As of my last knowledge update in October 2023, 2020 was reported to have the most executions in the United States in recent years, with 17 executions carried out. Globally, China is believed to carry out the highest number of executions annually, though exact figures are often not publicly disclosed. The trends in executions can vary significantly from year to year based on legal, political, and social factors.
1223 Since 1976 there have been 1386 executions carried out in the United States. Most of those executions occurred in the South.
The year with the highest rate of executions in the US was 1935, during which 199 people were executed.
In 2011, Texas executed the most prisoners in the United States, with a total of 13 executions that year. The state has historically led the nation in the number of executions, reflecting its stringent application of the death penalty. Other states with executions in 2011 included Alabama and Arizona, but none matched Texas's numbers.
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The Peoples Republic of China considers the number of executions it carries out each year to be confidential. Various human rights organizations say that China's executions lead the world in the number of such executions. With that said, these organizations point out that China's large population is one cause of this leading number. As an aside, human rights groups name Iran as the leader in criminal executions on a per capita basis.
Nearly 90% of all executions in the year 2000 occurred in the south. Texas, Oklahoma, and Virginia are the three states that led the executions in these years.
According to history England had the most witch executions. Most of these occurred in the Elizabethan Era. The Elizabethan Era is the famous era in England were there was the extensive belief of the supernatural and many superstitions.
Portugal.France.America.Brazil.Angola.China
Ed Rendell has only signed 80 executions warrants, G.W. Bush oversaw 152 as Gov of TX
Texas leads the nation in number of executions.
Paramythia executions happened in 1943.
china have over 1000 executions per year and America only has about 70-100 per year.