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375. Prisoners Executed Under Civil Authority by Sex and Race
[Excludes executions by military authorities. The Army (including thethe Air Force) carried out 160 (148 between 1942 and 1950, 3 each inin 1954, 1955, and 1957, and 1 each in
1958, 1959, and 1961). Of thetotal, 106 were executed for murder (including 21 involving rape),53 for rape, and 1 for desertion. The Navy carried out no executionsduring the
period]
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Executed for murder
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Executed for rape
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Other offenses 2
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Year or period
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Total 1
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Male
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Female
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White
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Black
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Total 1
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White
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Black
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Total 1
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White
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Black
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Total 1
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White
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Black
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All years
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4,458
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4,423
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35
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1,971
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2,201
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3,692
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1,884
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1,770
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455
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48
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405
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70
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39
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31
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1930-1939
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1,667
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1,656
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11
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827
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816
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1,514
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803
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687
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125
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10
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115
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28
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14
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14
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1940-1949
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1,284
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1,272
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12
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490
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781
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1,064
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458
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595
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200
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19
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179
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20
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13
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7
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1950-1959
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717
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709
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8
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336
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376
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601
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316
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280
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102
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13
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89
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14
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7
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7
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1960-1967
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191
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190
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1
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98
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93
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155
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87
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68
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28
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6
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22
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8
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5
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3
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1968-1976
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1977-1999
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598
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595
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3
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1977-1980
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3
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0
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0
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3
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0
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3
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3
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3
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1981
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1
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1
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0
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1
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0
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1
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1
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2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1982
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2
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2
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0
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1
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1
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2
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1
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1983
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5
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5
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0
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4
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1
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5
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4
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1984
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21
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20
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1
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13
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8
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21
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13
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8
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1985
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18
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0
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0
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11
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7
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18
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11
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7
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1986
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18
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18
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0
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11
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7
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18
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11
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7
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1987
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25
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25
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0
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13
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12
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25
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13
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12
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1988
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11
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11
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0
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6
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5
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11
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6
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5
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1989
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16
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16
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0
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8
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8
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16
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8
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8
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1990
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23
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23
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0
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16
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7
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23
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16
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7
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1991
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14
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14
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0
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7
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7
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14
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7
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7
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1992
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31
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31
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0
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19
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11
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31
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19
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11
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1993
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38
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38
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0
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23
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14
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38
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23
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14
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1994
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31
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31
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0
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20
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11
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31
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20
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11
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1995
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56
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56
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0
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33
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22
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56
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33
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22
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1996
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45
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45
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0
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31
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14
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45
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31
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14
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1997
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74
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74
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0
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45
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27
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74
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45
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27
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1998
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68
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66
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2
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48
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18
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68
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48
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18
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1999
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98
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98
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0
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61
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33
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98
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61
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33
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1 Includes races other than White or Black.
2 Includes 25 armed robbery, 20 kidnapping, 11 burglary, 8 espionage(6 in 1942 and 2 in 1953), and 6 aggravated assault.
Source: Through 1978, U.S. Law Enforcement Assistance Administration;thereafter, U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics,Correctional Populations in the United States, annual; andCapital
Punishment, annual. Most recent 1998, series NCJ 179012, December 1999.
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/cp.htm
*Capital Punishment in the United States
This series provides annual data on prisoners under a sentence of death and on those whose offense sentences werecommuted or vacated during the years indicated. Information is supplied
on basic sociodemographic characteristics such asage, sex, race, ethnicity, marital status at time of imprisonment, level of education, and state of incarceration. Criminal historydata
include prior felony convictions for criminal homicide and legal status at the time of the capital offense . Additionalinformation is available for inmates removed from death row by
yearend of the last year indicated and for inmates who wereexecuted.
Principal Investigator: Bureau of Justice Statistics
Years Produced: Annually (latest release contains all years)
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https://allcountries.org/uscensus/375_prisoners_executed_under_civil_authority_by.html
These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.
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