJ 161559
Correctional Populations in the United States, 1993, 10/95. Includes state-by-state data about local jails.
Full report NCJ 156241
Executive Summary NCJ 156675
Previous editions (non-electronic)
To the top
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Selected statistics
Executions, 1930-2007
Prisoners under sentence of death, 1953-2006
Prisoners under sentence of death by race, 1968-2006
Prisoners executed under civil authority in the United States, by year, federal, state-by-state, and region, 1977-2007 Spreadsheet (22K)
Correctional Populations in the United States - Statistical tables
in spreadsheet and portable document format files. 1998 data are currently available, 9/02
BJS home page Top of this page
Bureau of Justice Statistics
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/
Send comments to askbjs@usdoj.gov
OJP Freedom of Information Act page
Legal Policies and Disclaimers
Page last revised on December 4, 2008
Corrections Statistics Capital punishment
· Jails
· Prisons
· Probation & parole
Corrections facts at a glance
Capital Punishment Statistics
Summary findings BJS publications Selected statistics
Summary findings
Executions
In 2007, 42 inmates were executed, 11 fewer than in 2006.
Executions, 1930-2007
In 2007, 42 persons in 10 states were executed -- 26 in Texas; 3 each in Alabama and Oklahoma; 2 each in Indiana, Ohio, and Tennessee; and 1 each in South Dakota, Georgia, South Carolina, and Arizona.
Of persons executed in 2007:
-- 28 were white
-- 14 were black
All 42 inmates executed in 2007 were men.
Lethal injection was used in 41 executions in 2007; 1 execution was by electrocution.
Thirty-seven states and the federal government had capital statutes at yearend 2007.
Prisoners under sentence of death
The number of prisoners under sentence of death decreased for the seventh consecutive year in 2007.
Prisoners on death row, 1953-2007
At yearend 2007, 35 states and the federal prison system held 3,220 prisoners under sentence of death, 13 fewer than at yearend 2006.
Since the death penalty was reinstated by the Supreme Court in 1976, white inmates have made up more than half of the number under sentence of death.
Prisoners on death row by race, 1968-2007
Of persons under sentence of death in 2007:
-- 1,804 were white
-- 1,345 were black
-- 26 were American Indian
-- 35 were Asian
-- 10 were of unknown race.
Fifty-six women were under a sentence of death at yearend 2007.
The 362 Hispanic inmates under sentence of death at yearend 2007 accounted for 13% of inmates with a known ethnicity.
Among inmates under sentence of death and with available criminal histories at yearend 2007:
-- nearly 2 in 3 had a prior felony conviction
-- 1 in 12 had a prior homicide conviction.
Among persons for whom arrest information was available, the average age at time of arrest was 29; nearly 1 in 9 inmates were age 19 or younger at the time of arrest.
At yearend 2007, the youngest inmate under sentence of death was 19; the oldest was 92.
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BJS Publications
This list is in order of the most recent publication first. Additional titles are listed on other topical pages and a comprehensive list is contained on the BJS publications page. To see a full abstract of a publication with links to electronic versions of the publication, click on the title below.
Capital Punishment, Presents characteristics of persons under sentence of death at yearend and of persons executed. This annual BJS report summarizes the movement of prisoners into and out of death sentence status during the year.
In electronic format only:
Capital Punishment - Statistical Tables.
2007, 12/08. NCJ 224528
2006, 12/07. NCJ 220219
In printed and electronic formats:
Capital Punishment, 2005, 12/06. NCJ 215083
Capital Punishment, 2004, 11/05. NCJ 211349
Capital Punishment, 2003, 11/04. NCJ 206627
Capital Punishment, 2002, 11/03. NCJ 201848
Capital Punishment, 2001, 12/02. NCJ 197020
Capital Punishment, 2000, 12/01. NCJ 190598
Capital Punishment, 1999, 12/00. NCJ 184795
Capital Punishment, 1998, 12/99. NCJ 179012
Capital Punishment, 1997, 12/98. NCJ 172881
Capital Punishment, 1996, 12/97. NCJ 167031
Capital Punishment, 1995, 12/96. NCJ 162043
Capital Punishment, 1994, 02/96. NCJ 158023
Capital Punishment, 1993, 12/94. NCJ 150042
American Indians and Crime: A BJS Statistical Profile, 1992-2002, 12/04. Reports the rates and characteristics of violent crimes experienced by American Indians and summarizes data on American Indians in the criminal justice system. NCJ 203097
Correctional Populations in the United States, Presents data on the number of persons in the United States who were under some form of correctional supervision.
In electronic formats only:
Correctional Populations in the United States, 1998 - Statistical tables, 09/02. NCJ 192929
In print and electronic formats:
Correctional Populations in the United States, 1997, 11/00. Includes the Survey of State and Federal inmates.
Full report NCJ 177613
Executive Summary NCJ 177614
Correctional Populations in the United States, 1996, 4/99. Includes the survey of Inmates in local jails.
Full report NCJ 170013
Executive Summary NCJ 171684
Correctional Populations in the United States, 1995, 5/97. Summarizes the 1995 Census of State and Federal Adult Correction Facilities.
Full report NCJ 163916
Executive Summary NCJ 163917
Correctional Populations in the United States, 1994, 7/96. Includes data on military corrections.
Full report NCJ 160091
Executive Summary NCJ 161559
Correctional Populations in the United States, 1993, 10/95. Includes state-by-state data about local jails.
