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Crime Statistics > Capital Punishment > Total executions 1977-2006 (most recent) by state

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	Texas	36%
	Virginia	9.3%
	Oklahoma	7.9%
	Missouri	6.3%
	Florida	6.1%
	North Carolina	4.1%
	Georgia	3.7%
	South Carolina	3.4%
	Alabama	3.3%
	Arkansas	2.6%
	Louisiana	2.6%
	Ohio	2.3%
	Arizona	2.1%
	Indiana	1.6%
	Delaware	1.3%
	California	1.2%
	Illinois	1.1%
	Nevada	1.1%
	Mississippi	0.8%
	Utah	0.6%

Rank	States	Amount
# 1	Texas:	379
# 2	Virginia:	98
# 3	Oklahoma:	83
# 4	Missouri:	66
# 5	Florida:	64
# 6	North Carolina:	43
# 7	Georgia:	39
# 8	South Carolina:	36
# 9	Alabama:	35
= 10	Arkansas:	27
= 10	Louisiana:	27
# 12	Ohio:	24
# 13	Arizona:	22
# 14	Indiana:	17
# 15	Delaware:	14
# 16	California:	13
= 17	Illinois:	12
= 17	Nevada:	12
# 19	Mississippi:	8
# 20	Utah:	6
# 21	Maryland:	5
# 22	Washington:	4
= 23	Nebraska:	3
= 23	Pennsylvania:	3
= 23	Montana:	3
= 26	Tennessee:	2
= 26	Kentucky:	2
= 26	Oregon:	2
= 29	Idaho:	1
= 29	Colorado:	1
= 29	Connecticut:	1
= 29	New Mexico:	1
= 29	Wyoming:	1
= 34	New York:	0
= 34	District of Columbia:	0
= 34	Iowa:	0
= 34	Vermont:	0
= 34	Kansas:	0
= 34	New Jersey:	0
= 34	Massachusetts:	0
= 34	South Dakota:	0
= 34	New Hampshire:	0
= 34	West Virginia:	0
	Total:	1,054
	Weighted average:	24.5

DEFINITION: Total number of prisoners executed by state from 1977 to 2006. NOTE: During this period of time, the Federal System executed 3 people by lethal injection.

SOURCE: Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2006 via StateMaster

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