| Ouachita | ||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |||||||||||
| Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | |||||
| Demographic Data | ||||||||||||||||
| Economic Data | ||||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 12,401 | -- | 12,264 | -- | 12,132 | -- | 12,407 | -- | 12,814 | -- | 12,625 | -- | ||||
| Population | ||||||||||||||||
| Children (under 18) | 7,420 | -- | 6,952 | -- | 6,790 | -- | 6,618 | -- | 6,503 | -- | 6,393 | -- | ||||
| Adolescents (10 - 17) | 3,590 | -- | 3,356 | -- | 3,281 | -- | 3,206 | -- | 3,102 | -- | 3,004 | -- | ||||
| Adults (18 and Older) | 21,282 | -- | 20,843 | -- | 20,780 | -- | 20,612 | -- | 20,530 | -- | 20,317 | -- | ||||
| Total Population | 28,702 | -- | 27,795 | -- | 27,570 | -- | 27,230 | -- | 27,033 | -- | 26,710 | -- | ||||
| Population under 21 | 8,532 | -- | 8,036 | -- | 7,875 | -- | 7,693 | -- | 7,552 | -- | 7,413 | -- | ||||
| School Enrollment | ||||||||||||||||
| Public School Enrollment: Total (including pre-K) | 5,546 | -- | 5,078 | -- | 5,007 | -- | 4,817 | -- | 5,324 | -- | 4,884 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: 7 - 12 | 2,587 | -- | 2,469 | -- | 2,467 | -- | 2,355 | -- | 2,491 | -- | 2,411 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: Elementary and Middle School | 3,929 | -- | 3,526 | -- | 3,198 | -- | 3,072 | -- | 3,220 | -- | 3,263 | -- | ||||
| Vital Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Births | 366 | -- | 347 | -- | 328 | -- | 349 | -- | 386 | -- | 382 | -- | ||||
| Community Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Availability | ||||||||||||||||
| Beer Permits | 68 | 2.4 | 67 | 2.4 | 62 | 2.2 | 60 | 2.2 | 59 | 2.2 | 60 | 2.2 | ||||
| Private Club Permits | 10 | 0.3 | 10 | 0.4 | 9 | 0.3 | 9 | 0.3 | 9 | 0.3 | 9 | 0.3 | ||||
| Tobacco Sales to Minors (%) | -- | -- | 28 | 33.3 | 4 | 6.6 | 3 | 4.2 | 3 | 3.8 | 5 | 8.3 | ||||
| Tobacco Distributors | 62 | 2.2 | 64 | 2.3 | 56 | 2.0 | 56 | 2.1 | 51 | 1.9 | 58 | 2.2 | ||||
| Community Disorganization | ||||||||||||||||
| Residences Without Complete Kitchen or Plumbing (%) | 228 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homicide Victims | 2 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.1 | ||||
| State Correction Prisoners Received | 94 | 3.3 | 7 | 0.3 | 82 | 3.0 | 101 | 3.7 | 72 | 2.7 | 79 | 3.0 | ||||
| Total Crime Index Offenses | 1,065 | 37.1 | 578 | 20.8 | -- | -- | 823 | 30.2 | 934 | 34.6 | 1,186 | 44.4 | ||||
| Total Property Crime Offenses | 916 | 31.9 | 518 | 18.6 | -- | -- | 733 | 26.9 | 834 | 30.9 | 1,088 | 40.7 | ||||
| Total Violent Crime Offenses | 149 | 5.2 | 60 | 2.2 | -- | -- | 90 | 3.3 | 100 | 3.7 | 98 | 3.7 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 62 | 3.0 | 90 | 4.4 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 37 | 1.8 | 44 | 2.2 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 0.0 | 16 | 0.8 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 74 | 2.7 | 104 | 3.9 | ||||
| Total Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 37 | 1.4 | 44 | 1.6 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 0.0 | 17 | 0.6 | ||||
| Extreme Economic Deprivation | ||||||||||||||||
| Unemployment | 724 | 5.8 | 839 | 6.8 | 961 | 7.9 | 852 | 6.9 | 862 | 6.7 | 1,025 | 8.1 | ||||
| Children Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunches | 2,930 | 528.3 | 2,658 | 523.4 | 2,742 | 547.6 | 2,765 | 574.0 | 3,362 | 631.5 | 3,281 | 671.8 | ||||
| Children Receiving TEA | 714 | 96.2 | 524 | 75.4 | 525 | 77.3 | 542 | 81.9 | 424 | 65.2 | 381 | 59.6 | ||||
| Children Receiving Food Stamps | 2,769 | 373.2 | 2,893 | 416.1 | 2,940 | 433.0 | 2,866 | 433.1 | 3,065 | 471.3 | 3,246 | 507.7 | ||||
