Numbers

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

1,010 Estimated number of people who were executed in China in 2006, according to public reports. But credible sources suggest that the total is closer to 8,000

25 Number of countries that held executions in 2006, compared with 40 a decade ago. The U.S. is one of only five democracies that still impose the death penalty

PROFILING

9.5% Percentage of African Americans--compared with 8.8% of Hispanics and 3.6% of whites--who are likely to be searched after being pulled over by police. African Americans are more than twice as likely as whites to be arrested

26% Percentage of white people ages 16 to 20 who reported driving a vehicle under the influence of alcohol or illicit drugs, compared with 10% of African Americans

WAR ON TERRORISM

14,000 Number of terrorist attacks that occurred around the globe in 2006

47% Percentage of those attacks that took place in Iraq. About two-thirds of fatalities worldwide occurred in Iraq

HURRICANE KATRINA

$854 million Value of cash and oil contributions offered by U.S. allies following hurricanes Katrina and Rita

$40 million Amount used so far for disaster victims and reconstruction. Many of the aid offers were retracted, routed to private charities or rejected outright

Sources: Amnesty International (2); USA Today; NSDUH; U.S. Department of State; Congressional Research Service; Washington Post (2)