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NOVEMBER 17, 2023





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New report presents statistics on capital punishment [ [link removed] ]

"Capital Punishment, 2021 ? Statistical Tables" presents statistics on prisoners under sentence of death in 2021, a summary of state and federal death penalty laws in 2021, and historical trends in executions. The report provides data on which jurisdictions carried out an execution in 2021 and which methods of execution were authorized in each jurisdiction. It includes the demographics and criminal histories of persons under sentence of death. The report also provides advance counts of 2022 executions.

*Read the Capital Punishment Report [ [link removed] ]*

"Capital Punishment, 2021 ? Statistical Tables" (NCJ 305534) was written by BJS Statistician Tracy L. Snell. The report, related documents, and additional information about BJS?s statistical publications and programs are available on the BJS website at bjs.ojp.gov [ [link removed] ].

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BJS data collection

*Now available: Capital Punishment in the United States 1973?2021 restricted-use dataset [ [link removed] ]*

BJS announces the release of the Capital Punishment in the United States (NPS-8) 1973?2021 dataset through the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data. The NPS-8 dataset provides annual data on prisoners under a sentence of death, as well as those who had their sentences commuted or vacated and prisoners who were executed. It collects individual-level data annually on??


* sociodemographic characteristics of persons under sentence of death (age, sex, race, ethnicity, marital status, and level of education at the time of the capital offense)
* criminal history (prior felony convictions and prior convictions for criminal homicide and legal status at the time of the capital offense)
* date of death sentence and status of death sentence at yearend
* date and method of removal from under sentence of death.

*Learn More About Accessing the Dataset [ [link removed] ]*

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The Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice is the principal federal agency responsible for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating reliable statistics on crime and criminal justice in the United States. Kevin M. Scott, PhD, is the acting director.

For more information on BJS's publications, data collections, data analysis tools, and funding opportunities,?visit?bjs.ojp.gov [ [link removed] ].






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