William McKinley | Theodore Roosevelt | William H. Taft | Woodrow Wilson | Warren Harding | Calvin Coolidge |
Herbert Hoover | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Harry S. Truman | Dwight
D. Eisenhower | John
F. Kennedy | Lyndon
B. Johnson | Richard
M. Nixon | Gerald
R. Ford | Jimmy
Carter | Ronald
Reagan | George
H.W. Bush | William
J. Clinton | George W. Bush | Barack Obama
Fiscal Year | Petitions Pending |
Petitions Received |
Petitions Granted | Petitions Denied |
Closed Without Presidential Action |
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Pardon | Commutation | Respite | Remission | |||||
1900 | 68 | 677 | 129 | 73 | 4 | 14 | 131 | 332 |
1901 | 45 | 796 | 162 | 50 | 2 | 12 | 117 | 448 |
Fiscal Year | Petitions Pending |
Petitions Received |
Petitions Granted | Petitions Denied |
Closed Without Presidential Action |
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Pardon | Commutation | Respite | Remission | |||||
1902 | 50 | 738 | 92 | 36 | 0 | 6 | 181 | 366 |
1903 | 107 | 543 | 70 | 57 | 0 | 7 | 131 | 316 |
1904 | 69 | 585 | 87 | 62 | 2 | 11 | 122 | 278 |
1905 | 90 | 574 | 109 | 52 | 0 | 4 | 119 | 278 |
1906 | 76 | 627 | 96 | 52 | 1 | 5 | 124 | 363 |
1907 | 81 | 523 | 71 | 30 | 4 | 10 | 116 | 272 |
1908 | 49 | 460 | 53 | 22 | 1 | 8 | 56 | 235 |
1909 | 134 | 463 | 90 | 52 | 1 | 8 | 79 | 220 |
Fiscal Year | Petitions Pending |
Petitions Received |
Petitions Granted | Petitions Denied |
Closed Without Presidential Action |
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Pardon | Commutation | Respite | Remission | |||||
1910 | 147 | 645 | 111 | 119 | 1 | 24 | 139 | 290 |
1911 | 108 | 393 | 82 | 64 | 2 | 14 | 84 | 163 |
1912 | 92 | 412 | 108 | 78 | 2 | 18 | 55 | 173 |
1913 | 70 | 661 | 82 | 100 | 10 | 16 | 75 | 324 |
Fiscal Year | Petitions Pending |
Petitions Received |
Petitions Granted | Petitions Denied |
Closed Without Presidential Action |
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Pardon | Commutation | Respite | Remission | |||||
1914 | 124 | 664 | 104 | 116 | 1 | 28 | 102 | 345 |
1915 | 92 | 662 | 78 | 86 | 12 | 10 | 101 | 309 |
1916 | 158 | 889 | 116 | 107 | 30 | 16 | 109 | 436 |
1917 | 233 | 938 | 182 | 96 | 43 | 7 | 31 | 510 |
1918 | 302 | 934 | 119 | 94 | 29 | 14 | 140 | 640 |
1919 | 200 | 1,115 | 116 | 262 | 19 | 18 | 50 | 576 |
1920 | 274 | 1,028 | 198 | 341 | 57 | 43 | 25 | 440 |
1921 | 198 | 1,224 | 174 | 264 | 35 | 12 | 156 | 578 |
Fiscal Year | Petitions Pending |
Petitions Received |
Petitions Granted | Petitions Denied |
Closed Without Presidential Action |
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Pardon | Commutation | Respite | Remission | |||||
1922 | 208 | 1,144 | 162 | 187 | 28 | 13 | 182 | 536 |
1923 | 244 | 1,317 | 138 | 199 | 20 | 26 | 306 | 758 |
Fiscal Year | Petitions Pending |
Petitions Received |
Petitions Granted | Petitions Denied |
Closed Without Presidential Action |
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Pardon | Commutation | Respite | Remission | |||||
1924 | 114 | 1,515 | 105 | 120 | 11 | 11 | 264 | 897 |
1925 | 221 | 1,568 | 182 | 96 | 0 | 11 | 266 | 1,017 |
1926 | 227 | 1,209 | 127 | 96 | 2 | 19 | 241 | 755 |
1927 | 196 | 949 | 89 | 110 | 2 | 20 | 161 | 633 |
1928 | 130 | 1,261 | 110 | 172 | 4 | 36 | 119 | 706 |
1929 | 244 | 1,544 | 160 | 179 | 0 | 29 | 148 | 1,082 |
Fiscal Year | Petitions Pending |
Petitions Received |
Petitions Granted | Petitions Denied |
Closed Without Presidential Action |
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Pardon | Commutation | Respite | Remission | |||||
1930 | 190 | 1,141 | 121 | 85 | 1 | 14 | 129 | 783 |
1931 | 198 | 1,195 | 163 | 114 | 0 | 31 | 113 | 785 |
1932 | 187 | 1,203 | 189 | 137 | 0 | 39 | 115 | 699 |
1933 | 211 | 1,235 | 199 | 69 | 0 | 36 | 60 | 686 |
Fiscal Year | Petitions Pending |
Petitions Received |
Petitions Granted | Petitions Denied |
Closed Without Presidential Action |
