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The Arbitrary Nature of Capital Punishment in Texas
Rebekah KopskyKimi King, J.D./Ph.D
Death Row Facts
Texas executes more people than any other state in AmericaHarris County sentences more people to death row than most states in America and some countries in the world.Texas is one of the top three states in number of death row inmatesAverage time on death row is 10 years
Distribution by County
Number of Death Row Sentences
01234 to 1011 to 2021 to 3031+
Counties with more than 31
HarrisDallasBexarTarrant
Harris County Dallas County
Tarrant County
Collin County
Bexar County Travis CountyEl Paso County
Lubbock County
Gender of Victim by CountyMale Female
White Black Asian Hispanic Other0
10
20
30
40
50
60
17
56
0.02
23
0.02
Texas
Harris Co
Harris DR
Texas DR
Death Row Inmates by Race
Death Row Inmates by RaceDallas County
White Black Asian Hispanic Other0
10
20
30
40
50
60
35
42
0
23
0
Texas
Dallas Co
Dallas DR
Texas DR
Death Row Inmates by RaceTarrant County
White Black Asian Hispanic Other0
10
20
30
40
50
60
50
31
0
19
0
TexasTarrant CoTarrant DRTexas DR
Death Row Inmates by RaceBexar County
White Black Asian Hispanic Other0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
4.5
32
0
64
0
TexasBexar CoBexar DRTexas DR
References
http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/stat/deathrow.htm
