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| Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | |||||
| Demographic Data | ||||||||||||||||
| Economic Data | ||||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 11,276 | -- | 11,024 | -- | 10,730 | -- | 10,855 | -- | 11,235 | -- | 11,225 | -- | ||||
| Population | ||||||||||||||||
| Children (under 18) | 6,396 | -- | 6,074 | -- | 5,917 | -- | 5,820 | -- | 5,670 | -- | 5,647 | -- | ||||
| Adolescents (10 - 17) | 3,237 | -- | 3,081 | -- | 2,977 | -- | 2,985 | -- | 2,905 | -- | 2,846 | -- | ||||
| Adults (18 and Older) | 19,174 | -- | 19,138 | -- | 18,870 | -- | 18,970 | -- | 18,855 | -- | 18,793 | -- | ||||
| Total Population | 25,570 | -- | 25,212 | -- | 24,787 | -- | 24,790 | -- | 24,525 | -- | 24,440 | -- | ||||
| Population under 21 | 7,911 | -- | 7,604 | -- | 7,360 | -- | 7,310 | -- | 7,167 | -- | 7,106 | -- | ||||
| School Enrollment | ||||||||||||||||
| Public School Enrollment: Total (including pre-K) | 4,663 | -- | 4,416 | -- | 4,316 | -- | 4,212 | -- | 4,019 | -- | 3,715 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: 7 - 12 | 2,214 | -- | 2,078 | -- | 2,026 | -- | 1,985 | -- | 1,901 | -- | 1,805 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: Elementary and Middle School | 3,150 | -- | 3,035 | -- | 2,990 | -- | 2,937 | -- | 2,785 | -- | 2,531 | -- | ||||
| Vital Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Births | 312 | -- | 295 | -- | 300 | -- | 310 | -- | 323 | -- | 316 | -- | ||||
| Community Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Availability | ||||||||||||||||
| Beer Permits | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Private Club Permits | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.1 | ||||
| Tobacco Sales to Minors (%) | -- | -- | 15 | 17.2 | 2 | 3.6 | 4 | 4.2 | 7 | 15.2 | 5 | 15.6 | ||||
| Tobacco Distributors | 54 | 2.1 | 54 | 2.1 | 40 | 1.6 | 37 | 1.5 | 38 | 1.5 | 36 | 1.5 | ||||
| Community Disorganization | ||||||||||||||||
| Residences Without Complete Kitchen or Plumbing (%) | 234 | 2.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homicide Victims | 3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.2 | 5 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.1 | ||||
| State Correction Prisoners Received | 85 | 3.3 | 75 | 3.0 | 135 | 5.4 | 82 | 3.3 | 68 | 2.8 | 60 | 2.5 | ||||
| Total Crime Index Offenses | 1,063 | 41.6 | 1,021 | 40.5 | -- | -- | 1,022 | 41.2 | 957 | 39.0 | 343 | 14.0 | ||||
| Total Property Crime Offenses | 907 | 35.5 | 794 | 31.5 | -- | -- | 829 | 33.4 | 849 | 34.6 | 288 | 11.8 | ||||
| Total Violent Crime Offenses | 156 | 6.1 | 227 | 9.0 | -- | -- | 193 | 7.8 | 108 | 4.4 | 55 | 2.3 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 71 | 3.8 | 79 | 4.2 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29 | 1.5 | 73 | 3.9 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | 1.1 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11 | 0.6 | 21 | 1.1 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 81 | 3.3 | 82 | 3.4 | ||||
| Total Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30 | 1.2 | 76 | 3.1 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | 0.9 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11 | 0.4 | 23 | 0.9 | ||||
| Extreme Economic Deprivation | ||||||||||||||||
| Unemployment | 573 | 5.1 | 644 | 5.8 | 717 | 6.7 | 697 | 6.4 | 670 | 6.0 | 700 | 6.2 | ||||
| Children Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunches | 2,330 | 499.7 | 2,327 | 526.9 | 2,390 | 553.8 | 2,423 | 575.3 | 2,231 | 555.1 | 2,133 | 574.2 | ||||
| Children Receiving TEA | 660 | 103.2 | 514 | 84.6 | 500 | 84.5 | 436 | 74.9 | 383 | 67.5 | 322 | 57.0 | ||||
