State rankings
States where Lynching is Legal
States where Lynching is Legal: compare 51 US states on 1 metric.
Lynching Legality
1 value across 51 entries
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51 states
 Alabama | Illegal |
 Alaska | Illegal |
 Arizona | Illegal |
 Arkansas | Illegal |
 California | Illegal |
 Colorado | Illegal |
 Connecticut | Illegal |
 Delaware | Illegal |
 District of Columbia | Illegal |
 Florida | Illegal |
 Georgia | Illegal |
 Hawaii | Illegal |
 Idaho | Illegal |
 Illinois | Illegal |
 Indiana | Illegal |
 Iowa | Illegal |
 Kansas | Illegal |
 Kentucky | Illegal |
 Louisiana | Illegal |
 Maine | Illegal |
 Maryland | Illegal |
 Massachusetts | Illegal |
 Michigan | Illegal |
 Minnesota | Illegal |
 Mississippi | Illegal |
 Missouri | Illegal |
 Montana | Illegal |
 Nebraska | Illegal |
 Nevada | Illegal |
 New Hampshire | Illegal |
 New Jersey | Illegal |
 New Mexico | Illegal |
 New York | Illegal |
 North Carolina | Illegal |
 North Dakota | Illegal |
 Ohio | Illegal |
 Oklahoma | Illegal |
 Oregon | Illegal |
 Pennsylvania | Illegal |
 Rhode Island | Illegal |
 South Carolina | Illegal |
 South Dakota | Illegal |
 Tennessee | Illegal |
 Texas | Illegal |
 Utah | Illegal |
 Vermont | Illegal |
 Virginia | Illegal |
 Washington | Illegal |
 West Virginia | Illegal |
 Wisconsin | Illegal |
 Wyoming | Illegal |
Quick answers
- Where does this states where lynching is legal data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: H.R.35 - Emmett Till Antilynching Act - 116th Congress 2019-2020 - Congress.gov; More Than a Century After it Was First Proposed, President Biden Signs Historic Law Making Lynching a Federal Crime - Death Penalty Information Center.