Bureau of Justice Statistics,,,,,
Filename:  cp06st16.csv,,,,,
"Table #16. Number of persons executed by race, Hispanic origin, and method, 1977-2006",,,,,
"Report title: Capital Punishment, 2006 - Statistical Tables  NCJ 220219",,,,,
Data source: National Prisoner Statistics (NPS-8),,,,,
Author:  Tracy L. Snell,,,,,
Refer questions to: askbjs@usdoj.gov (202) 307-0765,,,,,
Date of version: 12/5/07,,,,,

"Table 16. Number of persons executed by race, Hispanic origin, and method, 1977-2006",,,,,
,"Executions, 1977-2006",,,,
Method of execution,White*,Black*,Hispanic,American Indian*,Asian*
Total,609,359,75,8,6
Lethal injection,515,287,73,7,6
Electrocution,81,69,2,1,0
Lethal gas,8,3,0,0,0
Hanging,3,0,0,0,0
Firing squad,2,0,0,0,0
*Excludes persons of Hispanic origin.,,,,,