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Pardon | Commutation | Respite | Remission | |||||
1934 | 397 | 1,061 | 114 | 53 | 2 | 35 | 192 | 662 |
1935 | 400 | 1,407 | 211 | 36 | 3 | 61 | 184 | 757 |
1936 | 555 | 944 | 154 | 183 | 4 | 49 | 325 | 455 |
1937 | 329 | 1,080 | 192 | 37 | 3 | 59 | 137 | 653 |
1938 | 328 | 1,287 | 219 | 28 | 0 | 92 | 160 | 797 |
1939 | 319 | 1,215 | 172 | 32 | 0 | 40 | 139 | 729 |
1940 | 422 | 1,293 | 242 | 31 | 0 | 40 | 104 | 791 |
1941 | 510 | 1,367 | 178 | 15 | 0 | 18 | 74 | 910 |
1942 | 682 | 1,272 | 305 | 21 | 0 | 51 | 55 | 599 |
1943 | 923 | 1,019 | 332 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 55 | 748 |
1944 | 780 | 781 | 424 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 60 | 586 |
1945 | 471 | 815 | 276 | 25 | 0 | 12 | 29 | 506 |
Fiscal Year | Petitions Pending |
Petitions Received |
Petitions Granted | Petitions
Denied or Closed Without Presidential Action |
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Pardon | Commutation | Remission | ||||
1945 (2.5 mos) | 479 | 201 | 98 | 9 | 2 | 133 |
1946 | 438 | 977 | 279 | 28 | 3 | 570 |
1947 | 535 | 779 | 308 | 13 | 2 | 483 |
1948 | 508 | 657 | 178 | 15 | 0 | 411 |
1949 | 561 | 638 | 178 | 17 | 1 | 313 |
1950 | 690 | 504 | 400 | 14 | 3 | 338 |
1951 | 439 | 467 | 189 | 10 | 1 | 228 |
1952 | 478 | 477 | 192 | 6 | 0 | 214 |
1953 (6.5 mos) | 543 | 330 | 91 | 6 | 1 | 197 |
Total (93 mos.) | 5,030 | 1,913 | 118 | 13 | 2,887 |
Fiscal Year | Petitions Pending |
Petitions Received |
Petitions Granted | Petitions
Denied or Closed Without Presidential Action |
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Pardon | Commutation | Remission | ||||
1953 (5.5 mos.) | 578 | 269 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 159 |
1954 | 681 | 461 | 55 | 7 | 0 | 348 |
1955 | 732 | 662 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 684 |
1956 | 647 | 585 | 192 | 9 | 0 | 568 |
1957 | 463 | 585 | 232 | 4 | 0 | 443 |
1958 | 369 | 406 | 98 | 6 | 0 | 302 |
1959 | 369 | 434 | 117 | 2 | 0 | 286 |
1960 | 398 | 437 | 149 | 5 | 0 | 244 |
1961 (6.5 mos.) | 437 | 261 | 202 | 9 | 0 | 145 |
Total (96 mos.) | 4,100 | 1,110 | 47 | 0 | 3,179 |
Fiscal Year | Petitions Pending |
Petitions Received |
Petitions Granted | Petitions
Denied or Closed Without Presidential Action |
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Pardon | Commutation | Remission | ||||
1961 (5.5 mos.) | 342 | 220 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 121 |
1962 | 408 | 595 | 166 | 16 | 0 | 315 |
1963 | 506 | 592 | 133 | 43 | 2 | 233 |
1964 (4.5 mos.) | 687 | 342 | 149 | 32 | 1 | 162 |
Total (34 mos.) | 1,749 | 472 | 100 | 3 | 831 |
Fiscal Year | Petitions Pending |
Petitions Received |
Petitions Granted |
Petitions Denied or Closed Without Presidential Action |
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P | C | P | C | P | C | R | P | C | |
1964 (7.5 mos.) | 685 | 579 | 166 | 40 | 0 | 275 | |||
1965 | 783 | 1,008 | 195 | 80 | 0 | 569 | |||
1966 | 947 | 865 | 364 | 80 | 1 | 726 | |||
1967 | 532 | 109 | 419 | 444 | 222 | 23 | 0 | 147 | 373 |
1968 | 582 | 157 | 409 | 340 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 106 | 309 |
1969 (6.5 mos.) | 872 | 185 | 278 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 196 |
Total (62 mos.) | 4,537 | 960 | 226 | 1 | 2,830 |
Fiscal Year | Petitions Pending |
Petitions Received |
Petitions Granted |
Petitions Denied or Closed Without Presidential Action |
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P | C | P | C | P | C | R | P | C | |
1969 (5.5 mos.) | 1,021 | 184 | 136 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 57 |
1970 | 1,034 | 242 | 337 | 122 | 82 | 14 | 0 | 432 | 266 |
1971 | 857 | 84 | 266 | 188 | 157 | 16 | 0 | 436 | 212 |
1972 | 530 | 44 | 346 | 170 | 235 | 18 | 2 | 252 | 158 |
1973 | 389 | 36 | 323 | 162 | 202 | 4 | 1 | 198 | 143 |
1974 | 312 | 50 | 291 | 135 | 187 | 8 | 0 | 209 | 128 |
