Eleven people, all male, were executed in the United States in 1988, seven by electrocution, and four by lethal injection.
List of people executed in the United States in 1988 Date of execution Name Age of person Gender Ethnicity State Method At execution At offense Age difference 1 January 7, 1988 27 22 5Male White Texas Lethal injection 2March 15, 1988 54 40 14 Black FloridaElectrocution 3 38 29 9 WhiteLouisiana 4 April 13, 1988 34 28 6Black 5 April 14, 1988 33 25 8 Virginia 6 June 10, 1988 35 27 White UtahLethal injection 7 June 14, 1988 28 24 4 LouisianaElectrocution 8 July 28, 1988 34 25 9 Georgia 9 November 3, 1988 37 23 14 Black Texas Lethal injection 10 November 7, 1988 33 20 13 White Florida Electrocution 11 December 13, 1988 39 33 6 Black Texas Lethal injection Average: 36 years 27 years 9 years
Demographics Gender Male 11 Female 0 Ethnicity White 6 Black 5 State Louisiana 3 Texas 3 Florida 2 Georgia 1 Utah 1 Virginia 1 Method Electrocution 7 Lethal injection 4 Month January 1 February 0 March 2 April 2 May 0 June 2 July 1 August 0 September 0 October 0 November 2 December 1 Age 20–29 2 30–39 8 40–49 0 50–59 1 Total 11 100%
Executions in recent years Number of executions 1989 16 1988 11 1987 25 Total 52
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