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Texas murder, execution and crime rates all declining

Crime and Consequences informs us that this year we've seen:Fewer Death Sentences in Texas: A story in the Houston Chronicle by Michael Graczyk reports that significantly fewer Texas murderers received a death sentence this year. The annual review from the Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty noted that 18 executions were carried [out] this year compared with 26 in 2007. The group's Executive Director said "...officials' zeal for executions was not matched by public desire for new death sentences, as evidenced by the continued steep decline in the number of new inmates arriving on death row." What was not noted is that homicide rates in the state's two largest cities are down for the second year in a row. A Dallas Morning News story by Tanya Eiserer reports a whopping 22% drop in that city's homicides...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on December 07, 2008 (boomark / email).