1975 (1.5 mos.) | 207 | 49 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total (67 mos.) | 1,699 | 892 | 863 | 60 | 3 | 1,650 | 964 |
Fiscal Year | Petitions Pending |
Petitions Received |
Petitions Granted |
Petitions Denied or Closed Without Presidential Action |
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P | C | P | C | P | C | R | P | C | |
1975 (10.5 mos.) | 207 | 49 | 351 | 259 | 147 | 5 | 4 | 166 | 159 |
1976 (15 mos.) | 245 | 140 | 502 | 240 | 106 | 11 | 0 | 199 | 243 |
1977 (3.5 mos.) | 442 | 126 | 125 | 50 | 129 | 6 | 1 | 70 | 63 |
Total (29 mos.) | 978 | 549 | 382 | 22 | 5 | 435 | 465 |
Fiscal Year | Petitions Pending |
Petitions Received |
Petitions Granted |
Petitions Denied |
Petitions
Closed Without Presidential Action |
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P | C | P | C | P | C | R | P | C | P | C | |
1977 (8.5 mos.) | 368 | 106 | 292 | 271 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 118 | 49 |
1978 | 541 | 327 | 379 | 262 | 162 | 3 | 0 | 307 | 409 | 74 | 46 |
1979 | 377 | 131 | 436 | 274 | 143 | 10 | 0 | 138 | 123 | 55 | 132 |
1980 | 477 | 140 | 355 | 168 | 155 | 8 | 3 | 150 | 106 | 161 | 81 |
1981 (3.5 mos.) | 366 | 108 | 119 | 71 | 74 | 7 | 0 | 42 | 35 | 11 | 18 |
Total (48 mos.) | 1,581 | 1,046 | 534 | 29 | 3 | 638 | 673 | 419 | 326 |
Fiscal Year | Petitions Pending |
Petitions Received |
Petitions Granted |
Petitions Denied |
Petitions
Closed Without Presidential Action |
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P | C | P | C | P | C | R | P | C | P | C | |
1981 (8.5 mos.) | 358 | 119 | 220 | 137 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 87 |
1982 | 510 | 169 | 283 | 179 | 83 | 3 | 0 | 258 | 123 | 81 | 85 |
1983 | 371 | 137 | 298 | 149 | 91 | 2 | 0 | 74 | 33 | 96 | 103 |
1984 | 409 | 147 | 289 | 158 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 99 | 31 | 95 | 101 |
1985 | 467 | 168 | 256 | 151 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 86 | 18 | 66 | 109 |
1986 | 540 | 188 | 222 | 140 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 28 | 65 | 103 |
1987 | 548 | 197 | 227 | 183 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 34 | 52 | 110 |
1988 | 588 | 236 | 236 | 148 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 205 | 43 | 68 | 181 |
1989 (3.5 mos.) | 513 | 160 | 68 | 60 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 8 | 23 | 26 |
Total (96 mos.) | 2,099 | 1,305 | 393 | 13 | 0 | 969 | 318 | 612 | 905 |
Fiscal Year | Petitions Pending |
Petitions Received |
Petitions Granted |
Petitions Denied |
Petitions
Closed Without Presidential Action |
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P | C | P | C | P | C | R | P | C | P | C | |
1989 (8.5 mos.) | 488 | 186 | 115 | 130 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 122 | 22 | 41 | 112 |
1990 | 432 | 184 | 206 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 22 | 59 | 114 |
1991 | 485 | 196 | 172 | 146 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 390 | 198 | 62 | 31 |
1992 | 180 | 109 | 174 | 205 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 76 | 40 | 31 |
1993 (3.5 mos.) | 269 | 207 | 64 | 106 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 111 | 18 | 8 |
Total (48 mos.) | 731 | 735 | 74 | 3 | 0 | 676 | 429 | 220 | 296 |
Fiscal Year | Petitions Pending |
Petitions Received |
Petitions Granted |
Petitions Denied |
Petitions
Closed Without Presidential Action |
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P | C | P | C | P | C | R | P | C | P | C | |
1993 (8.5 mos.) | 260 | 192 | 172 | 526 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 53 |
1994 | 392 | 656 | 228 | 580 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 400 | 74 | 136 |
1995 | 371 | 700 | 209 | 403 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 158 | 258 | 39 | 133 |
1996 | 330 | 709 | 204 | 308 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 139 | 23 | 137 |
1997 | 438 | 736 | 209 | 476 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 325 | 38 | 123 |
