Of Pennsylvania's 67 counties, slightly over half, 34, now have persons on Death Row. Of the 220 condemned persons on Death Row, the great majority, 116 condemned persons, are from Philadelphia. Most are young black men. While Philadelphia and Pittsburgh a similar in population, those in Philadelphia are 8.9 times more likely to end up on Death Row even when adjusting for Philadelphia's slightly larger population. Why? Philadelphia doesn't like its citizens, at least not its Afro-American men. It condemns many of them to death. Philadelphia has the highest execution rate of any city, not just in America, but in the free world. The table which follows compares Pennsylvania's counties. Thirty three of them haven't felt the need to put citizens on Death Row. Of the 34 counties which have citizens on Death Row, some are far worse than others. The table compares the counties by the rate at which they sentence people to death. It's the theoretical rate per million residents. By that standard, Philadelphia sends 76.44 persons per million to Death Row. The same mathematics has been applied to all the counties. That adjusts for differences in population. It makes a fair comparison. For the 33 counties without any people on Death Row, they are arranged by their population effect. In other words, the last county on the list, Northhampton, is the least bloodthirsty and the most moderate place in the state. The first county on the list, Philadelphia, is the most egregious. The table list the county, the number of persons it has on Death Row (marked "No.") and the rate per million. County No. Rate Philadelphia Bradford Clinton Lebanon Berks Lehigh Jefferson Northumberland Wayne Fayette Schuylkill Washington Cumberland York Pennsylvania Columbia Blair Franklin Cambria Clearfield Dauphin Indiana Beaver Erie Luzerne Lackawanna Allegheny Lancaster Monroe Chester Bucks Montgomery Butler Delaware Westmorland Forest Cameron Sullivan Fulton Potter Montour Juniata Wyoming Elk Snyder Greene Tioga Union Clarion Susquehanna Perry Warren Huntingdon McKean Pike Mifflin Bedford Venango Carbon Armstrong Somerset Crawford Adams Lawrence Lycoming Mercer Centre Northhampton 116 3 1 3 9 7 l 2 1 3 3 4 4 7 220 1 2 2 2 1 3 1 2 3 3 2 11 4 1 3 4 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 76.44 47.80 26.38 24.93 24.09 22.43 21.77 21.15 20.95 20.18 19.96 19.71 18.72 18.34 17.91 15.S9 15.49 15.47 13.11 11.99 11.91 11.16 11.02 10.68 9.40 9.38 8.58 8.50 7.21 6.92 6.69 6.67 S.74 5.45 5.41 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Rebecca's Bargain Antiques Collectible Vintage Photos Fine Prints - Old Maps Sheet Music - Old Books Elegant Antiques and Collectibles "The lion and the calf shall lie down together but the calf won't get much sleep." Woody Allen, 1974 You are welcome to use or republish any of our material. Please give www.prisoners.com credit as the source. Return to the Book of the Dead. Return to the Death Sacrifice Menu. Return to the Main Menu. Go to our site's Search Engine. Send us Your Comments, Questions or Input.