| Region 01 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 179,111 | -- | 193,964 | -- | 199,177 | -- | 209,218 | -- | 224,458 | -- | 228,375 | -- | ||||
| Population | ||||||||||||||||
| Children (under 18) | 90,828 | -- | 95,571 | -- | 98,664 | -- | 102,022 | -- | 106,220 | -- | 110,415 | -- | ||||
| Adolescents (10 - 17) | 40,775 | -- | 41,863 | -- | 42,922 | -- | 44,188 | -- | 45,608 | -- | 47,124 | -- | ||||
| Adults (18 and Older) | 262,403 | -- | 276,309 | -- | 284,772 | -- | 294,105 | -- | 304,499 | -- | 314,851 | -- | ||||
| Total Population | 353,231 | -- | 371,880 | -- | 383,436 | -- | 396,127 | -- | 410,719 | -- | 425,266 | -- | ||||
| Population under 21 | 108,257 | -- | 112,760 | -- | 116,126 | -- | 120,048 | -- | 124,440 | -- | 128,803 | -- | ||||
| School Enrollment | ||||||||||||||||
| Public School Enrollment: Total (including pre-K) | 56,143 | -- | 59,391 | -- | 61,937 | -- | 64,698 | -- | 67,434 | -- | 73,289 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: 7 - 12 | 25,079 | -- | 26,466 | -- | 27,492 | -- | 28,595 | -- | 29,622 | -- | 31,942 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: Elementary and Middle School | 41,862 | -- | 44,844 | -- | 46,748 | -- | 49,131 | -- | 51,493 | -- | 52,425 | -- | ||||
| Vital Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Births | 5,375 | -- | 5,969 | -- | 6,180 | -- | 6,410 | -- | 6,812 | -- | 7,296 | -- | ||||
| Community Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Availability | ||||||||||||||||
| Beer Permits | 183 | 0.5 | 189 | 0.5 | 187 | 0.5 | 197 | 0.5 | 200 | 0.5 | 224 | 0.5 | ||||
| Private Club Permits | 91 | 0.3 | 99 | 0.3 | 105 | 0.3 | 118 | 0.3 | 129 | 0.3 | 166 | 0.4 | ||||
| Tobacco Sales to Minors (%) | -- | -- | -- | -- | 88 | 20.5 | 101 | 13.2 | 107 | 16.2 | 49 | 9.2 | ||||
| Tobacco Distributors | 395 | 1.1 | 443 | 1.2 | 388 | 1.0 | 411 | 1.0 | 414 | 1.0 | 434 | 1.0 | ||||
| Community Disorganization | ||||||||||||||||
| Residences Without Complete Kitchen or Plumbing (%) | 2,126 | 1.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homicide Victims | 16 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 12 | 0.0 | 20 | 0.1 | 8 | 0.0 | 9 | 0.0 | ||||
| State Correction Prisoners Received | 566 | 1.6 | 640 | 1.7 | 917 | 2.4 | 1,164 | 2.9 | 1,178 | 2.9 | 1,315 | 3.1 | ||||
| Total Crime Index Offenses | 9,927 | 28.1 | 10,667 | 28.7 | -- | -- | 11,811 | 29.8 | 13,131 | 32.0 | 14,417 | 33.9 | ||||
| Total Property Crime Offenses | 9,096 | 25.8 | 9,816 | 26.4 | -- | -- | 10,909 | 27.5 | 12,058 | 29.4 | 13,135 | 30.9 | ||||
| Total Violent Crime Offenses | 831 | 2.4 | 851 | 2.3 | -- | -- | 902 | 2.3 | 1,073 | 2.6 | 1,282 | 3.0 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 927 | 3.0 | 1,561 | 5.0 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,357 | 4.5 | 2,022 | 6.4 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 969 | 3.2 | 1,041 | 3.3 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 45 | 0.1 | 70 | 0.2 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,031 | 2.5 | 1,667 | 3.9 | ||||
| Total Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,372 | 3.3 | 2,052 | 4.8 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 985 | 2.4 | 1,064 | 2.5 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 58 | 0.1 | 95 | 0.2 | ||||
| Extreme Economic Deprivation | ||||||||||||||||
| Unemployment | 5,264 | 2.9 | 6,271 | 3.2 | 7,223 | 3.6 | 7,456 | 3.6 | 6,678 | 3.0 | 8,125 | 3.6 | ||||
| Children Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunches | 20,563 | 366.3 | 21,585 | 363.4 | 23,252 | 375.4 | 25,645 | 396.4 | 28,198 | 418.2 | 32,257 | 440.1 | ||||
| Children Receiving TEA | 1,839 | 20.2 | 1,442 | 15.1 | 1,290 | 13.1 | 1,189 | 11.7 | 1,298 | 12.2 | 1,118 | 10.1 | ||||
| Children Receiving Food Stamps | 14,290 | 157.3 | 15,993 | 167.3 | 16,937 | 171.7 | 19,084 | 187.1 | 23,814 | 224.2 | 24,930 | 225.8 | ||||
