| Region 09 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 257,984 | -- | 256,747 | -- | 257,447 | -- | 266,455 | -- | 277,808 | -- | 276,675 | -- | ||||
| Population | ||||||||||||||||
| Children (under 18) | 129,985 | -- | 130,034 | -- | 130,374 | -- | 131,258 | -- | 132,646 | -- | 134,345 | -- | ||||
| Adolescents (10 - 17) | 57,590 | -- | 57,143 | -- | 57,183 | -- | 57,191 | -- | 57,012 | -- | 57,493 | -- | ||||
| Adults (18 and Older) | 378,346 | -- | 384,173 | -- | 386,879 | -- | 389,894 | -- | 393,515 | -- | 398,827 | -- | ||||
| Total Population | 508,331 | -- | 514,207 | -- | 517,253 | -- | 521,152 | -- | 526,161 | -- | 533,172 | -- | ||||
| Population under 21 | 149,537 | -- | 148,840 | -- | 149,165 | -- | 150,036 | -- | 151,151 | -- | 152,970 | -- | ||||
| School Enrollment | ||||||||||||||||
| Public School Enrollment: Total (including pre-K) | 77,960 | -- | 76,736 | -- | 75,974 | -- | 78,577 | -- | 80,207 | -- | 80,809 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: 7 - 12 | 29,955 | -- | 34,609 | -- | 29,468 | -- | 34,712 | -- | 35,054 | -- | 36,074 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: Elementary and Middle School | 56,343 | -- | 55,103 | -- | 54,897 | -- | 55,209 | -- | 55,470 | -- | 56,866 | -- | ||||
| Vital Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Births | 7,605 | -- | 7,476 | -- | 7,643 | -- | 7,791 | -- | 7,722 | -- | 8,141 | -- | ||||
| Community Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Availability | ||||||||||||||||
| Beer Permits | 536 | 1.1 | 535 | 1.0 | 535 | 1.0 | 546 | 1.0 | 538 | 1.0 | 544 | 1.0 | ||||
| Private Club Permits | 69 | 0.1 | 71 | 0.1 | 68 | 0.1 | 73 | 0.1 | 75 | 0.1 | 73 | 0.1 | ||||
| Tobacco Sales to Minors (%) | -- | -- | 62 | 16.8 | 128 | 13.8 | 185 | 11.8 | 85 | 5.7 | 22 | 2.3 | ||||
| Tobacco Distributors | 694 | 1.4 | 749 | 1.5 | 692 | 1.3 | 739 | 1.4 | 727 | 1.4 | 782 | 1.5 | ||||
| Community Disorganization | ||||||||||||||||
| Residences Without Complete Kitchen or Plumbing (%) | 2,187 | 1.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homicide Victims | 55 | 0.1 | 61 | 0.1 | 66 | 0.1 | 61 | 0.1 | 58 | 0.1 | 92 | 0.2 | ||||
| State Correction Prisoners Received | 1,328 | 2.6 | 1,451 | 2.8 | 1,507 | 2.9 | 1,552 | 3.0 | 1,286 | 2.4 | 1,303 | 2.4 | ||||
| Total Crime Index Offenses | 33,514 | 65.9 | 36,087 | 70.2 | -- | -- | 35,600 | 68.3 | 37,960 | 72.1 | 38,038 | 71.3 | ||||
| Total Property Crime Offenses | 30,347 | 59.7 | 32,465 | 63.1 | -- | -- | 30,874 | 59.2 | 32,720 | 62.2 | 32,533 | 61.0 | ||||
| Total Violent Crime Offenses | 3,167 | 6.2 | 3,622 | 7.0 | -- | -- | 4,726 | 9.1 | 5,240 | 10.0 | 5,505 | 10.3 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,357 | 3.4 | 1,436 | 3.6 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 712 | 1.8 | 804 | 2.0 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 61 | 0.2 | 690 | 1.7 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 573 | 1.5 | 340 | 0.9 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,413 | 2.7 | 1,507 | 2.8 | ||||
| Total Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 726 | 1.4 | 820 | 1.5 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 63 | 0.1 | 706 | 1.3 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 590 | 1.1 | 350 | 0.7 | ||||
| Extreme Economic Deprivation | ||||||||||||||||
| Unemployment | 9,273 | 3.6 | 12,116 | 4.7 | 13,133 | 5.1 | 13,320 | 5.0 | 12,329 | 4.4 | 13,075 | 4.7 | ||||
| Children Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunches | 33,535 | 430.2 | 33,307 | 434.0 | 34,087 | 448.7 | 32,518 | 413.8 | 38,611 | 481.4 | 39,969 | 494.6 | ||||
| Children Receiving TEA | 9,307 | 71.6 | 8,932 | 68.7 | 8,532 | 65.4 | 7,814 | 59.5 | 6,877 | 51.8 | 6,709 | 49.9 | ||||
| Children Receiving Food Stamps | 29,902 | 230.0 | 33,804 | 260.0 | 34,638 | 265.7 | 37,346 | 284.5 | 42,923 | 323.6 | 40,832 | 303.9 | ||||
| Low Birthweight Births | 716 | 94.1 | 697 | 93.2 | 740 | 96.8 | 801 | 102.8 | 753 | 97.5 | 791 | 97.2 | ||||
| Infant Mortality | 74 | 9.7 | 72 | 9.6 | 62 | 8.1 | 62 | 8.0 | 61 | 7.9 | 71 | 8.7 | ||||
| Transitions and Mobility | ||||||||||||||||
| New Home Construction | 1,862 | 3.7 | 2,320 | 4.5 | 2,748 | 5.3 | 2,999 | 5.8 | 3,428 | 6.5 | 3,044 | 5.7 | ||||
| Renter-Occupied Housing Units | 69,705 | 343.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homeless Children Enrolled in Public School | -- | -- | 654 | 8.5 | 564 | 7.4 | 277 | 3.5 | 382 | 4.8 | 872 | 10.8 | ||||
