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| Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | |||||
| Demographic Data | ||||||||||||||||
| Economic Data | ||||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 184,404 | -- | 182,244 | -- | 181,920 | -- | 187,378 | -- | 195,396 | -- | 193,075 | -- | ||||
| Population | ||||||||||||||||
| Children (under 18) | 91,172 | -- | 91,421 | -- | 91,796 | -- | 92,298 | -- | 93,255 | -- | 94,363 | -- | ||||
| Adolescents (10 - 17) | 39,582 | -- | 39,091 | -- | 39,145 | -- | 39,038 | -- | 38,756 | -- | 39,068 | -- | ||||
| Adults (18 and Older) | 270,535 | -- | 271,897 | -- | 272,188 | -- | 272,027 | -- | 272,019 | -- | 272,956 | -- | ||||
| Total Population | 361,707 | -- | 363,318 | -- | 363,984 | -- | 364,325 | -- | 365,274 | -- | 367,319 | -- | ||||
| Population under 21 | 105,449 | -- | 104,870 | -- | 105,104 | -- | 105,435 | -- | 106,078 | -- | 107,184 | -- | ||||
| School Enrollment | ||||||||||||||||
| Public School Enrollment: Total (including pre-K) | 53,588 | -- | 52,177 | -- | 51,448 | -- | 53,449 | -- | 54,356 | -- | 53,497 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: 7 - 12 | 23,543 | -- | 23,313 | -- | 23,007 | -- | 23,314 | -- | 23,376 | -- | 23,906 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: Elementary and Middle School | 38,668 | -- | 37,051 | -- | 36,746 | -- | 36,997 | -- | 36,922 | -- | 37,510 | -- | ||||
| Vital Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Births | 5,843 | -- | 5,683 | -- | 5,762 | -- | 5,821 | -- | 5,725 | -- | 6,009 | -- | ||||
| Community Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Availability | ||||||||||||||||
| Beer Permits | 518 | 1.4 | 518 | 1.4 | 518 | 1.4 | 532 | 1.5 | 524 | 1.4 | 532 | 1.4 | ||||
| Private Club Permits | 58 | 0.2 | 59 | 0.2 | 55 | 0.2 | 59 | 0.2 | 61 | 0.2 | 58 | 0.2 | ||||
| Tobacco Sales to Minors (%) | -- | -- | 35 | 13.6 | 79 | 12.2 | 135 | 11.2 | 64 | 5.5 | 13 | 1.7 | ||||
| Tobacco Distributors | 518 | 1.4 | 559 | 1.5 | 520 | 1.4 | 557 | 1.5 | 556 | 1.5 | 620 | 1.7 | ||||
| Community Disorganization | ||||||||||||||||
| Residences Without Complete Kitchen or Plumbing (%) | 1,592 | 1.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homicide Victims | 51 | 0.1 | 54 | 0.1 | 59 | 0.2 | 54 | 0.1 | 52 | 0.1 | 80 | 0.2 | ||||
| State Correction Prisoners Received | 1,108 | 3.1 | 97 | 0.3 | 1,207 | 3.3 | 1,217 | 3.3 | 921 | 2.5 | 1,005 | 2.7 | ||||
| Total Crime Index Offenses | 29,008 | 80.2 | 31,222 | 85.9 | -- | -- | 31,799 | 87.3 | 32,793 | 89.8 | 32,622 | 88.8 | ||||
| Total Property Crime Offenses | 26,192 | 72.4 | 27,949 | 76.9 | -- | -- | 27,376 | 75.1 | 27,947 | 76.5 | 27,622 | 75.2 | ||||
| Total Violent Crime Offenses | 2,816 | 7.8 | 3,273 | 9.0 | -- | -- | 4,423 | 12.1 | 4,846 | 13.3 | 5,000 | 13.6 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,134 | 4.2 | 1,130 | 4.1 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 499 | 1.8 | 591 | 2.2 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19 | 0.1 | 621 | 2.3 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 567 | 2.1 | 325 | 1.2 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,179 | 3.2 | 1,171 | 3.2 | ||||
| Total Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 501 | 1.4 | 599 | 1.6 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21 | 0.1 | 628 | 1.7 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 583 | 1.6 | 329 | 0.9 | ||||
| Extreme Economic Deprivation | ||||||||||||||||
| Unemployment | 6,827 | 3.7 | 8,920 | 4.9 | 9,541 | 5.2 | 9,768 | 5.2 | 8,967 | 4.6 | 9,300 | 4.8 | ||||
| Children Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunches | 27,080 | 505.3 | 26,182 | 501.8 | 26,836 | 521.6 | 26,837 | 502.1 | 30,463 | 560.4 | 30,612 | 572.2 | ||||
| Children Receiving TEA | 8,517 | 93.4 | 8,128 | 88.9 | 7,831 | 85.3 | 7,230 | 78.3 | 6,412 | 68.8 | 6,253 | 66.3 | ||||