Full report NCJ 156241
Executive Summary NCJ 156675
Previous editions (non-electronic)
To the top
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Selected statistics
Executions, 1930-2007
Prisoners under sentence of death, 1953-2006
Prisoners under sentence of death by race, 1968-2006
Prisoners executed under civil authority in the United States, by year, federal, state-by-state, and region, 1977-2007 Spreadsheet (22K)
Correctional Populations in the United States - Statistical tables
in spreadsheet and portable document format files. 1998 data are currently available, 9/02
BJS home page Top of this page
Bureau of Justice Statistics
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/
Send comments to askbjs@usdoj.gov
OJP Freedom of Information Act page
Legal Policies and Disclaimers
Page last revised on December 4, 2008
BJS home page
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Corrections Statistics -
> Capital punishment
· Jails
· Prisons
· Probation & parole
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Corrections facts at a glance
Capital Punishment Statistics
Summary findings BJS publications Selected statistics
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Summary findings
Executions
In 2007, 42 inmates were executed, 11 fewer than in 2006.
Executions, 1930-2007
In 2007, 42 persons in 10 states were executed -- 26 in Texas; 3 each in Alabama and Oklahoma; 2 each in Indiana, Ohio, and Tennessee; and 1 each in South Dakota, Georgia, South Carolina, and Arizona.
Of persons executed in 2007:
-- 28 were white
-- 14 were black
All 42 inmates executed in 2007 were men.
Lethal injection was used in 41 executions in 2007; 1 execution was by electrocution.
Thirty-seven states and the federal government had capital statutes at yearend 2007.
Prisoners under sentence of death
The number of prisoners under sentence of death decreased for the seventh consecutive year in 2007.
Prisoners on death row, 1953-2007
At yearend 2007, 35 states and the federal prison system held 3,220 prisoners under sentence of death, 13 fewer than at yearend 2006.
Since the death penalty was reinstated by the Supreme Court in 1976, white inmates have made up more than half of the number under sentence of death.
Prisoners on death row by race, 1968-2007
Of persons under sentence of death in 2007:
-- 1,804 were white
-- 1,345 were black
-- 26 were American Indian
-- 35 were Asian
-- 10 were of unknown race.
Fifty-six women were under a sentence of death at yearend 2007.
The 362 Hispanic inmates under sentence of death at yearend 2007 accounted for 13% of inmates with a known ethnicity.
Among inmates under sentence of death and with available criminal histories at yearend 2007:
-- nearly 2 in 3 had a prior felony conviction
-- 1 in 12 had a prior homicide conviction.
Among persons for whom arrest information was available, the average age at time of arrest was 29; nearly 1 in 9 inmates were age 19 or younger at the time of arrest.
At yearend 2007, the youngest inmate under sentence of death was 19; the oldest was 92.
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BJS Publications
This list is in order of the most recent publication first. Additional titles are listed on other topical pages and a comprehensive list is contained on the BJS publications page. To see a full abstract of a publication with links to electronic versions of the publication, click on the title below.
Capital Punishment, Presents characteristics of persons under sentence of death at yearend and of persons executed. This annual BJS report summarizes the movement of prisoners into and out of death sentence status during the year.
In electronic format only:
Capital Punishment - Statistical Tables.
2007, 12/08. NCJ 224528
2006, 12/07. NCJ 220219
In printed and electronic formats:
Capital Punishment, 2005, 12/06. NCJ 215083
Capital Punishment, 2004, 11/05. NCJ 211349
Capital Punishment, 2003, 11/04. NCJ 206627
Capital Punishment, 2002, 11/03. NCJ 201848
Capital Punishment, 2001, 12/02. NCJ 197020
Capital Punishment, 2000, 12/01. NCJ 190598
Capital Punishment, 1999, 12/00. NCJ 184795
Capital Punishment, 1998, 12/99. NCJ 179012
Capital Punishment, 1997, 12/98. NCJ 172881
Capital Punishment, 1996, 12/97. NCJ 167031
Capital Punishment, 1995, 12/96. NCJ 162043
Capital Punishment, 1994, 02/96. NCJ 158023
Capital Punishment, 1993, 12/94. NCJ 150042
American Indians and Crime: A BJS Statistical Profile, 1992-2002, 12/04. Reports the rates and characteristics of violent crimes experienced by American Indians and summarizes data on American Indians in the criminal justice system. NCJ 203097
Correctional Populations in the United States, Presents data on the number of persons in the United States who were under some form of correctional supervision.
In electronic formats only:
Correctional Populations in the United States, 1998 - Statistical tables, 09/02. NCJ 192929
In print and electronic formats:
Correctional Populations in the United States, 1997, 11/00. Includes the Survey of State and Federal inmates.
Full report NCJ 177613
Executive Summary NCJ 177614
Correctional Populations in the United States, 1996, 4/99. Includes the survey of Inmates in local jails.
Full report NCJ 170013
Executive Summary NCJ 171684
Correctional Populations in the United States, 1995, 5/97. Summarizes the 1995 Census of State and Federal Adult Correction Facilities.
Full report NCJ 163916
Executive Summary NCJ 163917
Correctional Populations in the United States, 1994, 7/96. Includes data on military corrections.
Full report NCJ 160091
Executive Summary NCJ 161559
Correctional Populations in the United States, 1993, 10/95. Includes state-by-state data about local jails.
Full report NCJ 156241
Executive Summary NCJ 156675
Previous editions (non-electronic)
To the top
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Selected statistics
Executions, 1930-2007
Prisoners under sentence of death, 1953-2006
Prisoners under sentence of death by race, 1968-2006
Prisoners executed under civil authority in the United States, by year, federal, state-by-state, and region, 1977-2007 Spreadsheet (22K)
Correctional Populations in the United States - Statistical tables
in spreadsheet and portable document format files. 1998 data are currently available, 9/02
BJS home page Top of this page
Bureau of Justice Statistics
s/
Send comments to askbjs@usdoj.gov
OJP Freedom of Information Act page
Legal Policies and Disclaimers
Page last revised on December 4, 2008
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