Definition of hurtle for English Language Learners. : 1  to move or fall with great speed and force. : 2  to cause (something or someone) to move or go with great speed and force.
Alaska (23.1 per 100,000) Alaska is the second highest nationally for rates of suicide at 23.1. However, according to the Alaska Bureau of Vital Statistics, this state actually has the highest rate of suicide per capita in the entire country.
Some states use them frequently. Since the Supreme Court restored the death penalty, 239 persons have been executed in Texas alone. Virginia with 81, Florida with 50, Missouri with 46, and Oklahoma with 30 have had the next highest rates of execution. In California, 582 people wait on death row.