At one time there were actually more capital crimes than non-capital ones under British law, I believe. Edit: According to Wikipedia, there were 220 capital of

At one time there were actually more capital crimes than non-capital ones under British law, I believe. Edit: According to Wikipedia, there were 220 capital offenses under the so-called "Bloody Code". Offenders as young as 7 years old were subject to capital punishment. However, many who were sentenced were reprieved, for various reasons. Between 1770 and 1830, out of an estimated 35,000 death sentences, only about 7,000 were actually executed.