Number of Exonerations by State
| State |
# of exonerations |
| Florida |
22 |
| Illinois |
18 |
| Arizona |
8 |
| Louisiana |
8 |
| Texas |
8 |
| Oklahoma |
8 |
| Pennsylvania |
6 |
| Alabama |
5 |
| Georgia |
5 |
| North Carolina |
5 |
| Ohio |
5 |
| New Mexico |
4 |
| California |
3 |
| Massachusetts |
3 |
| Missouri |
3 |
| Indiana |
2 |
| Mississippi |
2 |
| South Carolina |
2 |
| Idaho |
1 |
| Kentucky |
1 |
| Maryland |
1 |
| Nebraska |
1 |
| Nevada |
1 |
| Virginia |
1 |
| Washington |
1 |
|
Number of Exonerations
by Race
| Race |
# of exonerations |
| Black |
62 |
| White |
49 |
| Latino |
12 |
| Other |
1 |
|
| (The information and
chart on this page are courtesy of the
Death
Penalty Information Center) |
Number of Exonerations by Year
In the 25 years from 1973 to 1998, there were an average of 2.96
exonerations per year. In the five years from 1998 to 2003, that average had
risen to 7.60 exonerations. There has been one exoneration so far in 2007.