| Children Receiving Food Stamps | 24,164 | 265.0 | 26,873 | 293.9 | 27,283 | 297.2 | 29,049 | 314.7 | 33,277 | 356.8 | 34,392 | 364.5 | ||||
| Low Birthweight Births | 563 | 96.4 | 569 | 100.1 | 580 | 100.7 | 642 | 110.3 | 591 | 103.2 | 629 | 104.7 | ||||
| Infant Mortality | 65 | 11.1 | 61 | 10.7 | 50 | 8.7 | 47 | 8.1 | 48 | 8.4 | 57 | 9.5 | ||||
| Transitions and Mobility | ||||||||||||||||
| New Home Construction | 1,096 | 3.0 | 1,260 | 3.5 | 1,581 | 4.3 | 1,709 | 4.7 | 1,912 | 5.2 | 1,489 | 4.1 | ||||
| Renter-Occupied Housing Units | 57,874 | 391.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homeless Children Enrolled in Public School | -- | -- | 647 | 12.4 | 561 | 10.9 | 270 | 5.1 | 368 | 6.8 | 803 | 15.0 | ||||
| Net Migrants to Arkansas (%) | -- | -- | -1,027 | -0.3 | -1,478 | -0.4 | -1,743 | -0.5 | -1,441 | -0.4 | -732 | -0.2 | ||||
| School Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Academic Failure | ||||||||||||||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Math | 2,359 | 68.3 | 1,896 | 59.8 | 1,442 | 45.3 | 1,869 | 47.4 | 2,284 | 59.4 | 1,948 | 49.7 | ||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Literacy | 2,065 | 59.8 | 1,396 | 44.0 | 1,122 | 35.2 | 1,505 | 38.2 | 2,154 | 56.0 | 1,863 | 47.5 | ||||
| High School Dropouts | 505 | 2.2 | 1,051 | 4.6 | 1,600 | 6.9 | 970 | 4.2 | 1,202 | 5.2 | 892 | 3.8 | ||||
| Status Dropouts | 8,391 | 24.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Lack of Commitment to School | ||||||||||||||||
| Dropouts for "Lack of Interest" | 140 | 0.6 | 17 | 0.1 | 62 | 0.3 | 181 | 0.8 | 362 | 1.5 | 281 | 1.2 | ||||
| Family Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Family Conflict | ||||||||||||||||
| Victims of Child Maltreatment | 953 | 10.5 | 1,054 | 11.5 | 937 | 10.2 | 1,053 | 11.4 | 911 | 9.8 | 994 | 10.5 | ||||
| Children Living With Relatives Other Than Parents | 8,679 | 95.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living With Nonrelatives | 1,512 | 16.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living in Foster Care | 884 | 9.7 | 1,024 | 11.2 | 925 | 10.1 | 1,094 | 11.9 | 1,037 | 11.1 | 1,082 | 11.5 | ||||
| Divorces and Annulments | 1,777 | 4.9 | 1,974 | 5.4 | 2,071 | 5.7 | 1,992 | 5.5 | 1,944 | 5.3 | 1,864 | 5.1 | ||||
| Children in Single-parent Families | 28,538 | 313.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Family History of High Risk Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Adults in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 3,172 | 11.7 | 2,887 | 10.6 | 2,650 | 9.7 | 2,168 | 8.0 | 1,974 | 7.3 | 2,629 | 9.6 | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Below 9th grade | 10,206 | 4.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: 9th - 12th, No diploma | 26,667 | 11.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: High School Graduate | 63,911 | 27.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Some College | 57,753 | 24.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: College Graduate | 77,384 | 32.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Pregnant Women in Alcohol or Drug Treatment | 24 | 4.1 | 20 | 3.5 | 24 | 4.2 | -- | -- | 16 | 2.8 | 29 | 4.8 | ||||
| Births to Women with <12 Years of Education | 920 | 157.5 | 886 | 155.9 | 919 | 159.5 | 890 | 152.9 | 943 | 164.7 | 1,030 | 171.4 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Tobacco During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 664 | 114.1 | 580 | 101.3 | 692 | 115.2 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Alcohol During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 67 | 11.5 | 54 | 9.4 | 59 | 9.8 | ||||
| Peer/Individual Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Alienation, Rebelliousness… | ||||||||||||||||
| Adolescent Suicide (per 100k) | 1 | 2.5 | 2 | 5.1 | 2 | 5.1 | 2 | 5.1 | 1 | 2.6 | 3 | 7.7 | ||||
