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Total Number of US Executions, 1608-2002
1st Electric Chair 1888
Retribution?
Abolition Movement
"The bottom line is this: While the death penalty is neither "cruel," when taking into account the cruelty so often inflicted on the victim, nor "unusual," in that it has been around for millennia, there are simply too many practical reasons for states to curtail or abandon their use of the death penalty. Our criminal justice system -- and those caught up in it, including the families of victims -- would be the biggest beneficiaries should we choose to end capital punishment in the United States." -Philip Holloway, CNN Legal Analyst
Executions by Method, 1900-1999
Executions by Crime, 1608-2002
1. Murder1 - 12,111 (81.8%) 16. Witchcraft - 35
2. Rape2 - 988 (6.7%) 17. Counterfeiting - 31
3. Slave Revolt - 277 (1.9%) 18. Spying/Espionage - 27
4. House Break-in Burglary - 251 (1.7%) 19. Theft/Stealing - 23
5. Robbery - 158 (1.1%) 20. Forgery - 21
6. Attempted Murder - 144 21. Aiding a Runaway Slave - 20
7. Piracy - 130 22. Burglary/Attempted Rape - 16
8. Unspecified Felony - 107 23. Sodomy/Buggery/Bestiality - 15
9. Conspiracy to Murder - 99 24. Kidnapping - 11
10. Arson - 97 25. Guerilla Activity - 7
11. Poisoning - 59 26. Concealing Birth - 4
12. Horse Stealing - 51 27. Rioting - 4
13. Treason - 43 28. Adultery - 2
14. Desertion - 40 29. Prison Break/Kidnap - 2
15. Accessory to Murder - 36 30. Criminal Assault - 1
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