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| Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | |||||
| Demographic Data | ||||||||||||||||
| Economic Data | ||||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 26,805 | -- | 26,659 | -- | 26,611 | -- | 27,629 | -- | 29,649 | -- | 29,975 | -- | ||||
| Population | ||||||||||||||||
| Children (under 18) | 13,849 | -- | 13,641 | -- | 13,429 | -- | 13,517 | -- | 13,571 | -- | 13,665 | -- | ||||
| Adolescents (10 - 17) | 6,813 | -- | 6,728 | -- | 6,678 | -- | 6,712 | -- | 6,756 | -- | 6,754 | -- | ||||
| Adults (18 and Older) | 40,644 | -- | 41,545 | -- | 41,809 | -- | 42,473 | -- | 43,207 | -- | 44,006 | -- | ||||
| Total Population | 54,493 | -- | 55,186 | -- | 55,238 | -- | 55,990 | -- | 56,778 | -- | 57,671 | -- | ||||
| Population under 21 | 16,887 | -- | 16,795 | -- | 16,721 | -- | 16,892 | -- | 17,034 | -- | 17,137 | -- | ||||
| School Enrollment | ||||||||||||||||
| Public School Enrollment: Total (including pre-K) | 9,638 | -- | 9,531 | -- | 9,469 | -- | 9,499 | -- | 9,634 | -- | 9,784 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: 7 - 12 | 4,412 | -- | 4,469 | -- | 4,481 | -- | 4,519 | -- | 4,543 | -- | 4,556 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: Elementary and Middle School | 7,069 | -- | 6,958 | -- | 6,876 | -- | 6,854 | -- | 6,869 | -- | 6,673 | -- | ||||
| Vital Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Births | 728 | -- | 700 | -- | 734 | -- | 769 | -- | 778 | -- | 790 | -- | ||||
| Community Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Availability | ||||||||||||||||
| Beer Permits | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Private Club Permits | 6 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.1 | 8 | 0.1 | ||||
| Tobacco Sales to Minors (%) | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17 | 24.6 | 15 | 11.5 | 4 | 3.4 | 3 | 5.1 | ||||
| Tobacco Distributors | 82 | 1.5 | 86 | 1.6 | 70 | 1.3 | 77 | 1.4 | 72 | 1.3 | 76 | 1.3 | ||||
| Community Disorganization | ||||||||||||||||
| Residences Without Complete Kitchen or Plumbing (%) | 262 | 1.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homicide Victims | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||
| State Correction Prisoners Received | 92 | 1.7 | 13 | 0.2 | 223 | 4.0 | 268 | 4.8 | 191 | 3.4 | 173 | 3.0 | ||||
| Total Crime Index Offenses | 1,950 | 35.8 | 1,781 | 32.3 | -- | -- | 492 | 8.8 | 1,881 | 33.1 | 1,925 | 33.4 | ||||
| Total Property Crime Offenses | 1,854 | 34.0 | 1,585 | 28.7 | -- | -- | 472 | 8.4 | 1,749 | 30.8 | 1,768 | 30.7 | ||||
| Total Violent Crime Offenses | 96 | 1.8 | 196 | 3.6 | -- | -- | 20 | 0.4 | 132 | 2.3 | 157 | 2.7 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15 | 0.3 | 36 | 0.8 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9 | 0.2 | 123 | 2.8 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14 | 0.3 | 53 | 1.2 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16 | 0.3 | 47 | 0.8 | ||||
| Total Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9 | 0.2 | 125 | 2.2 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14 | 0.2 | 56 | 1.0 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||
| Extreme Economic Deprivation | ||||||||||||||||
| Unemployment | 1,132 | 4.2 | 1,350 | 5.1 | 1,498 | 5.6 | 1,435 | 5.2 | 1,235 | 4.2 | 1,450 | 4.8 | ||||
| Children Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunches | 3,904 | 405.1 | 4,118 | 432.1 | 4,147 | 438.0 | 4,265 | 449.0 | 4,612 | 478.7 | 4,869 | 497.6 | ||||
| Children Receiving TEA | 380 | 27.4 | 246 | 18.0 | 207 | 15.4 | 192 | 14.2 | 166 | 12.2 | 163 | 11.9 | ||||
