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Number of persons executed in the United States, 1930-2007
Year |
Executions |
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1930 |
155 |
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1931 |
153 |
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1932 |
140 |
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1933 |
160 |
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1934 |
168 |
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1935 |
199 |
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1936 |
195 |
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1937 |
147 |
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1938 |
190 |
|
1939 |
160 |
|
1940 |
124 |
|
1941 |
123 |
|
1942 |
147 |
|
1943 |
131 |
|
1944 |
120 |
|
1945 |
117 |
|
1946 |
131 |
|
1947 |
153 |
|
1948 |
119 |
|
1949 |
119 |
|
1950 |
82 |
|
1951 |
105 |
|
1952 |
83 |
|
1953 |
62 |
|
1954 |
81 |
|
1955 |
76 |
|
1956 |
65 |
|
1957 |
65 |
|
1958 |
49 |
|
1959 |
49 |
|
1960 |
56 |
|
1961 |
42 |
|
1962 |
47 |
|
1963 |
21 |
|
1964 |
15 |
|
1965 |
7 |
|
1966 |
1 |
|
1967 |
2 |
|
1968 |
0 |
|
1969 |
0 |
|
1970 |
0 |
|
1971 |
0 |
|
1972 |
0 |
|
1973 |
0 |
|
1974 |
0 |
|
1975 |
0 |
|
1976 |
0 |
|
1977 |
1 |
|
1978 |
0 |
|
1979 |
2 |
|
1980 |
0 |
|
1981 |
1 |
|
1982 |
2 |
|
1983 |
5 |
|
1984 |
21 |
|
1985 |
18 |
|
1986 |
18 |
|
1987 |
25 |
|
1988 |
11 |
|
1989 |
16 |
|
1990 |
23 |
|
1991 |
14 |
|
1992 |
31 |
|
1993 |
38 |
|
1994 |
31 |
|
1995 |
56 |
|
1996 |
45 |
|
1997 |
74 |
|
1998 |
68 |
|
1999 |
98 |
|
2000 |
85 |
|
2001 |
66 |
|
2002 |
71 |
|
2003 |
65 |
|
2004 |
59 |
|
2005 |
60 |
|
2006 |
53 |
|
2007 |
42 |
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Source: Capital Punishment, 2006 - Statistical Tables, December 2007, NCJ
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