EXECUTION DATA, THE 3RD HUNDRED YEARS
EXECUTIONS BY CRIME AND RACE 1809 TO 1908
CRIME # % BLACK WHITE HISPANIC NAT. AMER. ASIAN ?
? 271 4.28% 225 20 4 4   18
ACCESSORY TO MUR 35 0.55% 4 6   23   2
AID RUNAWAY SLVE 17 0.27% 1 16        
ARSON 57 0.90% 47 9       1
ATTEMPTED MURDER 45 0.71% 44 1        
ATTEMPTED RAPE 38 0.60% 37         1
BURG-ATT RAPE 5 0.08% 5          
CONSP TO MURDER 45 0.71% 5 34   6    
COUNTERFEITING 2 0.03%   2        
DESERTION 31 0.49%   31        
FORGERY 2 0.03%   2        
GUERILLA ACTIVIT 5 0.08%   5        
HORSE STEALING 5 0.08%   5        
HOUSEBRKNG-BURGL 40 0.63% 27 9       4
KIDNAPPING 5 0.08%       5    
MURDER 4184 66.10% 1889 1675 98 191 44 287
MURDER-ARSON 11 0.17% 10 1        
MURDER-BURGLARY 37 0.58% 10 23       4
MURDER-KIDNAP 1 0.02%   1        
MURDER-RAPE 107 1.69% 54 47 2     4
MURDER-RAPE-ROB 12 0.19% 9 2   1    
MURDER-ROBBERY 825 13.03% 264 469 25 25 8 34
OTHER 5 0.08% 2 3        
PIRACY 30 0.47% 3 14 6     7
POISONING 18 0.28% 17 1        
RAPE 291 4.60% 268 12 3 1   7
RAPE-ROBBERY 5 0.08% 5          
RIOTING 2 0.03% 2          
ROBBERY 29 0.46% 15 12       2
SLAVE REVOLT 124 1.96% 123 1        
SPYING-ESPIONAGE 14 0.22%   14        
THEFT-STEALING 8 0.13% 2 3 2 1    
TREASON 12 0.19% 2 8       2
UNSPEC FELONY 12 0.19% 12          
TOTALS 6330 100.00% 3082 2426 140 257 52 373
%'s 100.0%   48.7% 38.3% 2.2% 4.1% 0.8% 5.9%
FEMALES 162 2.6%
MALES 6058 95.7%
UNKNOWN 110 1.7%
TOTAL 6330 100.0%
HANGING 6075 95.97%
SHOT 78 1.23%
ELECTROCUTION 153 2.42%
BURNED 3 0.05%
BLUDGEONED 1 0.02%
OTHER 17 0.27%
? 3 0.05%
TOTAL 6330 100.00%