The
United States has the 7th highest execution rate in the entire
world, behind China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Pakistan, and
Egypt. Since 1976, 1,500 people have been executed in the United
States.
Texas, US has executed
the most prisoners. In 2018, the 13 men that the state executed
was over half of the total executions in the entire country
(25). Last year, Texas had almost double the amount of
executions compared to the previous two years, as 7 men were
executed in both 2016 and 2017.
Twenty Two juveniles
were executed between 1976 and 2005 for crimes that they
committed while they were underage. In 2005, the Supreme Court
ruled that it was unconstitutional to execute juvenile
offenders.
As of April 1, 2019,
there were 54 women living on death row. Since the death penalty
was reinstated during 1976, a total of 16 women have been
executed.
Incidentally,
Bathsheba Spooner became the first woman to be executed in the
United States on July 2, 1778.