| Region 06 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 106,584 | -- | 108,053 | -- | 109,414 | -- | 113,036 | -- | 118,626 | -- | 119,475 | -- | ||||
| Population | ||||||||||||||||
| Children (under 18) | 54,842 | -- | 55,015 | -- | 55,060 | -- | 55,472 | -- | 55,940 | -- | 56,692 | -- | ||||
| Adolescents (10 - 17) | 26,435 | -- | 26,429 | -- | 26,646 | -- | 26,759 | -- | 27,018 | -- | 27,140 | -- | ||||
| Adults (18 and Older) | 160,607 | -- | 165,690 | -- | 168,766 | -- | 171,630 | -- | 175,156 | -- | 179,056 | -- | ||||
| Total Population | 215,449 | -- | 220,705 | -- | 223,826 | -- | 227,102 | -- | 231,096 | -- | 235,748 | -- | ||||
| Population under 21 | 66,848 | -- | 67,248 | -- | 67,927 | -- | 68,509 | -- | 69,314 | -- | 70,105 | -- | ||||
| School Enrollment | ||||||||||||||||
| Public School Enrollment: Total (including pre-K) | 37,184 | -- | 37,340 | -- | 37,497 | -- | 37,863 | -- | 38,508 | -- | 39,593 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: 7 - 12 | 16,896 | -- | 17,125 | -- | 17,290 | -- | 17,581 | -- | 17,795 | -- | 18,252 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: Elementary and Middle School | 26,264 | -- | 26,010 | -- | 25,795 | -- | 26,102 | -- | 26,485 | -- | 27,414 | -- | ||||
| Vital Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Births | 3,026 | -- | 3,077 | -- | 3,113 | -- | 3,114 | -- | 3,293 | -- | 3,434 | -- | ||||
| Community Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Availability | ||||||||||||||||
| Beer Permits | 30 | 0.1 | 55 | 0.2 | 30 | 0.1 | 30 | 0.1 | 27 | 0.1 | 31 | 0.1 | ||||
| Private Club Permits | 16 | 0.1 | 26 | 0.1 | 25 | 0.1 | 25 | 0.1 | 29 | 0.1 | 42 | 0.2 | ||||
| Tobacco Sales to Minors (%) | -- | -- | 18 | 21.2 | 60 | 16.4 | 75 | 12.5 | 41 | 7.6 | 15 | 4.7 | ||||
| Tobacco Distributors | 316 | 1.5 | 341 | 1.5 | 286 | 1.3 | 312 | 1.4 | 301 | 1.3 | 337 | 1.4 | ||||
| Community Disorganization | ||||||||||||||||
| Residences Without Complete Kitchen or Plumbing (%) | 1,248 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homicide Victims | 8 | 0.0 | 11 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 | 9 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 | ||||
| State Correction Prisoners Received | 331 | 1.5 | 346 | 1.6 | 612 | 2.7 | 842 | 3.7 | 775 | 3.4 | 692 | 2.9 | ||||
| Total Crime Index Offenses | 6,430 | 29.8 | 6,501 | 29.5 | -- | -- | 5,283 | 23.3 | 6,715 | 29.1 | 6,731 | 28.6 | ||||
| Total Property Crime Offenses | 6,015 | 27.9 | 6,038 | 27.4 | -- | -- | 4,925 | 21.7 | 6,247 | 27.0 | 6,163 | 26.1 | ||||
| Total Violent Crime Offenses | 415 | 1.9 | 463 | 2.1 | -- | -- | 358 | 1.6 | 468 | 2.0 | 568 | 2.4 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 376 | 2.1 | 336 | 1.9 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 242 | 1.4 | 350 | 2.0 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 135 | 0.8 | 195 | 1.1 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 101 | 0.6 | 87 | 0.5 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 402 | 1.7 | 386 | 1.6 | ||||
| Total Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 257 | 1.1 | 361 | 1.5 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 146 | 0.6 | 213 | 0.9 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 106 | 0.5 | 95 | 0.4 | ||||
| Extreme Economic Deprivation | ||||||||||||||||
| Unemployment | 4,390 | 4.1 | 5,435 | 5.0 | 6,014 | 5.5 | 5,683 | 5.0 | 4,975 | 4.2 | 5,625 | 4.7 | ||||
| Children Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunches | 15,732 | 423.1 | 15,966 | 427.6 | 16,583 | 442.2 | 16,729 | 441.8 | 17,992 | 467.2 | 19,249 | 486.2 | ||||
| Children Receiving TEA | 1,773 | 32.3 | 1,460 | 26.5 | 1,299 | 23.6 | 932 | 16.8 | 741 | 13.2 | 776 | 13.7 | ||||
| Children Receiving Food Stamps | 12,422 | 226.5 | 14,346 | 260.8 | 15,252 | 277.0 | 16,116 | 290.5 | 17,785 | 317.9 | 17,777 | 313.6 | ||||