| Children Receiving Food Stamps | 3,609 | 260.6 | 3,669 | 269.0 | 3,838 | 285.8 | 4,177 | 309.0 | 4,676 | 344.6 | 4,529 | 331.4 | ||||
| Low Birthweight Births | 46 | 63.2 | 61 | 87.1 | 36 | 49.0 | 50 | 65.0 | 54 | 69.4 | 66 | 83.5 | ||||
| Infant Mortality | 5 | 6.9 | 5 | 7.1 | 6 | 8.2 | 3 | 3.9 | 7 | 9.0 | 8 | 10.1 | ||||
| Transitions and Mobility | ||||||||||||||||
| New Home Construction | 102 | 1.9 | 117 | 2.1 | 124 | 2.2 | 144 | 2.6 | 162 | 2.9 | 197 | 3.4 | ||||
| Renter-Occupied Housing Units | 5,962 | 288.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homeless Children Enrolled in Public School | -- | -- | 58 | 6.1 | 47 | 5.0 | 99 | 10.4 | 119 | 12.4 | 202 | 20.6 | ||||
| Net Migrants to Arkansas (%) | -- | -- | 204 | 0.4 | -107 | -0.2 | 517 | 0.9 | 534 | 0.9 | 610 | 1.1 | ||||
| School Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Academic Failure | ||||||||||||||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Math | 265 | 42.9 | 163 | 26.1 | 69 | 12.4 | 116 | 17.4 | 244 | 34.7 | 161 | 23.8 | ||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Literacy | 256 | 41.4 | 123 | 19.7 | 89 | 15.9 | 132 | 19.9 | 292 | 41.6 | 185 | 27.4 | ||||
| High School Dropouts | 187 | 4.3 | 180 | 4.1 | 169 | 3.8 | 143 | 3.2 | 155 | 3.4 | 176 | 3.9 | ||||
| Status Dropouts | 1,100 | 17.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Lack of Commitment to School | ||||||||||||||||
| Dropouts for "Lack of Interest" | 42 | 1.0 | 10 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.2 | 11 | 0.2 | ||||
| Family Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Family Conflict | ||||||||||||||||
| Victims of Child Maltreatment | 144 | 10.4 | 197 | 14.4 | 209 | 15.6 | 178 | 13.2 | 159 | 11.7 | 148 | 10.8 | ||||
| Children Living With Relatives Other Than Parents | 909 | 65.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living With Nonrelatives | 268 | 19.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living in Foster Care | 109 | 7.9 | 158 | 11.6 | 136 | 10.1 | 133 | 9.8 | 130 | 9.6 | 113 | 8.3 | ||||
| Divorces and Annulments | 411 | 7.5 | 409 | 7.4 | 395 | 7.2 | 425 | 7.6 | 377 | 6.6 | 389 | 6.7 | ||||
| Children in Single-parent Families | 2,807 | 202.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Family History of High Risk Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Adults in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 197 | 4.8 | 223 | 5.4 | 188 | 4.5 | 169 | 4.0 | 220 | 5.1 | 289 | 6.6 | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Below 9th grade | 3,033 | 8.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: 9th - 12th, No diploma | 4,701 | 13.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: High School Graduate | 11,501 | 33.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Some College | 7,365 | 21.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: College Graduate | 7,697 | 22.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Pregnant Women in Alcohol or Drug Treatment | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | 1 | 1.3 | 1 | 1.3 | ||||
| Births to Women with <12 Years of Education | 144 | 197.8 | 146 | 208.6 | 147 | 200.3 | 149 | 193.8 | 160 | 205.7 | 159 | 201.3 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Tobacco During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 188 | 244.5 | 170 | 218.5 | 160 | 202.5 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Alcohol During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 6.5 | 3 | 3.9 | 6 | 7.6 | ||||
