| Baxter | ||||||||||||||||
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| Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | |||||
| Demographic Data | ||||||||||||||||
| Economic Data | ||||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 16,290 | -- | 16,119 | -- | 15,938 | -- | 16,480 | -- | 17,383 | -- | 17,525 | -- | ||||
| Population | ||||||||||||||||
| Children (under 18) | 7,280 | -- | 7,251 | -- | 7,265 | -- | 7,321 | -- | 7,407 | -- | 7,552 | -- | ||||
| Adolescents (10 - 17) | 3,539 | -- | 3,438 | -- | 3,419 | -- | 3,446 | -- | 3,481 | -- | 3,488 | -- | ||||
| Adults (18 and Older) | 31,187 | -- | 31,503 | -- | 31,819 | -- | 32,455 | -- | 32,987 | -- | 33,755 | -- | ||||
| Total Population | 38,467 | -- | 38,754 | -- | 39,084 | -- | 39,776 | -- | 40,394 | -- | 41,307 | -- | ||||
| Population under 21 | 8,397 | -- | 8,338 | -- | 8,413 | -- | 8,515 | -- | 8,549 | -- | 8,680 | -- | ||||
| School Enrollment | ||||||||||||||||
| Public School Enrollment: Total (including pre-K) | 5,072 | -- | 4,910 | -- | 4,904 | -- | 4,956 | -- | 5,047 | -- | 5,190 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: 7 - 12 | 2,484 | -- | 2,398 | -- | 2,370 | -- | 2,334 | -- | 2,383 | -- | 2,379 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: Elementary and Middle School | 3,585 | -- | 3,445 | -- | 3,465 | -- | 3,549 | -- | 3,563 | -- | 3,539 | -- | ||||
| Vital Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Births | 352 | -- | 354 | -- | 331 | -- | 379 | -- | 404 | -- | 413 | -- | ||||
| Community Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Availability | ||||||||||||||||
| Beer Permits | 82 | 2.1 | 81 | 2.1 | 79 | 2.0 | 84 | 2.1 | 88 | 2.2 | 103 | 2.5 | ||||
| Private Club Permits | 18 | 0.5 | 15 | 0.4 | 16 | 0.4 | 18 | 0.5 | 17 | 0.4 | 21 | 0.5 | ||||
| Tobacco Sales to Minors (%) | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 7.2 | 13 | 8.7 | 15 | 7.9 | 2 | 2.0 | ||||
| Tobacco Distributors | 96 | 2.5 | 103 | 2.7 | 85 | 2.2 | 84 | 2.1 | 79 | 2.0 | 84 | 2.0 | ||||
| Community Disorganization | ||||||||||||||||
| Residences Without Complete Kitchen or Plumbing (%) | 255 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homicide Victims | 4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||
| State Correction Prisoners Received | 58 | 1.5 | 59 | 1.5 | 80 | 2.0 | 74 | 1.9 | 53 | 1.3 | 83 | 2.0 | ||||
| Total Crime Index Offenses | 687 | 17.9 | 432 | 11.1 | -- | -- | 1,037 | 26.1 | 1,098 | 27.2 | 1,136 | 27.5 | ||||
| Total Property Crime Offenses | 615 | 16.0 | 399 | 10.3 | -- | -- | 983 | 24.7 | 1,048 | 25.9 | 1,075 | 26.0 | ||||
| Total Violent Crime Offenses | 72 | 1.9 | 33 | 0.9 | -- | -- | 54 | 1.4 | 50 | 1.2 | 61 | 1.5 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 244 | 7.4 | 264 | 7.8 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 263 | 8.0 | 239 | 7.1 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.1 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 209 | 6.3 | 225 | 6.7 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 270 | 6.7 | 276 | 6.7 | ||||
| Total Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 271 | 6.7 | 244 | 5.9 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.1 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 225 | 5.6 | 241 | 5.8 | ||||
| Extreme Economic Deprivation | ||||||||||||||||
| Unemployment | 670 | 4.1 | 976 | 6.1 | 1,003 | 6.3 | 943 | 5.7 | 844 | 4.9 | 950 | 5.4 | ||||
| Children Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunches | 2,127 | 419.4 | 2,020 | 411.4 | 2,060 | 420.1 | 2,240 | 452.0 | 2,512 | 497.7 | 2,661 | 512.7 | ||||
| Children Receiving TEA | 211 | 29.0 | 177 | 24.4 | 148 | 20.4 | 143 | 19.5 | 143 | 19.3 | 190 | 25.2 | ||||
| Children Receiving Food Stamps | 1,900 | 261.0 | 2,111 | 291.1 | 2,129 | 293.0 | 2,382 | 325.4 | 2,862 | 386.4 | 2,900 | 384.0 | ||||
