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Updated December 10, 1999

NUMBER OF EXECUTIONS BY STATE SINCE 1976

STATE Total 1998 1999 STATE Total 1998 1999
Texas 197 20 33 Nevada 8 1 1
Virginia 73 13 14 California 7 1 2
Florida 44 4 1 Indiana 7 1 1
Missouri 41 3 9 Utah 6 1
Louisiana 25 1 Mississippi 4
Georgia 23 1 Nebraska 3
S. Carolina 24 7 4 Washington 3 1
Arkansas 21 1 4 Maryland 3 1
Alabama 19 1 2 Pennsylvania 3 1
Arizona 19 4 7 Oregon 2
Oklahoma 19 4 6 Montana 2 1
Illinois 12 1 1 Wyoming 1
N. Carolina 15 3 4 Idaho 1
Delaware 10 2 Kentucky 2 1
Colorado 1
Ohio 1 1

- 1998executions in italics
- 1999 executions in bold
 
 

    Executions By Region To Date:

    South 479

    West 50

    Midwest 64

    Northeast 3

    Texas and Virginia, alone 270


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