Document Type
Report
Publication Date
4-9-2026
Publication Title
Criminal Justice Fact Sheet No. 17
Publisher
The Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West
First page number:
1
Last page number:
2
Abstract
This fact sheet presents 1976-2024 data on the death penalty and state executions in the five Mountain West states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, and Utah. The Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) report, “State Execution Rates,” includes data on the 36 states that have conducted state executions and the 38 states, federal government, and military institutions that imposed the death penalty between 1976 and 2024. This fact sheet focuses on cumulative executions, executions per capita, and executions per death sentence in each Mountain West state.
Keywords
Death; Execution; Capital punishment; Arizona; Nevada; Utah; New Mexico; Colorado
Disciplines
Criminal Procedure | Criminology and Criminal Justice | Public Affairs | Public Policy | Social Welfare
File Format
File Size
106 KB
Language
English
Publisher Citation
Tschan, M., Mitchell, S., Olivas Ruiz, Y., Boyd-Weatherly, D., Cheche, O.K., Thymianos, K., Saladino, C.J., Brown, W.E. (2026). The Death Penalty & State Executions in the Mountain West, 1976 - 2024. The Data Hub at The Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West. Criminal Justice Fact Sheet No. 17, 1-2.
Repository Citation
Tschan, M.,
Mitchell, S.,
Olivas Ruiz, Y.,
Boyd-Weatherly, D.,
Cheche, O. K.,
Thymianos, K.,
Saladino, C. J.,
Brown, W. E.
(2026).
The Death Penalty & State Executions in the Mountain West, 1976 - 2024.
Criminal Justice Fact Sheet No. 17
1-2.
Available at:
https://oasis.library.unlv.edu/bmw_lincy_cj/17
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