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The Times reports that ten of the twelve states without the death penalty have homicide rates below the national average, whereas half of the states with the death penalty have homicide rates above. During the last 20 years, the homicide rate in states with the death penalty has been 48% - 101% higher than in states without the death penalty.
Average Murder Rate among States with Death Penalty and States Without Death Penalty. For 2020, the average Murder Rate of Death Penalty states was 7.3, while the average Murder Rate of States without the Death Penalty was 4.7.
At yearend 2020, about 56% of prisoners under sentence of death were white and 41% were black. Among prisoners under sentence of death at yearend 2020 with a known ethnicity, 15% were Hispanic. Prisoners under sentence of death on December 31, 2020 had been on death row for an average of 19.4 years.
24 maj 2022 · At least 819 new death sentences were handed down in 16 countries, a rise of 58% compared to 2020 (517), largely linked to increases in Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Pakistan and Viet Nam. After a hiatus of 24 months, Japan hanged three people.
17 lis 2023 · This report presents statistics on prisoners who were under sentence of death in 2021, a summary of state and federal death penalty laws in 2021, and historical trends in executions.
9 paź 2019 · Murder Rates in Death Penalty and Non-Death Penalty States by Death Penalty Information Center
16 gru 2022 · Key Findings. Eighth consecutive year with fewer than 30 executions and 50 new death sentences. Botched executions and protocol errors lead to halts in Alabama and Tennessee. Executions heavily concentrated in few jurisdictions – more than half in Oklahoma and Texas.
