| Hot Spring | ||||||||||||||||
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| Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | |||||
| Demographic Data | ||||||||||||||||
| Economic Data | ||||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 14,293 | -- | 14,121 | -- | 14,254 | -- | 14,713 | -- | 15,241 | -- | 15,575 | -- | ||||
| Population | ||||||||||||||||
| Children (under 18) | 7,602 | -- | 7,493 | -- | 7,392 | -- | 7,301 | -- | 7,282 | -- | 7,346 | -- | ||||
| Adolescents (10 - 17) | 3,497 | -- | 3,456 | -- | 3,463 | -- | 3,452 | -- | 3,458 | -- | 3,505 | -- | ||||
| Adults (18 and Older) | 22,777 | -- | 23,054 | -- | 23,282 | -- | 23,616 | -- | 24,112 | -- | 24,384 | -- | ||||
| Total Population | 30,379 | -- | 30,547 | -- | 30,674 | -- | 30,917 | -- | 31,394 | -- | 31,730 | -- | ||||
| Population under 21 | 8,715 | -- | 8,580 | -- | 8,501 | -- | 8,428 | -- | 8,410 | -- | 8,454 | -- | ||||
| School Enrollment | ||||||||||||||||
| Public School Enrollment: Total (including pre-K) | 5,543 | -- | 5,526 | -- | 5,538 | -- | 5,475 | -- | 5,512 | -- | 5,399 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: 7 - 12 | 2,532 | -- | 2,504 | -- | 2,515 | -- | 2,501 | -- | 2,576 | -- | 2,523 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: Elementary and Middle School | 3,756 | -- | 3,708 | -- | 3,718 | -- | 3,602 | -- | 3,746 | -- | 3,727 | -- | ||||
| Vital Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Births | 366 | -- | 326 | -- | 363 | -- | 355 | -- | 364 | -- | 385 | -- | ||||
| Community Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Availability | ||||||||||||||||
| Beer Permits | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Private Club Permits | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 | ||||
| Tobacco Sales to Minors (%) | -- | -- | 15 | 26.8 | 11 | 15.1 | 9 | 13.8 | 3 | 3.8 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Tobacco Distributors | 49 | 1.6 | 53 | 1.7 | 45 | 1.5 | 45 | 1.5 | 46 | 1.5 | 48 | 1.5 | ||||
| Community Disorganization | ||||||||||||||||
| Residences Without Complete Kitchen or Plumbing (%) | 159 | 1.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homicide Victims | 3 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| State Correction Prisoners Received | 42 | 1.4 | 59 | 1.9 | 68 | 2.2 | 110 | 3.6 | 105 | 3.3 | 97 | 3.1 | ||||
| Total Crime Index Offenses | 934 | 30.7 | 702 | 23.0 | -- | -- | 908 | 29.4 | 390 | 12.4 | 300 | 9.5 | ||||
| Total Property Crime Offenses | 844 | 27.8 | 566 | 18.5 | -- | -- | 777 | 25.1 | 348 | 11.1 | 243 | 7.7 | ||||
| Total Violent Crime Offenses | 90 | 3.0 | 136 | 4.5 | -- | -- | 131 | 4.2 | 42 | 1.3 | 57 | 1.8 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Total Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Extreme Economic Deprivation | ||||||||||||||||
| Unemployment | 599 | 4.2 | 892 | 6.3 | 937 | 6.6 | 875 | 5.9 | 754 | 4.9 | 825 | 5.3 | ||||
| Children Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunches | 2,235 | 403.2 | 2,455 | 444.3 | 2,556 | 461.5 | 2,575 | 470.3 | 2,917 | 529.2 | 2,908 | 538.6 | ||||
| Children Receiving TEA | 176 | 23.2 | 120 | 16.0 | 87 | 11.8 | 81 | 11.1 | 88 | 12.1 | 68 | 9.3 | ||||
| Children Receiving Food Stamps | 2,186 | 287.6 | 2,286 | 305.1 | 2,328 | 314.9 | 2,450 | 335.6 | 2,788 | 382.9 | 2,687 | 365.8 | ||||
| Low Birthweight Births | 25 | 68.3 | 21 | 64.4 | 29 | 79.9 | 37 | 104.2 | 30 | 82.4 | 31 | 80.5 | ||||
| Infant Mortality | 4 | 10.9 | 3 | 9.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5.6 | 3 | 8.2 | 4 | 10.4 | ||||