| Low Birthweight Births | 204 | 67.4 | 230 | 74.7 | 207 | 66.5 | 217 | 69.7 | 249 | 75.6 | 273 | 79.5 | ||||
| Infant Mortality | 22 | 7.3 | 23 | 7.5 | 20 | 6.4 | 15 | 4.8 | 30 | 9.1 | 29 | 8.4 | ||||
| Transitions and Mobility | ||||||||||||||||
| New Home Construction | 641 | 3.0 | 862 | 3.9 | 1,019 | 4.6 | 930 | 4.1 | 1,047 | 4.5 | 1,008 | 4.3 | ||||
| Renter-Occupied Housing Units | 22,948 | 282.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homeless Children Enrolled in Public School | -- | -- | 98 | 2.6 | 328 | 8.7 | 348 | 9.2 | 426 | 11.1 | 627 | 15.8 | ||||
| Net Migrants to Arkansas (%) | -- | -- | 1,504 | 0.7 | 2,150 | 1.0 | 2,281 | 1.0 | 2,907 | 1.3 | 3,475 | 1.5 | ||||
| School Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Academic Failure | ||||||||||||||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Math | 1,111 | 46.8 | 779 | 33.2 | 418 | 19.2 | 743 | 26.8 | 1,187 | 43.4 | 832 | 29.6 | ||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Literacy | 1,028 | 43.3 | 582 | 24.8 | 432 | 19.8 | 680 | 24.5 | 1,156 | 42.3 | 827 | 29.4 | ||||
| High School Dropouts | 518 | 3.1 | 659 | 3.9 | 652 | 3.8 | 584 | 3.4 | 524 | 3.0 | 600 | 3.4 | ||||
| Status Dropouts | 4,629 | 17.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Lack of Commitment to School | ||||||||||||||||
| Dropouts for "Lack of Interest" | 208 | 1.2 | 64 | 0.4 | 62 | 0.4 | 34 | 0.2 | 39 | 0.2 | 54 | 0.3 | ||||
| Family Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Family Conflict | ||||||||||||||||
| Victims of Child Maltreatment | 622 | 11.3 | 708 | 12.9 | 852 | 15.5 | 804 | 14.5 | 733 | 13.1 | 601 | 10.6 | ||||
| Children Living With Relatives Other Than Parents | 3,733 | 68.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living With Nonrelatives | 1,031 | 18.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living in Foster Care | 323 | 5.9 | 421 | 7.7 | 493 | 9.0 | 476 | 8.6 | 439 | 7.8 | 413 | 7.3 | ||||
| Divorces and Annulments | 1,481 | 6.9 | 1,440 | 6.5 | 1,408 | 6.3 | 1,423 | 6.3 | 1,393 | 6.0 | 1,478 | 6.3 | ||||
| Children in Single-parent Families | 11,120 | 202.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Family History of High Risk Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Adults in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 838 | 5.2 | 838 | 5.1 | 763 | 4.5 | 677 | 3.9 | 715 | 4.1 | 947 | 5.3 | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Below 9th grade | 11,941 | 8.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: 9th - 12th, No diploma | 19,401 | 14.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: High School Graduate | 46,174 | 34.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Some College | 27,023 | 20.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: College Graduate | 29,506 | 22.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Pregnant Women in Alcohol or Drug Treatment | 2 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | 4 | 1.3 | -- | -- | 5 | 1.5 | 6 | 1.7 | ||||
| Births to Women with <12 Years of Education | 627 | 207.2 | 651 | 211.6 | 648 | 208.2 | 588 | 188.8 | 661 | 200.7 | 645 | 187.8 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Tobacco During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 399 | 128.1 | 399 | 121.2 | 372 | 108.3 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Alcohol During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 1.9 | 15 | 4.6 | 11 | 3.2 | ||||
| Peer/Individual Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Alienation, Rebelliousness… | ||||||||||||||||
| Adolescent Suicide (per 100k) | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 7.6 | 2 | 7.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3.7 | 1 | 3.7 | ||||
