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BJS has released Capital Punishment, 2022 – Statistical Tables. This report presents statistics on prisoners who were under sentence of death in 2022 and historical trends in executions. It describes which jurisdictions carried out an execution in 2022 and includes advance counts of 2023 executions. The report also presents the demographics (including sex, race and ethnicity, age, education, and marital status) and criminal history of persons under sentence of death. A summary of during 2022 and tables showing state and federal capital offenses accompany the report as separate attachments. BJS collects information about capital punishment each year through the National Prisoner Statistics program.
Capital Punishment, 2022 – Statistical Tables (NCJ 309498) 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.
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.
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