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Capital Punishment, 2006 - Statistical Tables
Download spreadsheet version (.csv file)| Percent of prisoners under sentence of deatha | |||||||||
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| Allb | Whitec | Blackc | Hispanic | ||||||
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| U.S. total | 100 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % | |
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| Prior felony convictions | |||||||||
| Yes | 65.5 | % | 62.1 | % | 70.9 | % | 61.4 | % | |
| No | 34.5 | 37.9 | 29.1 | 38.6 | |||||
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| Number unknown | 276 | ||||||||
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| Prior homicide convictions | |||||||||
| Yes | 8.4 | % | 8.4 | % | 8.8 | % | 7.1 | % | |
| No | 91.6 | 91.6 | 91.2 | 92.9 | |||||
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| Number unknown | 56 | ||||||||
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| Legal status at time of capital offense | |||||||||
| Charges pending | 7.8 | % | 9.0 | % | 7.4 | % | 5.0 | % | |
| Probation | 10.6 | 8.9 | 12.1 | 11.8 | |||||
| Parole | 16.0 | 14.0 | 16.8 | 21.5 | |||||
| On escape | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1.9 | |||||
| Incarcerated | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.5 | |||||
| Other status | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | |||||
| None | 60.2 | 62.0 | 58.9 | 57.0 | |||||
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| Number unknown | 356 | ||||||||
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| aPercentages are based on those offenders for whom data were reported. Detail may not add to total because of rounding. | |||||||||
| bIncludes American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asians, Native Hawaiians, and other Pacific Islanders. | |||||||||
| cWhite and black categories exclude persons of Hispanic origin. | |||||||||
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See also Methodology.
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