Executions by year in the United States since 1976

For four straight years, there have been fewer than 30 people put to death in America.

98

100

80

60

40

25

20

1

0

1980

’85

’90

’95

2000

’05

’10

’15

’19*

98

100

80

60

40

25

20

1

0

1980

’85

’90

’95

2000

’05

’10

’15

’19*

98

100

80

60

40

25

20

1

0

1980

’90

2000

’10

’19*

*Data as of January 2019