'US executions drop in 2013 as death penalty concerns rise'

December 19, 2013 11:34

Executions in the United States are decreasing due to concerns about costs, flawed prosecutions and shortages of drugs needed to carry out lethal injections, the Death Penalty Information Center said in a report on Thursday.

There have been 39 executions carried out in the United States in 2013, down from 43 executions in each of the past two years, the group - a well-regarded source of death penalty data - said in its annual report.

The number of people sent to the death chamber has been on a general decline since 1999, when 98 people were executed.

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