Break from the Grind August 6, 2013
TRIVIAL PURSUITS: Top Five Execution States
August 6, 2013 – Which states in the U.S. are the top five for number of executions since 1608?
Reported by PS
According to the Death Penalty Information Center, the five states which carried out the most executions from 1608 to the present are:
- Virginia – 1,386;
- Texas – 1,247;
- New York – 1,130;
- Pennsylvania – 1,043; and
- Georgia – 1,000.