Crimes Executed, 1608—Present
1600
1650
1700
1750
1800
1850
1900
1950
2000
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
Executions
Accessory to Murder
Adultery
Aid Runaway Slave
Arson
Attempted Murder
Attempted Rape
Burglary - Attempted Rape
Concealing Birth
Conspiracy to Murder
Counterfeiting
Criminal Assault
Desertion
Espionage
Forgery
Guerilla Activity
Horse Stealing
Housebreaking - Buggery
Housebreaking - Burglary
Kidnapping
Murder*
Piracy
Poisoning
Prison Break and Kidnapping
Rape
Rape - Robbery
Rioting
Robbery
Slave Revolt
Sodomy - Buggery - Bestiality
Theft
Treason
Unknown
Unknown / Other
Unspecified Felony
Witchcraft
*For simplicity, we consolidated several categories of murder included in the original dataset, including "Rape Murder" and "Burglary Murder." See full dataset
here
.