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| Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | |||||
| Demographic Data | ||||||||||||||||
| Economic Data | ||||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 16,717 | -- | 16,903 | -- | 17,059 | -- | 17,508 | -- | 18,035 | -- | 17,700 | -- | ||||
| Population | ||||||||||||||||
| Children (under 18) | 8,389 | -- | 8,124 | -- | 8,103 | -- | 8,106 | -- | 8,111 | -- | 8,118 | -- | ||||
| Adolescents (10 - 17) | 4,067 | -- | 3,785 | -- | 3,712 | -- | 3,645 | -- | 3,581 | -- | 3,582 | -- | ||||
| Adults (18 and Older) | 25,908 | -- | 26,199 | -- | 26,319 | -- | 26,524 | -- | 26,562 | -- | 26,791 | -- | ||||
| Total Population | 34,297 | -- | 34,323 | -- | 34,422 | -- | 34,630 | -- | 34,673 | -- | 34,909 | -- | ||||
| Population under 21 | 9,937 | -- | 9,574 | -- | 9,527 | -- | 9,507 | -- | 9,460 | -- | 9,458 | -- | ||||
| School Enrollment | ||||||||||||||||
| Public School Enrollment: Total (including pre-K) | 5,786 | -- | 5,638 | -- | 5,604 | -- | 5,688 | -- | 5,863 | -- | 5,741 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: 7 - 12 | 2,677 | -- | 2,666 | -- | 2,635 | -- | 2,645 | -- | 2,581 | -- | 2,551 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: Elementary and Middle School | 3,945 | -- | 3,715 | -- | 3,694 | -- | 3,784 | -- | 3,786 | -- | 4,061 | -- | ||||
| Vital Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Births | 432 | -- | 486 | -- | 465 | -- | 475 | -- | 497 | -- | 471 | -- | ||||
| Community Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Availability | ||||||||||||||||
| Beer Permits | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Private Club Permits | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.2 | 6 | 0.2 | 8 | 0.2 | 8 | 0.2 | 8 | 0.2 | ||||
| Tobacco Sales to Minors (%) | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18 | 34.6 | 18 | 23.1 | 2 | 5.1 | 6 | 11.8 | ||||
| Tobacco Distributors | 51 | 1.5 | 61 | 1.8 | 50 | 1.5 | 50 | 1.4 | 46 | 1.3 | 44 | 1.3 | ||||
| Community Disorganization | ||||||||||||||||
| Residences Without Complete Kitchen or Plumbing (%) | 172 | 1.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homicide Victims | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.1 | ||||
| State Correction Prisoners Received | 62 | 1.8 | 45 | 1.3 | 97 | 2.8 | 138 | 4.0 | 136 | 3.9 | 135 | 3.9 | ||||
| Total Crime Index Offenses | 1,408 | 41.1 | 1,485 | 43.3 | -- | -- | 1,194 | 34.5 | 1,157 | 33.4 | 1,030 | 29.5 | ||||
| Total Property Crime Offenses | 1,350 | 39.4 | 1,448 | 42.2 | -- | -- | 1,159 | 33.5 | 1,136 | 32.8 | 1,013 | 29.0 | ||||
| Total Violent Crime Offenses | 58 | 1.7 | 37 | 1.1 | -- | -- | 35 | 1.0 | 21 | 0.6 | 17 | 0.5 | ||||
| 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 | 802 | 4.8 | 948 | 5.6 | 1,086 | 6.4 | 1,089 | 6.2 | 1,037 | 5.7 | 1,000 | 5.6 | ||||
| Children Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunches | 2,490 | 430.3 | 2,613 | 463.5 | 2,807 | 500.9 | 2,869 | 504.4 | 3,066 | 522.9 | 3,065 | 533.9 | ||||
| Children Receiving TEA | 466 | 55.5 | 427 | 52.6 | 382 | 47.1 | 345 | 42.6 | 288 | 35.5 | 276 | 34.0 | ||||
| Children Receiving Food Stamps | 2,412 | 287.5 | 2,704 | 332.8 | 2,771 | 342.0 | 2,963 | 365.5 | 3,276 | 403.9 | 3,330 | 410.2 | ||||
| Low Birthweight Births | 42 | 97.2 | 40 | 82.3 | 39 | 83.9 | 52 | 109.5 | 54 | 108.7 | 36 | 76.4 | ||||
| Infant Mortality | 2 | 4.6 | 6 | 12.3 | 1 | 2.2 | 3 | 6.3 | 4 | 8.0 | 3 | 6.4 | ||||
| Transitions and Mobility | ||||||||||||||||
| New Home Construction | 17 | 0.5 | 20 | 0.6 | 21 | 0.6 | 24 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 | 0.7 | ||||
| Renter-Occupied Housing Units | 3,449 | 256.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homeless Children Enrolled in Public School | -- | -- | 2 | 0.4 | 14 | 2.5 | 49 | 8.6 | 52 | 8.9 | 70 | 12.2 | ||||
| Net Migrants to Arkansas (%) | -- | -- | -58 | -0.2 | 71 | 0.2 | 125 | 0.4 | -61 | -0.2 | 105 | 0.3 | ||||
| School Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Academic Failure | ||||||||||||||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Math | 174 | 53.6 | 109 | 30.8 | 80 | 24.7 | 118 | 28.0 | 173 | 44.5 | 154 | 36.0 | ||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Literacy | 143 | 44.1 | 67 | 19.0 | 83 | 25.4 | 100 | 23.6 | 140 | 36.0 | 138 | 32.4 | ||||
| High School Dropouts | 40 | 1.4 | 92 | 3.5 | 73 | 2.7 | 73 | 2.8 | 75 | 2.8 | 57 | 2.2 | ||||
| Status Dropouts | 754 | 24.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Lack of Commitment to School | ||||||||||||||||
| Dropouts for "Lack of Interest" | 32 | 1.2 | 12 | 0.5 | 11 | 0.4 | 8 | 0.3 | 5 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.1 | ||||
| Family Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Family Conflict | ||||||||||||||||
| Victims of Child Maltreatment | 110 | 13.1 | 115 | 14.2 | 94 | 11.6 | 105 | 13.0 | 84 | 10.4 | 88 | 10.8 | ||||
| Children Living With Relatives Other Than Parents | 664 | 79.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living With Nonrelatives | 148 | 17.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living in Foster Care | 63 | 7.5 | 52 | 6.4 | 49 | 6.0 | 70 | 8.6 | 56 | 6.9 | 54 | 6.7 | ||||
