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Executions in the United States


Executions by Year

The executions since the 1976 reinstitution of capital punishment, by year (through September 1998).

1976......0
1977......1
1978......0
1979......2		 1980......0
1981......1
1982......2
1983......5		 1984......21
1985......18
1986......18
1987......25
 1988......11
1989......16
1990......23
1991......14		 1992......31
1993......38
1994......31
1995......56		 1996......56
1997......74
1998......48

       Total......480

Executions by Method

The executions since the 1976 reinstitution of capital punishment, by method (through the end of 1995).

Electrocution........141

Lethal injection.....324

Gas chamber...........10

Firing Squad...........2

Hanging................2

Total................480

Source for Statistics: Death Penalty Information Center

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