Death Penalty

Question 1

What did Amnesty International find?

Answer 1

1,032 people were executed in 2016 (excl. China)

Question 2

Does it work?

Answer 2

1) 2015 Murder Rates were 25% higher in states with death Penalty.
2) UK had a temporary Abolishment in 1965, murder rate did not soar as expected and it was removed in 1969.