Share who say the death penalty is applied fairly or unfairly in the U.S.
Surveys of approximately 1,000 U.S. adults conducted between 2000 and 2023
Line chart showing that the share who say the death penalty is applied unfairly in the U.S. was 41% in 2000, reached a low of 34% in 2009 and increased to 50% by 2023. The share who say the death penalty is applied fairly was 51% in 2000, reached a high of 61% in 2005 and decreased to 47% by 2023.
