Execution Statistics
ROC's Ministry of Justice annually publishes detailed statistics on this year's executions, including the executed person's name, age, sex, crime, nationality, education, etc. The detailed numbers of executions since 1987 are listed below:
| 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 22 | 69 | 78 | 59 | 35 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 38 |
| 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006~2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| 32 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
The execution tally was at its height in late 1980s and early 1990s when the martial law was just lifted and the social order suddenly disintegrated. The strict Act for the Control and Punishment of Banditry took many prisoners' lives at that time.
Among the executed were a small number from the People's Republic of China, the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. They were executed in the ROC for kidnapping, murder, or drug trafficking offenses.
Read more about this topic: Capital Punishment In The Republic Of China
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