Death Penalty in the U.S. 1999-2009
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.
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Number of executions, new inmates under death sentences and death row population in 1999, 2008 and 2009
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DPIC. (March 10, 2010). Number of executions, new inmates under death sentences and death row population in 1999, 2008 and 2009 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/267123/number-of-executions-and-death-row-population-in-the-us-since-1999/
DPIC. "Number of executions, new inmates under death sentences and death row population in 1999, 2008 and 2009." Chart. March 10, 2010. Statista. Accessed November 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267123/number-of-executions-and-death-row-population-in-the-us-since-1999/
DPIC. (2010). Number of executions, new inmates under death sentences and death row population in 1999, 2008 and 2009. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267123/number-of-executions-and-death-row-population-in-the-us-since-1999/
DPIC. "Number of Executions, New Inmates under Death Sentences and Death Row Population in 1999, 2008 and 2009." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Mar 2010, https://www.statista.com/statistics/267123/number-of-executions-and-death-row-population-in-the-us-since-1999/
DPIC, Number of executions, new inmates under death sentences and death row population in 1999, 2008 and 2009 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/267123/number-of-executions-and-death-row-population-in-the-us-since-1999/ (last visited November 04, 2025)
Number of executions, new inmates under death sentences and death row population in 1999, 2008 and 2009 [Graph], DPIC, March 10, 2010. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/267123/number-of-executions-and-death-row-population-in-the-us-since-1999/
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