| Low Birthweight Births | 43 | 117.5 | 39 | 112.4 | 40 | 122.0 | 45 | 128.9 | 54 | 139.9 | 37 | 96.9 | ||||
| Infant Mortality | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 20.2 | 3 | 9.1 | 6 | 17.2 | 1 | 2.6 | 3 | 7.9 | ||||
| Transitions and Mobility | ||||||||||||||||
| New Home Construction | 8 | 0.3 | 6 | 0.2 | 5 | 0.2 | 10 | 0.4 | 8 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.1 | ||||
| Renter-Occupied Housing Units | 3,322 | 286.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homeless Children Enrolled in Public School | -- | -- | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | 24 | 4.9 | ||||
| Net Migrants to Arkansas (%) | -- | -- | -313 | -1.1 | -126 | -0.5 | -271 | -1.0 | -157 | -0.6 | -316 | -1.2 | ||||
| School Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Academic Failure | ||||||||||||||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Math | 288 | 75.7 | 204 | 58.5 | 156 | 50.1 | 186 | 50.0 | 218 | 64.3 | 166 | 46.4 | ||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Literacy | 235 | 62.0 | 184 | 52.8 | 141 | 45.2 | 151 | 40.7 | 219 | 64.5 | 172 | 48.0 | ||||
| High School Dropouts | 105 | 4.0 | 110 | 4.3 | 95 | 3.8 | 87 | 3.5 | 74 | 3.1 | 77 | 3.1 | ||||
| Status Dropouts | 694 | 29.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Lack of Commitment to School | ||||||||||||||||
| Dropouts for "Lack of Interest" | 4 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Family Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Family Conflict | ||||||||||||||||
| Victims of Child Maltreatment | 107 | 14.4 | 85 | 12.2 | 113 | 16.6 | 94 | 14.2 | 98 | 15.1 | 100 | 15.6 | ||||
| Children Living With Relatives Other Than Parents | 950 | 128.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living With Nonrelatives | 96 | 12.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living in Foster Care | 78 | 10.5 | 6 | 0.9 | 40 | 5.9 | 70 | 10.6 | 68 | 10.5 | 86 | 13.5 | ||||
| Divorces and Annulments | 198 | 6.9 | 187 | 6.7 | 201 | 7.3 | 173 | 6.4 | 146 | 5.4 | 171 | 6.4 | ||||
| Children in Single-parent Families | 2,195 | 295.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Family History of High Risk Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Adults in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 134 | 6.3 | 146 | 7.0 | 140 | 6.7 | 119 | 5.8 | 103 | 5.0 | 113 | 5.6 | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Below 9th grade | 1,597 | 8.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: 9th - 12th, No diploma | 3,435 | 18.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: High School Graduate | 6,622 | 34.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Some College | 3,975 | 20.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: College Graduate | 3,346 | 17.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Pregnant Women in Alcohol or Drug Treatment | 4 | 10.9 | 1 | 2.9 | 1 | 3.0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Births to Women with <12 Years of Education | 83 | 226.8 | 66 | 190.2 | 60 | 182.9 | 60 | 171.9 | 74 | 191.7 | 79 | 206.8 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Tobacco During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 63 | 180.5 | 69 | 178.8 | 66 | 172.8 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Alcohol During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 2.9 | 1 | 2.6 | 1 | 2.6 | ||||
| Peer/Individual Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Alienation, Rebelliousness… | ||||||||||||||||
