As of July 1, 2022, seven death row inmates were executed in the United States. During the previous year, there were 11 executions in the country. However, this is a significant decrease from 2000, when 85 death row inmates were executed.
Number of death row prisoners executed in the United States from 2000 to 2022
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LDF. (July 1, 2022). Number of death row prisoners executed in the United States from 2000 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 27, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/629845/number-of-executions-per-year-in-the-us-since-2000/
LDF. "Number of death row prisoners executed in the United States from 2000 to 2022." Chart. July 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/629845/number-of-executions-per-year-in-the-us-since-2000/
LDF. (2022). Number of death row prisoners executed in the United States from 2000 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/629845/number-of-executions-per-year-in-the-us-since-2000/
LDF. "Number of Death Row Prisoners Executed in The United States from 2000 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/629845/number-of-executions-per-year-in-the-us-since-2000/
LDF, Number of death row prisoners executed in the United States from 2000 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/629845/number-of-executions-per-year-in-the-us-since-2000/ (last visited September 27, 2023)
Number of death row prisoners executed in the United States from 2000 to 2022 [Graph], LDF, July 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/629845/number-of-executions-per-year-in-the-us-since-2000/