EXECUTION DATA, THE LAST 83 YEARS
EXECUTIONS BY CRIME AND RACE 1909 TO 1991
CRIME # % BLACK WHITE HISPANIC NAT. AMER. ASIAN ? Or OTHER
? 17 0.26% 11 2   1   3
ATTEMPTED MURDER 6 0.09% 2 4        
ATTEMPTED RAPE 41 0.63% 39 1       1
BURG-ATT RAPE 9 0.14% 9          
CONSP TO MURDER 34 0.52% 3 31        
CRIMINAL ASSAULT 1 0.02% 1          
HOUSEBRKNG-BURGL 10 0.15% 10          
KIDNAPPING 6 0.09%   6        
MURDER 3687 56.21% 1710 1661 107 19 82 108
MURDER-ARSON 2 0.03% 1 1        
MURDER-BURGLARY 94 1.43% 54 34 4 1 1  
MURDER-KIDNAP 27 0.41% 2 24     1  
MURDER-RAPE 293 4.47% 121 149 14 4   5
MURDER-RAPE-ROB 47 0.72% 33 14        
MURDER-ROBBERY 1607 24.50% 707 837 29 4 6 24
MURDR-ROB-KIDNAP 5 0.08%   4   1    
PRISN BRK-KIDNAP 2 0.03%   2        
RAPE 588 8.96% 520 58 2 3   5
RAPE-ROBBERY 36 0.55% 28 6 2      
RIOTING 2 0.03%   2        
ROBBERY 37 0.56% 32 5        
SPYING-ESPIONAGE 8 0.12%   8        
TOTALS 6559 100.00% 3283 2849 158 33 90 146
%'s 100.0%   50.1% 43.4% 2.4% 0.5% 1.4% 2.2%
FEMALES 38 0.6%
MALES 6520 99.4%
UNKNOWN 1 0.0%
TOTAL 6559 100.0%
HANGING 1674 25.52%
SHOT 30 0.46%
ELECTROCUTION 4212 64.22%
ASPHYXIATION-GAS 587 8.95%
INJECTION 55 0.84%
HUNG IN CHAINS 1 0.02%
TOTAL 6559 100.00%