| Low Birthweight Births | 22 | 62.5 | 21 | 59.3 | 25 | 75.5 | 30 | 79.2 | 31 | 76.7 | 24 | 58.1 | ||||
| Infant Mortality | 2 | 5.7 | 3 | 8.5 | 4 | 12.1 | 1 | 2.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.4 | ||||
| Transitions and Mobility | ||||||||||||||||
| New Home Construction | 72 | 1.9 | 52 | 1.3 | 57 | 1.5 | 70 | 1.8 | 137 | 3.4 | 133 | 3.2 | ||||
| Renter-Occupied Housing Units | 3,455 | 202.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homeless Children Enrolled in Public School | -- | -- | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 2.4 | 27 | 5.2 | ||||
| Net Migrants to Arkansas (%) | -- | -- | 609 | 1.6 | 599 | 1.5 | 1,080 | 2.7 | 912 | 2.3 | 1,235 | 3.0 | ||||
| School Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Academic Failure | ||||||||||||||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Math | 134 | 43.5 | 88 | 24.9 | 45 | 15.5 | 71 | 20.6 | 135 | 36.9 | 103 | 28.8 | ||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Literacy | 124 | 40.1 | 76 | 21.5 | 68 | 23.8 | 64 | 18.5 | 149 | 40.7 | 93 | 26.0 | ||||
| High School Dropouts | 47 | 1.9 | 71 | 2.9 | 95 | 4.0 | 91 | 3.8 | 75 | 3.2 | 77 | 3.2 | ||||
| Status Dropouts | 498 | 22.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Lack of Commitment to School | ||||||||||||||||
| Dropouts for "Lack of Interest" | 8 | 0.3 | 5 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.0 | 26 | 1.1 | ||||
| Family Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Family Conflict | ||||||||||||||||
| Victims of Child Maltreatment | 94 | 12.9 | 124 | 17.1 | 132 | 18.2 | 129 | 17.6 | 105 | 14.2 | 136 | 18.0 | ||||
| Children Living With Relatives Other Than Parents | 434 | 59.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living With Nonrelatives | 146 | 20.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living in Foster Care | 55 | 7.6 | 113 | 15.6 | 108 | 14.9 | 115 | 15.7 | 113 | 15.3 | 87 | 11.5 | ||||
| Divorces and Annulments | 251 | 6.5 | 235 | 6.1 | 256 | 6.5 | 273 | 6.9 | 241 | 6.0 | 201 | 4.9 | ||||
| Children in Single-parent Families | 1,617 | 222.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Family History of High Risk Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Adults in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 215 | 6.9 | 205 | 6.5 | 240 | 7.5 | 214 | 6.6 | 223 | 6.8 | 291 | 8.6 | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Below 9th grade | 2,217 | 7.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: 9th - 12th, No diploma | 4,265 | 14.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: High School Graduate | 10,832 | 37.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Some College | 6,504 | 22.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: College Graduate | 5,043 | 17.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Pregnant Women in Alcohol or Drug Treatment | 3 | 8.5 | 1 | 2.8 | 2 | 6.0 | -- | -- | 2 | 5.0 | 2 | 4.8 | ||||
| Births to Women with <12 Years of Education | 63 | 179.0 | 45 | 127.1 | 47 | 142.0 | 64 | 168.9 | 59 | 146.0 | 51 | 123.5 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Tobacco During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 85 | 224.3 | 106 | 262.4 | 104 | 251.8 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Alcohol During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 7.9 | 2 | 5.0 | 4 | 9.7 | ||||
| Peer/Individual Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Alienation, Rebelliousness… | ||||||||||||||||