1998 | 540 | 764 | 201 | 407 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 126 | 37 | 161 |
1999 | 628 | 884 | 261 | 748 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 126 | 231 | 36 | 208 |
2000 | 693 | 1,179 | 336 | 1,052 | 70 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 790 | 61 | 176 |
2001 (3.5 mos.) | 894 | 1,259 | 181 | 988 | 218 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 12 | 32 |
Total (96 mos.) | 2,001 | 5,488 | 396 | 61 | 2 | 655 | 2,387 | 353 | 1,159 |
Fiscal Year | Petitions Pending |
Petitions Received |
Petitions Granted |
Petitions Denied |
Petitions Closed Without Presidential Action |
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P | C | P | C | P | C | R | P | C | P | C | |
2001 (8.5 mos.) | 923 | 2,063 | 110 | 548 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 277 |
2002 | 988 | 2,332 | 152 | 1,096 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 519 | 1,466 | 53 | 240 |
2003 | 565 | 1,715 | 172 | 851 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 819 | 21 | 159 |
2004 | 659 | 1,588 | 235 | 951 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 108 | 632 | 42 | 178 |
2005 | 733 | 1,728 | 252 | 807 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 411 | 35 | 296 |
2006 | 822 | 1,829 | 254 | 759 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 255 | 779 | 53 | 315 |
2007 | 729 | 1,495 | 334 | 925 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 336 |
2008 | 972 | 2,083 | 555 | 1,770 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 513 | 2,182 | 107 | 360 |
2009 (3.5 mos.) | 864 | 1,309 | 434 | 869 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 194 | 1,208 | 33 | 62 |
Total (96 mos.) | 2,498 | 8,576 | 189 | 11 | 0 | 1,729 | 7,498 | 464 | 2,223 |
Fiscal Year | Petitions Pending |
Petitions Received |
Petitions Granted |
Petitions Denied |
Petitions Closed Without Presidential Action |
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P | C | P | C | P | C | R | P | C | P | C | |
2009 (8.5 mos.) | 1,040 | 903 | 232 | 1,086 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 120 |
2010 | 1,140 | 1,869 | 262 | 1,902 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 340 |
2011 | 1,285 | 3,431 | 331 | 1,585 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 872 | 3,104 | 84 | 389 |
2012 | 643 | 1,523 | 383 | 1,547 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 147 | 689 | 48 | 148 |
Total (44.5 mos.) | 1,208 | 6,120 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1,019 | 3,793 | 381 | 997 |
LEGEND:
The statistics for petitions granted are taken from a count of clemency warrants maintained by the Office of the Pardon Attorney. Cases in which multiple forms of relief were granted are counted in only one category. Cases in which clemency was granted to a person who did not file an application with the Office of the Pardon Attorney are counted as “Petitions Granted” but have not been counted as “Petitions Pending” or “Petitions Received” since at least FY 1990. The figures for commutations exclude one reprieve granted in FY 2000 and one granted in FY 2001. Also excluded from this chart are individual members of a class of persons granted pardons by proclamation, such as President Carter’s proclamation granting clemency to certain Vietnam era offenders, and persons granted clemency after action by President Ford’s Presidential Clemency Board. “Fiscal year” was originally defined as July 1 to June 30, but in 1976 became October 1 to September 30. "Petitions Pending" means pending at the beginning of the fiscal year or, in the case of a change of administration, the number of cases pending at the time of the new President’s inauguration; that number may not correspond with the number computed from case-processing figures reported for the previous year due to the fact that minor subsequent corrections in case closure for a previous fiscal year(s) have been made.