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U.S. capital punishment - executions per year 1990-2017
Number of prisoners under sentence of death executed per year in the U.S. from 1990 to 2017
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Jul 29, 2019
This statistic shows the number of death row inmates executed in the United States from 1990 2017. In 2017, a total of 23 prisoners were executed, compared to a total of 20 prisoners who were executed in 2016.
Number of prisoners under sentence of death executed per year in the U.S. from 1990 to 2017
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by Statista Research Department,
last edited
Jul 29, 2019
This statistic shows the number of death row inmates executed in the United States from 1990 2017. In 2017, a total of 23 prisoners were executed, compared to a total of 20 prisoners who were executed in 2016.
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