The death penalty has been on the decline in Virginia and nationally. The numbers of death sentences, followed by the number of executions annually in Virginia since 1998:
-- 1998: Death sentences, 9. Executions, 13.
-- 1999: Death sentences, 7. Executions, 14.
-- 2000: Death sentences, 8. Executions, 8.
-- 2001: Death sentences, 4. Executions, 2.
-- 2002: Death sentences, 3. Executions, 4.
-- 2003: Death sentences, 6. Executions, 2.
-- 2004: Death sentences, 2. Executions, 5.
-- 2005: Death sentences, 1. Executions, 0.
-- 2006: Death sentences, 2. Executions, 4.
-- 2007: Death sentences, 1. Executions, 0.
-- 2008: Death sentences, 0. Executions, 4.
-- 2009: Death sentences, 1. Executions, 3.
-- 2010: Death sentences, 0. Executions, 3.
-- 2011: Death sentences, 2. Executions, 1.
-- 2012: Death sentences, 0. Executions, 0.
-- 2013: Death sentences, 0. Executions, 1.
-- 2014: Death sentences, 0. Executions, 0.
-- 2015: Death sentences, 0. Executions, 1.
[source: Death Penalty Information Center]
(source: Post Bulletin)
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