Chart XIII shows the proportion lynched for various causes in the Eastern Group of States, 1882–1903. The chart covers the total number of persons, without distinction as to race or nationality, who have been lynched in that section of the country during the twenty-two years. The majority have been lynched for Murder and Rape. The numbers lynched for the various causes are as follows: Murder 58, Rape 38, Theft 7, Minor Offenses 3, Assault 2, Desperadism 1, Unknown 11. None were lynched for Arson. The percentages lynched for the various causes are as follows: Murder 48.3 per cent, Rape 31.7 per cent, Theft 5.8 per cent, Minor Offenses 2.5 per cent, Assault 1.7 per cent, Desperadism .8 per cent, Unknown 9.1 per cent. [Illustration: XI. PROPORTION LYNCHED FOR VARIOUS CAUSES IN SOUTHERN STATES 1882–1903 NEGROES] [Illustration: XII. PROPORTION LYNCHED FOR VARIOUS CAUSES IN WESTERN STATES 1882–1903] Thus far in this investigation the question of the distribution of lynchings has only entered to the extent of dividing the United States into three sections, the Southern Group of States, the Western Group, and the Eastern Group.[218] The following tables show the distribution of lynchings by States on the basis of the number of persons lynched, these persons being classified into Whites, Negroes and Others. NUMBER OF PERSONS LYNCHED IN SOUTHERN STATES, 1882–1903 WHITES NEGROES OTHERS TOTAL Mississippi 39 294 1 334 Texas 114 199 11 324 Louisiana 34 232 19 285 Georgia 28 241 269 Alabama 46 198 244 Arkansas 60 139 1 200 Tennessee 49 150 199 Kentucky 64 103 167 Florida 19 115 134 South Carolina 8 109 117 Missouri 49 42 91 Virginia 21 70 91 North Carolina 15 48 1 64 West Virginia 19 27 46 Maryland 2 18 20 ——— ———— ——— ————— Total 567 1985 33 2585 NUMBER OF PERSONS LYNCHED IN WESTERN STATES, 1882–1903 WHITES NEGROES OTHERS TOTAL