List of people executed in the United States in 2022 explained
This is a list of people executed in the United States in 2022. A total of eighteen people, all male, were executed in the United States in 2022, all by lethal injection.[1]
List of people executed in the United States in 2022
| Date of execution | Name | Age of person | Gender | Ethnicity | State | Method | |
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| At execution | At offense | Age difference |
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| 1 | January 27, 2022 | | 46 | 25 | 21 | Male | Black | Oklahoma | Lethal injection | [2] |
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| 2 | | 44 | 18 < | -- Date of crime: November 27, 1996 --> | 26 | Alabama | [3] |
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| 3 | February 17, 2022 | | 35 | 17 | White | Oklahoma | [4] |
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| 4 | April 21, 2022 | | 78 | 46 | 32 | Texas | [5] |
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| 5 | May 3, 2022 | | 56 | 30 | 26 | Missouri | [6] |
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| 6 | May 11, 2022 | | 66 < | -- Date of birth: August 26, 1955 --> | 22 | 44 | Native American | Arizona | [7] |
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| 7 | June 8, 2022 | | 28 | 38 | White | [8] |
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| 8 | July 28, 2022 | | 50 | 22 | 28 | Black | Alabama | [9] |
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| 9 | August 17, 2022 | | 41 | 25 | 16 | Asian | Texas | [10] |
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| 10 | August 25, 2022 | | 50 | 24 | 26 | White | Oklahoma | [11] |
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| 11 | October 5, 2022 | | 38 | 20 | 18 | Hispanic | Texas | [12] |
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| 12 | October 20, 2022 | | 57 | 37 | 20 | White | Oklahoma | [13] |
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| 13 | November 9, 2022 | | 61 | 42 | 19 | Texas | [14] |
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| 14 | November 16, 2022 | | 76 | 35 | 41 | Black | Arizona | [15] |
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| 15 | | 55 | 37 | 18 | White | Texas | [16] |
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| 16 | November 17, 2022 | | 63 | 33 | 30 | Oklahoma | [17] |
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| 17 | November 29, 2022 | | 37 | 19 | 18 | Black | Missouri | [18] |
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| 18 | December 14, 2022 | | 58 | 35 | 23 | White | Mississippi | [19] |
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| Average: | 54 years | 29 years | 26 years | |
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Demographics
| Gender |
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| Male | 18 | 100% |
| Female | 0 | 0% |
| Ethnicity |
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| White | 10 | 56% |
| Black | 5 | 28% |
| Asian | 1 | 6% |
| Hispanic | 1 | 6% |
| Native American | 1 | 6% |
| State |
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| Oklahoma | 5 | 28% |
| Texas | 5 | 28% |
| Arizona | 3 | 17% |
| Alabama | 2 | 11% |
| Missouri | 2 | 11% |
| Mississippi | 1 | 6% |
| Method |
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| Lethal injection | 18 | 100% |
| Month |
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| January | 2 | 11% |
| February | 1 | 6% |
| March | 0 | 0% |
| April | 1 | 6% |
| May | 2 | 11% |
| June | 1 | 6% |
| July | 1 | 6% |
| August | 2 | 11% |
| September | 0 | 0% |
| October | 2 | 11% |
| November | 5 | 28% |
| December | 1 | 6% |
| Age |
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| 30–39 | 3 | 17% |
| 40–49 | 3 | 17% |
| 50–59 | 6 | 33% |
| 60–69 | 4 | 22% |
| 70–79 | 2 | 11% |
| Total | 18 | 100% | |
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Executions in recent years
| ! colspan="2" | Number of executions |
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| 2023 | 24 |
| 2022 | 18 |
| 2021 | 11 |
| Total | 53 | |
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See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Execution List 2022. Death Penalty Information Center. en-US. January 27, 2022.
- News: Murphy. Sean. January 28, 2022. Oklahoma executes man for 2001 slayings of 2 hotel workers. ABC News. January 28, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221002171357/https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/oklahoma-prepares-execute-man-2001-hotel-slayings-82502532. October 2, 2022. dead.
- News: Reeves. Jay. January 28, 2022. Man executed for 1996 killing after Supreme Court clears way. Associated Press. January 28, 2022.
- News: Murphy. Sean. February 17, 2022. Oklahoma executes man for role in 2005 quadruple slaying. Associated Press. February 17, 2022.
- News: Lozano. Juan A.. Graczyk. Michael. April 21, 2022. Oldest Texas death row inmate executed for officer's death. Associated Press. April 22, 2022.
- News: Salter. Jim. May 3, 2022. Execution of Missouri man just the 5th in US this year. Associated Press. May 4, 2022.
- News: Davenport. Paul. Billeaud. Jacques. May 11, 2022. Clarence Dixon dies in Arizona's 1st execution since 2014. Associated Press. May 11, 2022.
- News: Cooper. Jonathan J.. Billeaud. Jacques. June 8, 2022. Arizona executes Frank Atwood for 1984 killing of young girl. Associated Press. June 8, 2022.
- News: Chandler. Kim. July 29, 2022. Man executed despite calls from victim's family to spare him. Associated Press. July 29, 2022.
- News: Lozano. Juan A.. Graczyk. Michael. August 18, 2022. Texas executes man for slaying of Dallas real estate agent. Associated Press. August 19, 2022.
- News: Murphy. Sean. August 25, 2022. Oklahoma executes James Coddington for 1997 hammer killing. Associated Press. August 25, 2022.
- News: Lozano. Juan A.. Graczyk. Michael. October 6, 2022. Texas executes inmate who fought prayer, touch rules. Associated Press. October 6, 2022.
- News: Murphy. Sean. October 20, 2022. Oklahoma executes man convicted of killing infant daughter. Associated Press. October 20, 2022.
- News: Lozano. Juan A.. Graczyk. Michael. November 9, 2022. Texas man executed for 2003 strangling death of his mother. Associated Press. November 10, 2022.
- News: Christie. Bob. Billeaud. Jacques. November 16, 2022. Arizona executes man for 1980 killings of 2 people. Associated Press. November 16, 2022.
- News: Lozano. Juan A.. November 17, 2022. Texas executes man for killing ex-girlfriend and her son, 7. Associated Press. November 17, 2022.
- News: Murphy. Sean. November 17, 2022. Oklahoma executes man for 1993 killing of 3-year-old boy. Associated Press. November 17, 2022.
- News: Andone. Dakin. November 29, 2022. Man who murdered police officer in 2005 has been executed in Missouri. CNN. November 30, 2022.
- News: December 15, 2022. Man who carved 'I'm sorry' on chest after raping and murdering teen girl executed in Mississippi. Sky News. December 15, 2022.
