List of people executed in the United States in 1992

Thirty-one people, all male, were executed in the United States in 1992, twenty-one by lethal injection, eight by electrocution, and two by gas chamber. Six particularly notable executions were those of Rickey Ray Rector, Robert Alton Harris (the first execution in California since 1967), Steven Brian Pennell (the first execution in Delaware since 1946), Donald Harding (the first execution in Arizona since 1963), Mark Allen Hopkinson (the first and currently the only execution in Wyoming since 1965), and Roger Keith Coleman. Coleman was controversially executed by Virginia despite serious doubts about his actual guilt. However, in 2004, posthumous DNA testing confirmed his guilt.

List of people executed in the United States in 1992 Date of execution Name Age of person Gender Ethnicity State Method At execution At offense Age difference 1January 22, 1992 42 29 13Male White WyomingLethal injection 2 39 10 Hispanic Texas 3January 24, 1992 40 2911 Black Arkansas 4February 11, 1992 28 17 WhiteTexas 5February 28, 1992 32 27 5 6March 3, 1992 38 29 9 7March 10, 1992 37 23 14 BlackOklahoma 8March 13, 1992 46 34 12White 9March 14, 1992 34 30 4 Delaware 10March 20, 1992 40 29 11 AlabamaElectrocution 11April 6, 1992 43 30 13 ArizonaGas chamber 12April 21, 1992 39 25 14 California 13April 23, 1992 34 18 16BlackTexasLethal injection 14May 7, 1992 46 32 14White 15 25 18 7Arkansas 16May 12, 1992 43 28 15FloridaElectrocution 17May 20, 1992 27 19 8HispanicTexasLethal injection 18 33 22 11WhiteVirginiaElectrocution 19May 22, 1992 45 38 7TexasLethal injection 20July 21, 1992 47 35 12BlackFloridaElectrocution 21July 23, 1992 34 23 11WhiteVirginia 22July 30, 1992 37 19 18BlackUtahLethal injection 23August 11, 1992 38 29 9Texas 24September 15, 1992 34 25 VirginiaElectrocution 25September 22, 1992 37 21 16TexasLethal injection 26October 21, 1992 33 25 8WhiteMissouri 27October 23, 1992 34 24 10North Carolina 28November 19, 1992 37 13BlackTexas 29November 20, 1992 36 21 15AlabamaElectrocution 30December 10, 1992 29 22 7TexasLethal injection 31 33 23 10WhiteVirginiaElectrocution Average: 37 years 26 years 11 years

Demographics Gender Male 31 Female 0 Ethnicity White 18 Black 11 Hispanic 2 State Texas 12 Virginia 4 Alabama 2 Arkansas 2 Florida 2 Oklahoma 2 Arizona 1 California 1 Delaware 1 Missouri 1 North Carolina 1 Utah 1 Wyoming 1 Method Lethal injection 21 Electrocution 8 Gas chamber 2 Month January 3 February 2 March 5 April 3 May 6 June 0 July 3 August 1 September 2 October 2 November 2 December 2 Age 20–29 4 30–39 18 40–49 9 Total 31 100%

Executions in recent years Number of executions 1993 38 1992 31 1991 14 Total 83

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