Multiple people say that Capital Punishment helps lower the crime rate. However, there is actually no evidence to support this claim. Despite extensive research on the question, criminologists have been unable to assemble a strong case that capital punishment deters crime. They are still looking, but have yet to find anything. Columbia Law School's Jeffrey Fagan said, "We're very hard pressed to find really strong evidence of deterrence”. In addition, “States have been executing fewer and fewer people over the past 15 years. Several states have recently abolished capital punishment, and Gov. Jay Inslee (D) placed a moratorium on executions in the state of Washington in February. The execution in Oklahoma points to the problems that states that continue the practice are encountering. Meanwhile, however, rates of violent crime are still falling steadily,” Washingtonpost.com. Lawlessness in the states is falling steadily, more so in those without killing being legalized. When there is no sufficient proof to back a claim, there is no reason to make it anyway. Merely saying that violently unlawful acts decrease when Capital Punishment is in effect does not make it so. The information above clearly states that after the execution in Oklahoma, the state confronted more problems than usual. This proves that states that still have the death penalty charge are clearly confronted with more setbacks than those without it. The