| Adolescent Suicide (per 100k) | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 29.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Early Initiation of Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Elementary/Middle School Alcohol Infractions | 6 | 1.5 | 3 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Drug Infractions | 7 | 1.8 | 24 | 6.8 | 14 | 4.4 | 2 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | 10 | 3.1 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Tobacco Infractions | 28 | 7.1 | 26 | 7.4 | 13 | 4.1 | 7 | 2.3 | 8 | 2.5 | 4 | 1.2 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Assaults on Students or Staff | 153 | 38.9 | 268 | 76.0 | 171 | 53.5 | 39 | 12.7 | 90 | 28.0 | 207 | 63.4 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 5 | 1.3 | 3 | 0.9 | 9 | 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 2.5 | 8 | 2.5 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Vandalism | 161 | 41.0 | 2 | 0.6 | 4 | 1.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 10 | 3.1 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Gang Involvement | -- | -- | 2 | 0.6 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Peers Who Engage in Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Juveniles in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 6 | 0.8 | 6 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.3 | ||||
| Adolescent Pregnancy | 33 | 18.9 | 32 | 19.7 | 36 | 22.7 | 24 | 15.2 | 27 | 17.7 | 38 | 26.0 | ||||
| Births to Mothers Age 10-17 | 24 | 13.7 | 25 | 15.4 | 27 | 17.0 | 20 | 12.7 | 23 | 15.1 | 33 | 22.6 | ||||
| High School Alcohol Infractions | 3 | 1.9 | 2 | 1.3 | 1 | 0.6 | 2 | 1.1 | 1 | 0.5 | -- | -- | ||||
| High School Drug Infractions | 4 | 2.5 | 19 | 12.2 | 13 | 7.2 | 8 | 4.6 | 12 | 6.2 | 14 | 8.6 | ||||
| High School Tobacco Infractions | 27 | 16.7 | 18 | 11.6 | 10 | 5.5 | 9 | 5.2 | 14 | 7.3 | 13 | 8.0 | ||||
| High School Assaults on Other Students and Staff | 37 | 22.9 | 73 | 47.0 | 82 | 45.3 | 6 | 3.4 | 24 | 12.5 | 33 | 20.4 | ||||
| High School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 3 | 1.9 | 1 | 0.6 | 6 | 3.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 3.1 | 3 | 1.9 | ||||
| High School Vandalism | 2 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.6 | 4 | 2.2 | 13 | 7.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.6 | ||||
| High School Gang Involvement | -- | -- | 2 | 1.3 | 2 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Students Leaving School for Incarceration | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.4 | -- | -- | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12 | 3.9 | 14 | 4.7 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.3 | ||||
| Consequences | ||||||||||||||||
| Public Health/Safety Outcomes | ||||||||||||||||
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases | 322 | 11.2 | 300 | 10.8 | 243 | 8.8 | 269 | 9.9 | 258 | 9.5 | 238 | 8.9 | ||||
| New HIV Cases | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.2 | -- | -- | 5 | 0.2 | ||||
| New AIDS Cases | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | 5 | 0.2 | ||||
| Alcohol or Drug Related Traffic Injuries | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23 | 0.8 | 39 | 1.4 | 34 | 1.3 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Fatalities | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 | 9 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.3 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Crashes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22 | 0.8 | 32 | 1.2 | 40 | 1.5 | ||||
| Crash Injuries and Deaths: Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 0.8 | 5 | 0.7 | ||||
| Traffic Crashes Involving Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.4 | ||||
| Lung Cancer Deaths (per 100k) | 26 | 90.6 | 27 | 97.1 | 30 | 108.8 | 35 | 128.5 | 29 | 107.3 | 28 | 104.8 | ||||
| Deaths from Alcoholic Liver Disease (per 100k) | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3.7 | ||||