The offenses of the negro were, for the most part, petty larceny, gambling, and offenses against public order.

Affrays are certainly less frequent since the spread of prohibition, and larceny seems to be decreasing, though statistics of crime are few and unreliable.

The gambling is usually nothing more than "craps," or "African billiards" as they call it now.

Among the whites, offenses against property are few.

In many rural counties a white man is seldom charged with theft, fraud, or forgery.