Bureau of Justice Statistics,,,
filename: drrace.csv,,,
data source: Capital Punishment 2006 - Statistical Tables,,,
authors: Tracy L. Snell,,,
refer questions to: askbjs@usdoj.gov (202) 307-0765,,,
date of version: 12/12/2007,,,

"Number of prisoners under sentence of death, 1968-2006",,,


,Number of prisoners on death row,,
,White,Black,Other
1968,243,271,3
1969,263,310,2
1970,293,335,3
1971,306,332,4
1972,167,166,1
1973,64,68,2
1974,110,128,6
1975,218,262,8
1976,225,195,0
1977,229,192,2
1978,281,197,4
1979,354,236,3
1980,424,264,4
1981,499,353,8
1982,613,441,12
1983,692,505,12
1984,806,598,16
1985,896,664,15
1986,1013,762,25
1987,1128,813,26
1988,1235,848,34
1989,1308,898,37
1990,1368,940,38
1991,1449,979,37
1992,1511,1031,38
1993,1575,1111,41
1994,1653,1203,49
1995,1732,1284,48
1996,1833,1358,51
1997,1864,1408,56
1998,1917,1489,59
1999,1960,1515,65
2000,1989,1541,71
2001,1968,1538,71
2002,1931,1554,72
2003,1883,1417,78
2004,1856,1390,74
2005,1802,1366,77
2006,1802,1352,74
"Source: Capital Punishment, 2006 -Statistical Tables,  December  2007, NCJ-220219",,,