U.S. Executions
There have been 314 executions in the United States since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. Breakdown by method:
Lethal injection: 57%
Electrocution: 39%
Lethal gas: 3%
Hanging: .7%
Firing squad: .3%
Source: Death Penalty Information Center
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