Within the context of the overall murder rate, the death penalty cannot be said to be widely or routinely used in the United States; in recent years the average has been about one execution for about every 700 murders committed, or 1 execution for about every 325 murder convictions. However, 32 of the 50 states still execute people. Among them, Alabama has the highest per capita rate of death sentences. This is due to judges overriding life imprisonment sentences and imposing the death penalty. No other states allow this. COUNT 5
QSN1 In the United States, how many murders are there for each execution? ANS1 700 QSN2 How many murder convictions occur in the US per execution? ANS2 325 QSN3 How many states in the US have the death penalty? ANS3 32 QSN4 What state has the highest rate of death sentences per person? ANS4 Alabama QSN5 What does Alabama law allow judges to do that isn't allowed in other states? ANS5 overriding life imprisonment sentences and imposing the death penalty