Although the death penalty has occurred since then, the statistics actually were recorded for the first time in 1930. The highest level of executions were in 1939 when there was 167. Executions declined after that year. In 1940, there were 128 executions and in 1950 it declined to 72 executions. In 1999, there were 98 executions, slightly higher than in 1950.
Most people support the death penalty.
There are many myths about the death penalty. Two common myths are that the death penalty deters crime and saves taxpayers money. Contrary to what people think, this is not the case. It has been proven that crime has increased because of the death penalty and it cost a taxpayer more money for an inmate on death row than someone serving a sentence. There are many people in the world trying to bring about the end of the death penalty.