| Children Receiving Food Stamps | 2,810 | 439.3 | 2,904 | 478.1 | 2,962 | 500.6 | 2,991 | 513.9 | 3,238 | 571.1 | 3,151 | 558.0 | ||||
| Low Birthweight Births | 19 | 60.9 | 35 | 118.6 | 36 | 120.0 | 30 | 96.8 | 23 | 71.2 | 38 | 120.3 | ||||
| Infant Mortality | 3 | 9.6 | 7 | 23.7 | 2 | 6.7 | 4 | 12.9 | 3 | 9.3 | 2 | 6.3 | ||||
| Transitions and Mobility | ||||||||||||||||
| New Home Construction | 12 | 0.5 | 3 | 0.1 | 18 | 0.7 | 9 | 0.4 | 6 | 0.2 | 9 | 0.4 | ||||
| Renter-Occupied Housing Units | 2,867 | 287.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homeless Children Enrolled in Public School | -- | -- | 72 | 16.3 | 2 | 0.5 | 36 | 8.5 | 71 | 17.7 | 47 | 12.7 | ||||
| Net Migrants to Arkansas (%) | -- | -- | -66 | -0.3 | -402 | -1.6 | 20 | 0.1 | -263 | -1.1 | -135 | -0.6 | ||||
| School Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Academic Failure | ||||||||||||||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Math | 202 | 68.9 | 175 | 63.8 | 116 | 44.7 | 152 | 45.5 | 136 | 49.7 | 125 | 44.0 | ||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Literacy | 205 | 69.8 | 184 | 66.9 | 127 | 48.7 | 154 | 46.0 | 149 | 54.6 | 145 | 51.1 | ||||
| High School Dropouts | 44 | 2.0 | 70 | 3.3 | 63 | 3.0 | 46 | 2.3 | 44 | 2.2 | 37 | 1.9 | ||||
| Status Dropouts | 446 | 14.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Lack of Commitment to School | ||||||||||||||||
| Dropouts for "Lack of Interest" | 8 | 0.4 | 13 | 0.6 | 12 | 0.6 | 3 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 | ||||
| Family Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Family Conflict | ||||||||||||||||
| Victims of Child Maltreatment | 36 | 5.6 | 63 | 10.4 | 56 | 9.5 | 39 | 6.7 | 48 | 8.5 | 51 | 9.0 | ||||
| Children Living With Relatives Other Than Parents | 811 | 126.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living With Nonrelatives | 100 | 15.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living in Foster Care | 30 | 4.7 | 53 | 8.7 | 44 | 7.4 | 44 | 7.6 | 25 | 4.4 | 38 | 6.7 | ||||
| Divorces and Annulments | 111 | 4.3 | 122 | 4.8 | 131 | 5.3 | 86 | 3.5 | 90 | 3.7 | 94 | 3.8 | ||||
| Children in Single-parent Families | 1,812 | 283.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Family History of High Risk Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Adults in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 80 | 4.2 | 107 | 5.6 | 123 | 6.5 | 99 | 5.2 | 74 | 3.9 | 83 | 4.4 | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Below 9th grade | 1,534 | 9.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: 9th - 12th, No diploma | 2,627 | 16.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: High School Graduate | 5,742 | 35.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Some College | 2,983 | 18.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: College Graduate | 3,153 | 19.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Pregnant Women in Alcohol or Drug Treatment | 1 | 3.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3.3 | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Births to Women with <12 Years of Education | 80 | 256.4 | 51 | 172.9 | 50 | 166.7 | 42 | 135.5 | 53 | 164.1 | 56 | 177.2 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Tobacco During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 33 | 106.5 | 36 | 111.5 | 38 | 120.3 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Alcohol During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 6.5 | 6 | 18.6 | 6 | 19.0 | ||||
| Peer/Individual Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Alienation, Rebelliousness… | ||||||||||||||||
