A new report shows executions in the United States have dropped to their lowest level in nearly 25 years. Of the 28 executions carried out in 2015, 13 took place in Texas, six in Missouri and five in Georgia. The Death Penalty Information Center says a total of 49 new death sentences were imposed this year, the lowest number since the early 1970s when the Supreme Court blocked executions. The report comes amid declining public support for the death penalty, halts on executions in a number of states and a shortage of execution drugs following objections from European pharmaceutical companies.