| Low Birthweight Births | 370 | 68.8 | 412 | 69.0 | 388 | 62.8 | 472 | 73.6 | 436 | 64.0 | 531 | 72.8 | ||||
| Infant Mortality | 31 | 5.8 | 37 | 6.2 | 43 | 7.0 | 62 | 9.7 | 41 | 6.0 | 40 | 5.5 | ||||
| Transitions and Mobility | ||||||||||||||||
| New Home Construction | 2,153 | 6.1 | 2,666 | 7.2 | 3,698 | 9.6 | 4,248 | 10.7 | 5,564 | 13.5 | 4,482 | 10.5 | ||||
| Renter-Occupied Housing Units | 44,485 | 331.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homeless Children Enrolled in Public School | -- | -- | 33 | 0.6 | 304 | 4.9 | 386 | 6.0 | 585 | 8.7 | 746 | 10.2 | ||||
| Net Migrants to Arkansas (%) | -- | -- | 6,537 | 1.8 | 8,180 | 2.1 | 9,450 | 2.4 | 10,994 | 2.7 | 10,916 | 2.6 | ||||
| School Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Academic Failure | ||||||||||||||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Math | 1,494 | 44.7 | 989 | 28.9 | 677 | 19.9 | 1,264 | 27.2 | 2,066 | 43.2 | 1,644 | 33.4 | ||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Literacy | 1,388 | 41.5 | 864 | 25.3 | 646 | 19.0 | 1,124 | 24.2 | 1,955 | 40.8 | 1,633 | 33.1 | ||||
| High School Dropouts | 837 | 3.4 | 932 | 3.6 | 908 | 3.4 | 893 | 3.2 | 937 | 3.3 | 953 | 3.2 | ||||
| Status Dropouts | 9,256 | 22.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Lack of Commitment to School | ||||||||||||||||
| Dropouts for "Lack of Interest" | 222 | 0.9 | 59 | 0.2 | 39 | 0.1 | 50 | 0.2 | 69 | 0.2 | 80 | 0.3 | ||||
| Family Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Family Conflict | ||||||||||||||||
| Victims of Child Maltreatment | 857 | 9.4 | 1,135 | 11.9 | 1,098 | 11.1 | 1,162 | 11.4 | 1,240 | 11.7 | 927 | 8.4 | ||||
| Children Living With Relatives Other Than Parents | 5,741 | 63.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living With Nonrelatives | 1,759 | 19.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living in Foster Care | 620 | 6.8 | 750 | 7.8 | 699 | 7.1 | 620 | 6.1 | 595 | 5.6 | 626 | 5.7 | ||||
| Divorces and Annulments | 2,119 | 6.0 | 2,236 | 6.0 | 2,145 | 5.6 | 2,218 | 5.6 | 2,242 | 5.5 | 2,218 | 5.2 | ||||
| Children in Single-parent Families | 17,087 | 188.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Family History of High Risk Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Adults in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 1,154 | 4.4 | 1,366 | 4.9 | 1,349 | 4.7 | 1,041 | 3.5 | 710 | 2.3 | 1,998 | 6.3 | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Below 9th grade | 18,753 | 8.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: 9th - 12th, No diploma | 27,832 | 12.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: High School Graduate | 70,801 | 32.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Some College | 47,235 | 21.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: College Graduate | 55,368 | 25.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Pregnant Women in Alcohol or Drug Treatment | 4 | 0.7 | 8 | 1.3 | 4 | 0.6 | -- | -- | 14 | 2.1 | 14 | 1.9 | ||||
| Births to Women with <12 Years of Education | 1,443 | 268.5 | 1,588 | 266.0 | 1,628 | 263.4 | 1,724 | 269.0 | 1,873 | 275.0 | 1,916 | 262.6 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Tobacco During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 730 | 113.9 | 692 | 101.6 | 712 | 97.6 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Alcohol During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 32 | 5.0 | 26 | 3.8 | 30 | 4.1 | ||||
| Peer/Individual Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Alienation, Rebelliousness… | ||||||||||||||||
| Adolescent Suicide (per 100k) | 1 | 2.5 | 1 | 2.4 | 1 | 2.3 | 1 | 2.3 | 2 | 4.4 | 2 | 4.2 | ||||
