Death Penalty in the U.S. 1999-2009

Published by Statista Research Department, Mar 10, 2010
The statistic shows the number of executions, new inmates under death sentences and death row population in 1999, 2008 and 2009. 37 people were executed in the U.S. in 2008.

Number of executions, new inmates under death sentences and death row population in 1999, 2008 and 2009

CharacteristicExecutions*New inmates under death sentnceDeath row population
2009 52 106 3,279
2008 37 111 3,307
1999 98 284 3,625
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March 2010

Region

United States

Survey time period

1999, 2008 and 2009

Supplementary notes

* Executions as of December 17, 2009, no other executions scheduled after. The source for death sentences in 1999 and 2008 is the the Bureau of Justice. The value for 2009 is based on investigations of the Death Penalty Information Center. Death row inmates as of July 1, 2009. The source for death row inmates is the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, "Death Row USA".

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