| Adolescent Suicide (per 100k) | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 29.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 57.5 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Early Initiation of Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Elementary/Middle School Alcohol Infractions | 3 | 0.8 | 4 | 1.2 | 3 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Drug Infractions | 5 | 1.4 | 30 | 8.7 | 9 | 2.6 | 12 | 3.4 | 17 | 4.8 | 5 | 1.4 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Tobacco Infractions | 153 | 42.7 | 129 | 37.4 | 153 | 44.2 | 32 | 9.0 | 43 | 12.1 | 20 | 5.7 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Assaults on Students or Staff | 119 | 33.2 | 10 | 2.9 | 7 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.3 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 3 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.9 | 6 | 1.7 | 11 | 3.1 | 3 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.3 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Vandalism | 159 | 44.4 | 100 | 29.0 | 103 | 29.7 | 35 | 9.9 | 146 | 41.0 | 73 | 20.6 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Gang Involvement | 12 | 3.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Peers Who Engage in Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Juveniles in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 18 | 2.5 | 9 | 1.2 | 10 | 1.4 | 7 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.4 | 12 | 1.6 | ||||
| Adolescent Pregnancy | 15 | 8.7 | 21 | 12.6 | 12 | 7.3 | 17 | 10.1 | 11 | 6.5 | 18 | 10.6 | ||||
| Births to Mothers Age 10-17 | 13 | 7.5 | 16 | 9.6 | 11 | 6.7 | 14 | 8.4 | 11 | 6.5 | 16 | 9.4 | ||||
| High School Alcohol Infractions | 1 | 0.7 | 2 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.9 | ||||
| High School Drug Infractions | 5 | 3.4 | 9 | 6.1 | 2 | 1.4 | 9 | 6.4 | 5 | 3.4 | 14 | 8.8 | ||||
| High School Tobacco Infractions | 102 | 68.6 | 85 | 58.0 | 100 | 69.5 | 209 | 148.5 | 85 | 58.0 | 83 | 52.0 | ||||
| High School Assaults on Other Students and Staff | 28 | 18.8 | 9 | 6.1 | 7 | 4.9 | 22 | 15.6 | 23 | 15.7 | 18 | 11.3 | ||||
| High School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 1 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.7 | 2 | 1.4 | 2 | 1.4 | 1 | 0.7 | 8 | 5.0 | ||||
| High School Vandalism | 121 | 81.4 | 67 | 45.7 | 68 | 47.3 | 208 | 147.8 | 26 | 17.7 | 44 | 27.6 | ||||
| High School Gang Involvement | 6 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Students Leaving School for Incarceration | -- | -- | 3 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 26 | 7.5 | 12 | 3.4 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8 | 2.3 | 5 | 1.4 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.3 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16 | 4.6 | 16 | 4.6 | ||||
| Consequences | ||||||||||||||||
| Public Health/Safety Outcomes | ||||||||||||||||
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases | 18 | 0.5 | 34 | 0.9 | 38 | 1.0 | 42 | 1.1 | 59 | 1.5 | 45 | 1.1 | ||||
| New HIV Cases | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| New AIDS Cases | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||
| Alcohol or Drug Related Traffic Injuries | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 51 | 1.3 | 76 | 1.9 | 66 | 1.6 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Fatalities | 4 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.1 | 11 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.1 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Crashes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 57 | 1.4 | 60 | 1.5 | 51 | 1.2 | ||||
| Crash Injuries and Deaths: Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9 | 1.1 | 3 | 0.3 | ||||
| Traffic Crashes Involving Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.5 | ||||
| Lung Cancer Deaths (per 100k) | 52 | 135.2 | 45 | 116.1 | 62 | 158.6 | 48 | 120.7 | 75 | 185.7 | 44 | 106.5 | ||||
| Deaths from Alcoholic Liver Disease (per 100k) | 2 | 5.2 | 1 | 2.6 | 3 | 7.7 | 1 | 2.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.4 | ||||