COUNTING EXECUTIONS
06.07.2017
EXECUTIONS AND CRIME
PUNJAB VS. SINDH
Punjab has sentenced to death 7 times as many
prisoners per person and executed 13 times as many
prisoners per person as Sindh.
Number of Executions by City and Court
Type
Punjab has sentenced to death 56 people per million
in population, and Sindh 8 people per million. Punjab
has executed 42 people per 10 million, and Sindh 3
people per 10 million.
Sentenced to Death
6000
Number of Prisoners
Sentenced to Death
5000
4000
3000
2000
1000
0
Punjab
Executions
400
Sindh
Number of Prisoners
Executed
300
200
100
0
ATC
Military Courts
District and Sessions Courts
Unreported
LARKANA
PESHAWAR
LOWER DIR
HYDERABAD
MIRPUR
SUKKUR
TOBA TEK SINGH
KASUR
JHELUM
HARIPUR
VEHARI
JHANG
KARACHI CITY
DERA GHAZI KHAN
GUJRANWALA
SARGODHA
GUJRAT
MIANWALI
ATTOCK
SIALKOT
KOHAT
MULTAN
BAHAWALPUR
SAHIWAL
RAWALPINDI
FAISALABAD
LAHORE
Executions
in Sindh
Executions
in Punjab
Punjab
Sindh
0
20
40
60
Executions
EXECUTIONS HAVE NOT MADE PUNJAB SAFER
Punjab’s decline in murders has been at a slower pace than the
rest of the country overall. Since the moratorium was lifted, Sindh
has contributed most to the decline in murders, despite having
significantly fewer prisoners sentenced and only 18 executions
compared to Punjab’s 382 executions.
JUSTICE PROJECT PAKISTAN
% Change in
Reported Murders
2014-15
2015-16
Punjab
-25.72%
-9.66%
Sindh
-40.87%
-24.23%
Pakistan
-28.55%
-10.23%
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