| Early Initiation of Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Elementary/Middle School Alcohol Infractions | 83 | 2.0 | 92 | 2.1 | 82 | 1.8 | 32 | 0.7 | 34 | 0.7 | 15 | 0.3 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Drug Infractions | 125 | 3.0 | 312 | 7.0 | 241 | 5.2 | 132 | 2.7 | 131 | 2.5 | 124 | 2.4 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Tobacco Infractions | 500 | 11.9 | 457 | 10.2 | 532 | 11.4 | 158 | 3.2 | 189 | 3.7 | 107 | 2.0 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Assaults on Students or Staff | 477 | 11.4 | 382 | 8.5 | 300 | 6.4 | 293 | 6.0 | 278 | 5.4 | 321 | 6.1 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 68 | 1.6 | 42 | 0.9 | 37 | 0.8 | 53 | 1.1 | 57 | 1.1 | 68 | 1.3 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Vandalism | 159 | 3.8 | 195 | 4.3 | 193 | 4.1 | 74 | 1.5 | 74 | 1.4 | 87 | 1.7 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Gang Involvement | 26 | 0.6 | 24 | 0.5 | 62 | 1.3 | 34 | 0.7 | 43 | 0.8 | 47 | 0.9 | ||||
| Peers Who Engage in Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Juveniles in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 72 | 0.8 | 187 | 2.0 | 178 | 1.8 | 147 | 1.4 | 190 | 1.8 | 198 | 1.8 | ||||
| Adolescent Pregnancy | 253 | 12.7 | 275 | 13.5 | 266 | 12.7 | 304 | 14.1 | 295 | 13.3 | 340 | 14.8 | ||||
| Births to Mothers Age 10-17 | 216 | 10.9 | 226 | 11.1 | 220 | 10.5 | 275 | 12.8 | 244 | 11.0 | 270 | 11.8 | ||||
| High School Alcohol Infractions | 60 | 4.2 | 57 | 3.9 | 60 | 4.0 | 69 | 4.5 | 69 | 4.4 | 66 | 3.2 | ||||
| High School Drug Infractions | 75 | 5.3 | 151 | 10.4 | 111 | 7.3 | 140 | 9.1 | 146 | 9.2 | 170 | 8.2 | ||||
| High School Tobacco Infractions | 343 | 24.0 | 316 | 21.7 | 376 | 24.8 | 365 | 23.8 | 357 | 22.6 | 303 | 14.5 | ||||
| High School Assaults on Other Students and Staff | 237 | 16.6 | 132 | 9.1 | 110 | 7.2 | 106 | 6.9 | 163 | 10.3 | 181 | 8.7 | ||||
| High School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 24 | 1.7 | 13 | 0.9 | 19 | 1.3 | 33 | 2.2 | 34 | 2.2 | 23 | 1.1 | ||||
| High School Vandalism | 83 | 5.8 | 123 | 8.5 | 131 | 8.6 | 257 | 16.7 | 46 | 2.9 | 41 | 2.0 | ||||
| High School Gang Involvement | 7 | 0.5 | 9 | 0.6 | 12 | 0.8 | 12 | 0.8 | 6 | 0.4 | 10 | 0.5 | ||||
| Students Leaving School for Incarceration | -- | -- | 19 | 0.7 | 18 | 0.7 | 13 | 0.5 | 22 | 0.7 | 15 | 0.5 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 86 | 1.9 | 106 | 2.2 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8 | 0.2 | 30 | 0.6 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16 | 0.4 | 23 | 0.5 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12 | 0.3 | 25 | 0.5 | ||||
| Consequences | ||||||||||||||||
| Public Health/Safety Outcomes | ||||||||||||||||
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases | 491 | 1.4 | 709 | 1.9 | 611 | 1.6 | 702 | 1.8 | 1,032 | 2.5 | 960 | 2.3 | ||||
| New HIV Cases | -- | -- | 18 | 0.0 | 29 | 0.1 | 42 | 0.1 | 40 | 0.1 | 39 | 0.1 | ||||
| New AIDS Cases | -- | -- | 11 | 0.0 | 22 | 0.1 | 29 | 0.1 | 22 | 0.1 | 18 | 0.0 | ||||
| Alcohol or Drug Related Traffic Injuries | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 764 | 1.9 | 721 | 1.8 | 910 | 2.1 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Fatalities | 19 | 0.1 | 22 | 0.1 | 64 | 0.2 | 28 | 0.1 | 29 | 0.1 | 39 | 0.1 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Crashes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 792 | 2.0 | 756 | 1.8 | 782 | 1.8 | ||||
| Crash Injuries and Deaths: Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 130 | 1.0 | 143 | 1.1 | ||||
| Traffic Crashes Involving Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 111 | 0.9 | 104 | 0.8 | ||||
| Lung Cancer Deaths (per 100k) | 190 | 53.8 | 206 | 55.4 | 207 | 54.0 | 200 | 50.5 | 216 | 52.6 | 192 | 45.1 | ||||
| Deaths from Alcoholic Liver Disease (per 100k) | 6 | 1.7 | 11 | 3.0 | 6 | 1.6 | 8 | 2.0 | 9 | 2.2 | 13 | 3.1 | ||||