| 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 | 7 | 1.0 | 31 | 4.5 | 8 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Drug Infractions | 26 | 3.7 | 39 | 5.6 | 24 | 3.5 | 6 | 0.9 | 6 | 0.9 | 25 | 3.7 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Tobacco Infractions | 69 | 9.8 | 116 | 16.7 | 51 | 7.4 | 16 | 2.3 | 19 | 2.8 | 10 | 1.5 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Assaults on Students or Staff | 108 | 15.3 | 95 | 13.7 | 44 | 6.4 | 60 | 8.8 | 71 | 10.3 | 57 | 8.5 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 11 | 1.6 | 12 | 1.7 | 6 | 0.9 | 9 | 1.3 | 8 | 1.2 | 27 | 4.0 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Vandalism | 13 | 1.8 | 24 | 3.4 | 12 | 1.7 | 6 | 0.9 | 4 | 0.6 | 12 | 1.8 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Gang Involvement | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Peers Who Engage in Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Juveniles in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 21 | 1.5 | 9 | 0.7 | 8 | 0.6 | 9 | 0.7 | 4 | 0.3 | 15 | 1.1 | ||||
| Adolescent Pregnancy | 39 | 11.6 | 41 | 12.4 | 39 | 11.9 | 46 | 14.0 | 39 | 11.7 | 40 | 12.0 | ||||
| Births to Mothers Age 10-17 | 30 | 8.9 | 34 | 10.3 | 29 | 8.9 | 37 | 11.3 | 36 | 10.8 | 35 | 10.5 | ||||
| High School Alcohol Infractions | 5 | 1.9 | 31 | 12.0 | 8 | 3.1 | 18 | 6.8 | 31 | 11.7 | 31 | 10.1 | ||||
| High School Drug Infractions | 12 | 4.7 | 22 | 8.6 | 10 | 3.9 | 17 | 6.4 | 30 | 11.3 | 45 | 14.7 | ||||
| High School Tobacco Infractions | 41 | 16.0 | 87 | 33.8 | 39 | 15.0 | 45 | 17.0 | 36 | 13.5 | 54 | 17.6 | ||||
| High School Assaults on Other Students and Staff | 26 | 10.1 | 15 | 5.8 | 27 | 10.4 | 43 | 16.3 | 37 | 13.9 | 55 | 18.0 | ||||
| High School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 6 | 2.3 | 8 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.8 | 13 | 4.2 | ||||
| High School Vandalism | 5 | 1.9 | 13 | 5.1 | 6 | 2.3 | 3 | 1.1 | 5 | 1.9 | 10 | 3.3 | ||||
| High School Gang Involvement | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Students Leaving School for Incarceration | -- | -- | 7 | 1.6 | 4 | 0.9 | 4 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.7 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 0.1 | 11 | 1.6 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.3 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.4 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Consequences | ||||||||||||||||
| Public Health/Safety Outcomes | ||||||||||||||||
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases | 91 | 1.7 | 103 | 1.9 | 106 | 1.9 | 123 | 2.2 | 140 | 2.5 | 150 | 2.6 | ||||
| New HIV Cases | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 0.1 | ||||
| New AIDS Cases | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 0.1 | ||||
| Alcohol or Drug Related Traffic Injuries | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 79 | 1.4 | 89 | 1.6 | 66 | 1.1 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Fatalities | 6 | 0.1 | 6 | 0.1 | 11 | 0.2 | 5 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.1 | 9 | 0.2 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Crashes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 77 | 1.4 | 92 | 1.6 | 59 | 1.0 | ||||
| Crash Injuries and Deaths: Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15 | 0.9 | 7 | 0.4 | ||||
| Traffic Crashes Involving Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12 | 0.7 | 10 | 0.6 | ||||
| Lung Cancer Deaths (per 100k) | 35 | 64.2 | 42 | 76.1 | 38 | 68.8 | 33 | 58.9 | 36 | 63.4 | 37 | 64.2 | ||||
| Deaths from Alcoholic Liver Disease (per 100k) | 1 | 1.8 | 2 | 3.6 | 2 | 3.6 | 2 | 3.6 | 1 | 1.8 | 3 | 5.2 | ||||