Forty-five people, all male, were executed in the United States in 1996, thirty-six by lethal injection, seven by electrocution, one by hanging and one by firing squad. The last execution by hanging in the United States occurred this year. The state of Nevada carried out its first and currently only involuntary execution since 1961, that of Richard Allen Moran.
List of people executed in the United States in 1996 Date of execution Name Age of person Gender Ethnicity State Method At execution At offense Age difference 1 January 4, 1996 34 24 10Male White VirginiaLethal injection 2 January 23, 1996 45 34 11 Black 3 January 25, 1996 49 32 17WhiteDelawareHanging 4 January 26, 1996 36 30 6UtahFiring squad 5 January 30, 1996 41 24 17BlackDelawareLethal injection 6 February 9, 1996 37 29 8WhiteTexas 7 February 16, 1996 38 19 19BlackAlabamaElectrocution 8 February 21, 1996 29 10WhiteMissouriLethal injection 9 February 23, 1996 49 33 16California 10 February 27, 1996 45 24 21BlackTexas 11 March 1, 1996 42 18Louisiana 12 March 30, 1996 30 12WhiteNevada 13 April 10, 1996 48 32 16Missouri 14 April 19, 1996 39 37 2Delaware 15 April 26, 1996 38 20 18Oklahoma 16 May 3, 1996 48 31 17California 17 May 31, 1996 51 38 13South Carolina 18 June 19, 1996 29 19 10Arizona 19July 17, 1996 33 20 13NebraskaElectrocution 20 37 30 7VirginiaLethal injection 21July 18, 1996 42 26 16BlackIndiana 22July 19, 1996 47 36 11WhiteSouth Carolina 23July 31, 1996 55 43 12Native AmericanMissouri 24August 7, 1996 34 18 16Black 25August 8, 1996 41 30 11WhiteArkansas 26August 9, 1996 42 26 16Oklahoma 27August 21, 1996 39 30 9Missouri 28August 22, 1996 45 25 20HispanicArizona 29September 6, 1996 35 10WhiteSouth Carolina 30 56 51 5Oregon 31September 18, 1996 44 29 15BlackIllinois 32 35 31 4HispanicTexas 33October 4, 1996 46 35 11WhiteSouth CarolinaElectrocution 34October 21, 1996 38 23 15BlackFlorida 35November 14, 1996 45 35 10WhiteGeorgia 36November 15, 1996 41 28 13South CarolinaLethal injection 37 48 33 15GeorgiaElectrocution 38November 21, 1996 42 31 11BlackVirginiaLethal injection 39November 22, 1996 33 21 12South Carolina 40December 3, 1996 30 19 11WhiteVirginia 41December 6, 1996 41 27 14BlackFloridaElectrocution 42December 10, 1996 33 23 10VirginiaLethal injection 43December 11, 1996 40 27 13WhiteMissouri 44December 12, 1996 44 31 Virginia 45December 16, 1996 39 28 11 Average: 41 years 28 years 13 years
Demographics Gender Male 45 Female 0 Ethnicity White 29 Black 13 Hispanic 2 Native American 1 State Virginia 8 Missouri 6 South Carolina 6 Delaware 3 Texas 3 Arizona 2 California 2 Florida 2 Georgia 2 Oklahoma 2 Alabama 1 Arkansas 1 Illinois 1 Indiana 1 Louisiana 1 Nebraska 1 Nevada 1 Oregon 1 Utah 1 Method Lethal injection 36 Electrocution 7 Firing squad 1 Hanging 1 Month January 5 February 5 March 2 April 3 May 2 June 1 July 5 August 5 September 4 October 2 November 5 December 6 Age 20–29 2 30–39 17 40–49 23 50–59 3 Total 45 100%
Executions in recent years Number of executions 1997 74 1996 45 1995 56 Total 175
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