| Adolescent Suicide (per 100k) | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Early Initiation of Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Elementary/Middle School Alcohol Infractions | 5 | 1.6 | 1 | 0.3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.8 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Drug Infractions | 10 | 3.2 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.8 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Tobacco Infractions | 15 | 4.8 | 28 | 9.2 | 14 | 4.7 | 2 | 0.7 | 4 | 1.4 | 1 | 0.4 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Assaults on Students or Staff | 41 | 13.0 | 14 | 4.6 | 9 | 3.0 | 11 | 3.7 | 26 | 9.3 | 53 | 20.9 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 4 | 1.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.1 | 5 | 2.0 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Vandalism | 6 | 1.9 | 4 | 1.3 | 9 | 3.0 | 3 | 1.0 | 12 | 4.3 | 4 | 1.6 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Gang Involvement | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Peers Who Engage in Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Juveniles in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 9 | 1.4 | 11 | 1.8 | 19 | 3.2 | 5 | 0.9 | 5 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.5 | ||||
| Adolescent Pregnancy | 30 | 18.6 | 20 | 13.0 | 25 | 16.9 | 15 | 10.1 | 22 | 15.3 | 26 | 18.4 | ||||
| Births to Mothers Age 10-17 | 28 | 17.4 | 17 | 11.1 | 19 | 12.8 | 13 | 8.7 | 20 | 13.9 | 25 | 17.7 | ||||
| High School Alcohol Infractions | 5 | 3.3 | 1 | 0.7 | 5 | 3.8 | 3 | 2.4 | 1 | 0.9 | -- | -- | ||||
| High School Drug Infractions | 1 | 0.7 | 3 | 2.2 | 1 | 0.8 | 9 | 7.1 | 8 | 7.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| High School Tobacco Infractions | 15 | 9.9 | 26 | 18.8 | 10 | 7.5 | 5 | 3.9 | 7 | 6.1 | 3 | 2.5 | ||||
| High School Assaults on Other Students and Staff | 25 | 16.5 | 8 | 5.8 | 6 | 4.5 | 20 | 15.7 | 8 | 7.0 | 10 | 8.4 | ||||
| High School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 3 | 2.0 | 1 | 0.7 | 4 | 3.0 | 2 | 1.6 | 1 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.8 | ||||
| High School Vandalism | 4 | 2.6 | 4 | 2.9 | 5 | 3.8 | 6 | 4.7 | 2 | 1.7 | 10 | 8.4 | ||||
| High School Gang Involvement | 2 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Students Leaving School for Incarceration | -- | -- | 6 | 2.9 | 5 | 2.5 | 6 | 3.0 | 8 | 4.2 | 5 | 2.8 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10 | 3.4 | 3 | 1.1 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 0.3 | 3 | 1.1 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.7 | ||||
| Consequences | ||||||||||||||||
| Public Health/Safety Outcomes | ||||||||||||||||
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases | 226 | 8.8 | 283 | 11.2 | 258 | 10.4 | 214 | 8.6 | 241 | 9.8 | 250 | 10.2 | ||||
| New HIV Cases | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 0.2 | -- | -- | 4 | 0.2 | ||||
| New AIDS Cases | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 0.1 | ||||
| Alcohol or Drug Related Traffic Injuries | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 44 | 1.8 | 15 | 0.6 | 31 | 1.3 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Fatalities | 9 | 0.4 | 6 | 0.2 | 9 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.2 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Crashes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15 | 0.6 | 18 | 0.7 | 16 | 0.7 | ||||
| Crash Injuries and Deaths: Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Traffic Crashes Involving Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Lung Cancer Deaths (per 100k) | 18 | 70.4 | 17 | 67.4 | 18 | 72.6 | 23 | 92.8 | 23 | 93.8 | 12 | 49.1 | ||||
| Deaths from Alcoholic Liver Disease (per 100k) | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 7.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||