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This report provides statistics from the Bureau of Justice Statistics? annual data collection on capital punishment. It includes statistics on the number of prisoners executed each year from 1977 through 2017, the number and race of prisoners under sentence of death at year-end 2017 by state, and the average elapsed time from sentence to execution by year from 1977 through 2017.
Selected Highlights:
- At year-end 2017, a total of 32 states and the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) held 2,703 prisoners under sentence of death, which was 94 (3%) less than at year-end 2016.
- In 2017, the number of prisoners held under sentence of death declined for the 17th consecutive year.
- Eighteen states held fewer prisoners under sentence of death at year-end 2017 than at year-end 2016, 3 states and the BOP held more prisoners, and 11 states held the same number.
Findings are based on data from BJS?s National Prisoner Statistics ? Capital Punishment, which collects data on national and state-level year-end counts of persons sentenced to death and executed.?
Capital Punishment, 2017: Selected Findings (NCJ 253060) was compiled and prepared 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 www.bjs.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. Jeffrey H. Anderson is the director.
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