| Transitions and Mobility | ||||||||||||||||
| New Home Construction | 6 | 0.2 | 6 | 0.2 | 7 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 9 | 0.3 | ||||
| Renter-Occupied Housing Units | 2,645 | 220.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homeless Children Enrolled in Public School | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 27 | 4.9 | 40 | 7.4 | ||||
| Net Migrants to Arkansas (%) | -- | -- | 101 | 0.3 | 152 | 0.5 | 212 | 0.7 | 471 | 1.5 | 303 | 1.0 | ||||
| School Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Academic Failure | ||||||||||||||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Math | 233 | 69.8 | 173 | 48.4 | 126 | 38.6 | 128 | 35.3 | 205 | 49.6 | 147 | 33.7 | ||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Literacy | 197 | 58.8 | 149 | 41.8 | 105 | 32.0 | 105 | 29.0 | 201 | 48.8 | 160 | 36.8 | ||||
| High School Dropouts | 57 | 2.2 | 102 | 4.0 | 81 | 3.2 | 75 | 3.0 | 80 | 3.2 | 101 | 3.9 | ||||
| Status Dropouts | 565 | 22.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Lack of Commitment to School | ||||||||||||||||
| Dropouts for "Lack of Interest" | 8 | 0.3 | 9 | 0.4 | 5 | 0.2 | 9 | 0.4 | 6 | 0.2 | -- | -- | ||||
| Family Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Family Conflict | ||||||||||||||||
| Victims of Child Maltreatment | 58 | 7.6 | 73 | 9.7 | 67 | 9.1 | 96 | 13.1 | 72 | 9.9 | 111 | 15.1 | ||||
| Children Living With Relatives Other Than Parents | 682 | 89.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living With Nonrelatives | 123 | 16.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living in Foster Care | 47 | 6.2 | 48 | 6.4 | 26 | 3.5 | 50 | 6.8 | 51 | 7.0 | 52 | 7.1 | ||||
| Divorces and Annulments | 201 | 6.6 | 200 | 6.5 | 194 | 6.3 | 227 | 7.3 | 179 | 5.7 | 175 | 5.5 | ||||
| Children in Single-parent Families | 1,665 | 219.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Family History of High Risk Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Adults in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 72 | 3.2 | 104 | 4.5 | 72 | 3.1 | 74 | 3.1 | 87 | 3.6 | 107 | 4.4 | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Below 9th grade | 1,821 | 9.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: 9th - 12th, No diploma | 3,598 | 17.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: High School Graduate | 8,036 | 39.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Some College | 3,727 | 18.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: College Graduate | 3,078 | 15.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Pregnant Women in Alcohol or Drug Treatment | 1 | 2.7 | 1 | 3.1 | 1 | 2.8 | -- | -- | 3 | 8.2 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Births to Women with <12 Years of Education | 85 | 232.2 | 63 | 193.3 | 80 | 220.4 | 71 | 200.0 | 75 | 206.0 | 78 | 202.6 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Tobacco During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 75 | 211.3 | 78 | 214.3 | 100 | 259.7 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Alcohol During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 11.3 | 4 | 11.0 | 7 | 18.2 | ||||
| Peer/Individual Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Alienation, Rebelliousness… | ||||||||||||||||