| Early Initiation of Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Elementary/Middle School Alcohol Infractions | 49 | 1.9 | 68 | 2.6 | 34 | 1.3 | 8 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.2 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Drug Infractions | 69 | 2.6 | 117 | 4.5 | 75 | 2.9 | 23 | 0.9 | 32 | 1.2 | 55 | 2.0 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Tobacco Infractions | 438 | 16.7 | 452 | 17.4 | 336 | 13.0 | 49 | 1.9 | 62 | 2.3 | 36 | 1.3 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Assaults on Students or Staff | 443 | 16.9 | 337 | 13.0 | 297 | 11.5 | 426 | 16.3 | 379 | 14.3 | 533 | 19.4 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 45 | 1.7 | 42 | 1.6 | 22 | 0.9 | 22 | 0.8 | 20 | 0.8 | 44 | 1.6 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Vandalism | 103 | 3.9 | 102 | 3.9 | 94 | 3.6 | 29 | 1.1 | 60 | 2.3 | 55 | 2.0 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Gang Involvement | 5 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||
| Peers Who Engage in Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Juveniles in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 108 | 2.0 | 49 | 0.9 | 42 | 0.8 | 46 | 0.8 | 56 | 1.0 | 72 | 1.3 | ||||
| Adolescent Pregnancy | 176 | 13.5 | 181 | 14.0 | 151 | 11.6 | 147 | 11.3 | 153 | 11.5 | 162 | 12.1 | ||||
| Births to Mothers Age 10-17 | 128 | 9.8 | 147 | 11.4 | 117 | 9.0 | 118 | 9.0 | 133 | 10.0 | 130 | 9.7 | ||||
| High School Alcohol Infractions | 32 | 2.9 | 63 | 5.6 | 32 | 2.7 | 57 | 4.9 | 45 | 3.8 | 42 | 3.5 | ||||
| High School Drug Infractions | 43 | 3.9 | 87 | 7.7 | 48 | 4.1 | 62 | 5.3 | 104 | 8.9 | 140 | 11.5 | ||||
| High School Tobacco Infractions | 362 | 33.2 | 366 | 32.3 | 281 | 24.0 | 264 | 22.5 | 305 | 26.1 | 270 | 22.3 | ||||
| High School Assaults on Other Students and Staff | 223 | 20.4 | 191 | 16.9 | 188 | 16.1 | 218 | 18.6 | 175 | 15.0 | 198 | 16.3 | ||||
| High School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 31 | 2.8 | 30 | 2.6 | 10 | 0.9 | 23 | 2.0 | 15 | 1.3 | 28 | 2.3 | ||||
| High School Vandalism | 82 | 7.5 | 76 | 6.7 | 78 | 6.7 | 79 | 6.7 | 38 | 3.3 | 35 | 2.9 | ||||
| High School Gang Involvement | 3 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||
| Students Leaving School for Incarceration | -- | -- | 29 | 1.7 | 18 | 1.0 | 19 | 1.1 | 17 | 1.0 | 33 | 1.8 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24 | 0.9 | 50 | 1.8 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 0.3 | 11 | 0.4 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8 | 0.3 | 18 | 0.7 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 0.1 | 8 | 0.3 | ||||
| Consequences | ||||||||||||||||
| Public Health/Safety Outcomes | ||||||||||||||||
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases | 378 | 1.8 | 441 | 2.0 | 493 | 2.2 | 519 | 2.3 | 556 | 2.4 | 604 | 2.6 | ||||
| New HIV Cases | -- | -- | 4 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.0 | ||||
| New AIDS Cases | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.0 | ||||
| Alcohol or Drug Related Traffic Injuries | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 355 | 1.6 | 334 | 1.4 | 333 | 1.4 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Fatalities | 21 | 0.1 | 19 | 0.1 | 57 | 0.3 | 25 | 0.1 | 19 | 0.1 | 33 | 0.1 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Crashes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 295 | 1.3 | 326 | 1.4 | 304 | 1.3 | ||||
| Crash Injuries and Deaths: Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 76 | 1.1 | 72 | 1.0 | ||||
| Traffic Crashes Involving Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 62 | 0.9 | 57 | 0.8 | ||||
| Lung Cancer Deaths (per 100k) | 128 | 59.4 | 148 | 67.1 | 159 | 71.0 | 156 | 68.7 | 185 | 80.1 | 175 | 74.2 | ||||
| Deaths from Alcoholic Liver Disease (per 100k) | 3 | 1.4 | 4 | 1.8 | 7 | 3.1 | 6 | 2.6 | 5 | 2.2 | 9 | 3.8 | ||||