| Divorces and Annulments | 244 | 7.1 | 242 | 7.1 | 238 | 6.9 | 228 | 6.6 | 260 | 7.5 | 226 | 6.5 | ||||
| Children in Single-parent Families | 1,573 | 187.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Family History of High Risk Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Adults in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 282 | 10.9 | 227 | 8.7 | 207 | 7.9 | 197 | 7.4 | 226 | 8.5 | 370 | 13.8 | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Below 9th grade | 2,154 | 9.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: 9th - 12th, No diploma | 3,408 | 15.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: High School Graduate | 9,021 | 39.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Some College | 4,346 | 19.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: College Graduate | 3,776 | 16.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Pregnant Women in Alcohol or Drug Treatment | 4 | 9.3 | 9 | 18.5 | 1 | 2.2 | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 6.4 | ||||
| Births to Women with <12 Years of Education | 77 | 178.2 | 86 | 177.0 | 78 | 167.7 | 104 | 218.9 | 99 | 199.2 | 92 | 195.3 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Tobacco During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 138 | 290.5 | 145 | 291.8 | 103 | 218.7 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Alcohol During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 4.2 | 2 | 4.0 | 2 | 4.2 | ||||
| Peer/Individual Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Alienation, Rebelliousness… | ||||||||||||||||
| Adolescent Suicide (per 100k) | 1 | 24.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 27.9 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Early Initiation of Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Elementary/Middle School Alcohol Infractions | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Drug Infractions | 14 | 3.5 | 11 | 3.0 | 22 | 6.0 | 7 | 1.8 | 3 | 0.8 | 6 | 1.5 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Tobacco Infractions | 44 | 11.2 | 48 | 12.9 | 56 | 15.2 | 3 | 0.8 | 10 | 2.6 | 7 | 1.7 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Assaults on Students or Staff | 20 | 5.1 | 32 | 8.6 | 26 | 7.0 | 7 | 1.8 | 14 | 3.7 | 39 | 9.6 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 4 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.1 | 5 | 1.4 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.5 | 4 | 1.0 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Vandalism | 5 | 1.3 | 13 | 3.5 | 6 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Gang Involvement | -- | -- | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.5 | -- | -- | ||||
| Peers Who Engage in Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Juveniles in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 64 | 7.6 | 43 | 5.3 | 24 | 3.0 | 36 | 4.4 | 35 | 4.3 | 17 | 2.1 | ||||
| Adolescent Pregnancy | 22 | 11.6 | 30 | 17.0 | 26 | 14.9 | 33 | 18.9 | 14 | 8.1 | 20 | 11.6 | ||||
| Births to Mothers Age 10-17 | 16 | 8.4 | 23 | 13.0 | 22 | 12.6 | 27 | 15.5 | 12 | 7.0 | 18 | 10.4 | ||||
| High School Alcohol Infractions | 2 | 1.1 | 1 | 0.5 | 3 | 1.6 | 4 | 2.1 | 1 | 0.5 | 5 | 3.0 | ||||
| High School Drug Infractions | 11 | 6.0 | 11 | 5.7 | 22 | 11.5 | 9 | 4.7 | 18 | 9.7 | 8 | 4.8 | ||||
| High School Tobacco Infractions | 35 | 19.0 | 27 | 14.0 | 49 | 25.7 | 97 | 50.9 | 52 | 27.9 | 60 | 35.7 | ||||
| High School Assaults on Other Students and Staff | 17 | 9.2 | 25 | 13.0 | 19 | 9.9 | 20 | 10.5 | 16 | 8.6 | 9 | 5.4 | ||||
| High School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 3 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.0 | 4 | 2.1 | 3 | 1.6 | 9 | 4.8 | 3 | 1.8 | ||||
| High School Vandalism | 4 | 2.2 | 13 | 6.8 | 6 | 3.1 | 5 | 2.6 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 1.2 | ||||
| High School Gang Involvement | -- | -- | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Students Leaving School for Incarceration | -- | -- | 5 | 1.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 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 | 32 | 0.9 | 55 | 1.6 | 89 | 2.6 | 115 | 3.3 | 138 | 4.0 | 116 | 3.3 | ||||
| New HIV Cases | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.2 | ||||
| New AIDS Cases | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.3 | ||||
| Alcohol or Drug Related Traffic Injuries | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 57 | 1.6 | 89 | 2.6 | 66 | 1.9 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Fatalities | 6 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.0 | 9 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.1 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Crashes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 56 | 1.6 | 79 | 2.3 | 57 | 1.6 | ||||
| Crash Injuries and Deaths: Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11 | 1.2 | -- | -- | ||||
| Traffic Crashes Involving Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.3 | ||||
| Lung Cancer Deaths (per 100k) | 39 | 113.7 | 27 | 78.7 | 35 | 101.7 | 30 | 86.6 | 35 | 100.9 | 25 | 71.6 | ||||
| Deaths from Alcoholic Liver Disease (per 100k) | 3 | 8.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.9 | ||||