| Early Initiation of Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Elementary/Middle School Alcohol Infractions | 53 | 1.4 | 57 | 1.5 | 101 | 2.7 | 28 | 0.8 | 25 | 0.7 | 17 | 0.5 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Drug Infractions | 83 | 2.1 | 147 | 4.0 | 192 | 5.2 | 99 | 2.7 | 75 | 2.0 | 48 | 1.3 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Tobacco Infractions | 126 | 3.3 | 264 | 7.1 | 253 | 6.9 | 166 | 4.5 | 196 | 5.3 | 189 | 5.0 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Assaults on Students or Staff | 998 | 25.8 | 963 | 26.0 | 999 | 27.2 | 1,100 | 29.7 | 2,353 | 63.7 | 899 | 24.0 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 63 | 1.6 | 61 | 1.6 | 70 | 1.9 | 62 | 1.7 | 67 | 1.8 | 86 | 2.3 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Vandalism | 68 | 1.8 | 107 | 2.9 | 148 | 4.0 | 153 | 4.1 | 161 | 4.4 | 119 | 3.2 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Gang Involvement | -- | -- | 7 | 0.2 | 8 | 0.2 | 20 | 0.5 | 27 | 0.7 | 15 | 0.4 | ||||
| Peers Who Engage in Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Juveniles in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 88 | 1.0 | 46 | 0.5 | 56 | 0.6 | 119 | 1.3 | 167 | 1.8 | 115 | 1.2 | ||||
| Adolescent Pregnancy | 295 | 15.4 | 355 | 18.8 | 356 | 18.7 | 315 | 16.5 | 294 | 15.5 | 316 | 16.4 | ||||
| Births to Mothers Age 10-17 | 202 | 10.5 | 256 | 13.6 | 257 | 13.5 | 217 | 11.4 | 209 | 11.0 | 233 | 12.1 | ||||
| High School Alcohol Infractions | 46 | 3.2 | 45 | 3.0 | 81 | 5.5 | 58 | 3.9 | 57 | 3.7 | 50 | 3.1 | ||||
| High School Drug Infractions | 64 | 4.4 | 99 | 6.5 | 134 | 9.1 | 196 | 13.1 | 180 | 11.8 | 210 | 13.1 | ||||
| High School Tobacco Infractions | 66 | 4.5 | 170 | 11.2 | 157 | 10.7 | 198 | 13.2 | 244 | 16.0 | 287 | 18.0 | ||||
| High School Assaults on Other Students and Staff | 353 | 24.3 | 309 | 20.4 | 303 | 20.6 | 188 | 12.6 | 530 | 34.7 | 282 | 17.7 | ||||
| High School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 20 | 1.4 | 33 | 2.2 | 27 | 1.8 | 23 | 1.5 | 46 | 3.0 | 37 | 2.3 | ||||
| High School Vandalism | 23 | 1.6 | 32 | 2.1 | 41 | 2.8 | 72 | 4.8 | 68 | 4.5 | 56 | 3.5 | ||||
| High School Gang Involvement | -- | -- | 5 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.1 | 13 | 0.9 | 7 | 0.5 | 13 | 0.8 | ||||
| Students Leaving School for Incarceration | -- | -- | 18 | 0.8 | 14 | 0.6 | 49 | 2.1 | 50 | 2.1 | 40 | 1.7 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 45 | 1.2 | 41 | 1.0 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 0.1 | 8 | 0.2 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.2 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.1 | ||||
| Consequences | ||||||||||||||||
| Public Health/Safety Outcomes | ||||||||||||||||
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases | 2,192 | 6.1 | 2,594 | 7.1 | 2,725 | 7.5 | 2,948 | 8.1 | 3,086 | 8.4 | 2,966 | 8.1 | ||||
| New HIV Cases | -- | -- | 129 | 0.4 | 78 | 0.2 | 93 | 0.3 | 106 | 0.3 | 103 | 0.3 | ||||
| New AIDS Cases | -- | -- | 84 | 0.2 | 40 | 0.1 | 61 | 0.2 | 73 | 0.2 | 60 | 0.2 | ||||
| Alcohol or Drug Related Traffic Injuries | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 631 | 1.7 | 678 | 1.9 | 578 | 1.6 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Fatalities | 22 | 0.1 | 22 | 0.1 | 38 | 0.1 | 31 | 0.1 | 26 | 0.1 | 38 | 0.1 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Crashes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 666 | 1.8 | 664 | 1.8 | 596 | 1.6 | ||||
| Crash Injuries and Deaths: Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 87 | 0.8 | 75 | 0.7 | ||||
| Traffic Crashes Involving Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 65 | 0.6 | 53 | 0.5 | ||||
| Lung Cancer Deaths (per 100k) | 225 | 62.2 | 227 | 62.5 | 221 | 60.7 | 223 | 61.2 | 247 | 67.6 | 237 | 64.5 | ||||
| Deaths from Alcoholic Liver Disease (per 100k) | 9 | 2.5 | 9 | 2.5 | 11 | 3.0 | 10 | 2.7 | 7 | 1.9 | 9 | 2.5 | ||||