Executions of white defendants for killing black victims are rare.
Since the reinstatement of capital punishment in the United States in 1976, just 21 white people have been executed for killing a black person (less than 1.36 percent of all executions), whereas the number of black people executed for killing a white person is 299 (making up nearly 19.4 percent of all executions).
[1][2] Additionally, a further 12 white people have been executed for killing a black person and another person, or people, of a different race.
[1][2][3] Indicates cases where the executed defendant killed multiple people of different races