| Adolescent Suicide (per 100k) | 1 | 28.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 28.9 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Early Initiation of Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Elementary/Middle School Alcohol Infractions | 3 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1.1 | 3 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.3 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Drug Infractions | 9 | 2.4 | 16 | 4.3 | 26 | 7.0 | 6 | 1.7 | 5 | 1.3 | 12 | 3.2 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Tobacco Infractions | 34 | 9.1 | 48 | 12.9 | 70 | 18.8 | 20 | 5.6 | 10 | 2.7 | 19 | 5.1 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Assaults on Students or Staff | 24 | 6.4 | 57 | 15.4 | 46 | 12.4 | 13 | 3.6 | 33 | 8.8 | 40 | 10.7 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 5 | 1.3 | 10 | 2.7 | 2 | 0.5 | 7 | 1.9 | 8 | 2.1 | 5 | 1.3 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Vandalism | 9 | 2.4 | 14 | 3.8 | 14 | 3.8 | 6 | 1.7 | 10 | 2.7 | 14 | 3.8 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Gang Involvement | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.8 | ||||
| Peers Who Engage in Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Juveniles in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.4 | 5 | 0.7 | 5 | 0.7 | ||||
| Adolescent Pregnancy | 26 | 15.3 | 33 | 19.4 | 18 | 10.5 | 23 | 13.4 | 23 | 13.5 | 22 | 12.7 | ||||
| Births to Mothers Age 10-17 | 22 | 13.0 | 25 | 14.7 | 17 | 10.0 | 18 | 10.5 | 20 | 11.7 | 14 | 8.1 | ||||
| High School Alcohol Infractions | 3 | 1.7 | 2 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 6.0 | 1 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.6 | ||||
| High School Drug Infractions | 6 | 3.4 | 14 | 7.7 | 19 | 10.4 | 14 | 7.6 | 16 | 9.3 | 23 | 13.8 | ||||
| High School Tobacco Infractions | 21 | 11.8 | 36 | 19.8 | 51 | 28.0 | 72 | 39.3 | 67 | 39.1 | 82 | 49.0 | ||||
| High School Assaults on Other Students and Staff | 17 | 9.5 | 56 | 30.8 | 46 | 25.3 | 23 | 12.5 | 19 | 11.1 | 19 | 11.4 | ||||
| High School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 2 | 1.1 | 7 | 3.9 | 1 | 0.5 | 7 | 3.8 | 5 | 2.9 | 7 | 4.2 | ||||
| High School Vandalism | 3 | 1.7 | 9 | 5.0 | 9 | 4.9 | 17 | 9.3 | 20 | 11.7 | 9 | 5.4 | ||||
| High School Gang Involvement | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.6 | -- | -- | ||||
| Students Leaving School for Incarceration | -- | -- | 4 | 1.6 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.4 | 4 | 1.6 | 5 | 2.0 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Consequences | ||||||||||||||||
| Public Health/Safety Outcomes | ||||||||||||||||
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases | 95 | 3.1 | 96 | 3.1 | 92 | 3.0 | 102 | 3.3 | 95 | 3.0 | 75 | 2.4 | ||||
| New HIV Cases | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | 8 | 0.3 | ||||
| New AIDS Cases | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.1 | ||||
| Alcohol or Drug Related Traffic Injuries | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 62 | 2.0 | 35 | 1.1 | 28 | 0.9 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Fatalities | 3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.2 | 5 | 0.2 | 7 | 0.2 | 6 | 0.2 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Crashes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 46 | 1.5 | 40 | 1.3 | 28 | 0.9 | ||||
| Crash Injuries and Deaths: Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12 | 1.4 | 2 | 0.2 | ||||
| Traffic Crashes Involving Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||
| Lung Cancer Deaths (per 100k) | 36 | 118.5 | 25 | 81.8 | 24 | 78.2 | 27 | 87.3 | 37 | 117.9 | 27 | 85.1 | ||||
| Deaths from Alcoholic Liver Disease (per 100k) | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||