| Net Migrants to Arkansas (%) | -- | -- | 745 | 0.1 | 406 | 0.1 | 1,399 | 0.3 | 2,087 | 0.4 | 3,693 | 0.7 | ||||
| School Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Academic Failure | ||||||||||||||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Math | 3,187 | 62.8 | 2,444 | 49.8 | 1,866 | 39.4 | 2,368 | 40.5 | 3,127 | 53.9 | 2,589 | 43.4 | ||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Literacy | 2,840 | 56.0 | 1,838 | 37.4 | 1,522 | 32.1 | 2,006 | 34.3 | 2,957 | 50.9 | 2,522 | 42.3 | ||||
| High School Dropouts | 784 | 2.3 | 1,417 | 4.1 | 1,956 | 5.7 | 1,323 | 4.5 | 1,552 | 4.5 | 1,345 | 3.8 | ||||
| Status Dropouts | 11,278 | 24.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Lack of Commitment to School | ||||||||||||||||
| Dropouts for "Lack of Interest" | 256 | 0.9 | 86 | 0.2 | 138 | 0.5 | 256 | 0.7 | 439 | 1.3 | 354 | 1.0 | ||||
| Family Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Family Conflict | ||||||||||||||||
| Victims of Child Maltreatment | 1,307 | 10.1 | 1,457 | 11.2 | 1,406 | 10.8 | 1,416 | 10.8 | 1,294 | 9.8 | 1,419 | 10.6 | ||||
| Children Living With Relatives Other Than Parents | 11,407 | 87.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living With Nonrelatives | 2,099 | 16.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living in Foster Care | 1,035 | 8.0 | 1,260 | 9.7 | 1,131 | 8.7 | 1,334 | 10.2 | 1,250 | 9.4 | 1,268 | 9.4 | ||||
| Divorces and Annulments | 2,286 | 4.5 | 3,087 | 6.0 | 3,100 | 6.0 | 3,085 | 5.9 | 3,142 | 6.0 | 3,064 | 5.7 | ||||
| Children in Single-parent Families | 35,997 | 276.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Family History of High Risk Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Adults in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 3,800 | 10.0 | 3,588 | 9.3 | 3,322 | 8.6 | 2,730 | 7.0 | 2,598 | 6.6 | 3,347 | 8.4 | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Below 9th grade | 16,613 | 5.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: 9th - 12th, No diploma | 39,681 | 12.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: High School Graduate | 99,425 | 30.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Some College | 79,225 | 23.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: College Graduate | 96,791 | 29.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Pregnant Women in Alcohol or Drug Treatment | 28 | 3.7 | 26 | 3.5 | 26 | 3.4 | -- | -- | 19 | 2.5 | 35 | 4.3 | ||||
| Births to Women with <12 Years of Education | 1,170 | 153.8 | 1,151 | 154.0 | 1,207 | 157.9 | 1,205 | 154.7 | 1,208 | 156.4 | 1,313 | 161.3 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Tobacco During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,073 | 137.7 | 939 | 121.6 | 1,057 | 129.8 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Alcohol During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 83 | 10.7 | 68 | 8.8 | 68 | 8.4 | ||||
| Peer/Individual Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Alienation, Rebelliousness… | ||||||||||||||||
| Adolescent Suicide (per 100k) | 2 | 3.5 | 3 | 5.3 | 2 | 3.5 | 2 | 3.5 | 3 | 5.3 | 5 | 8.7 | ||||
| Early Initiation of Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Elementary/Middle School Alcohol Infractions | 62 | 1.1 | 71 | 1.3 | 117 | 2.1 | 50 | 0.9 | 41 | 0.7 | 24 | 0.4 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Drug Infractions | 135 | 2.4 | 216 | 3.9 | 222 | 4.0 | 159 | 2.9 | 153 | 2.8 | 95 | 1.7 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Tobacco Infractions | 381 | 6.8 | 492 | 8.9 | 553 | 10.1 | 216 | 3.9 | 269 | 4.8 | 254 | 4.5 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Assaults on Students or Staff | 1,388 | 24.6 | 1,357 | 24.6 | 1,326 | 24.2 | 1,279 | 23.2 | 2,488 | 44.9 | 1,050 | 18.5 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 79 | 1.4 | 84 | 1.5 | 82 | 1.5 | 84 | 1.5 | 87 | 1.6 | 107 | 1.9 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Vandalism | 91 | 1.6 | 136 | 2.5 | 175 | 3.2 | 177 | 3.2 | 196 | 3.5 | 162 | 2.8 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Gang Involvement | 16 | 0.3 | 17 | 0.3 | 11 | 0.2 | 31 | 0.6 | 29 | 0.5 | 25 | 0.4 | ||||
| Peers Who Engage in Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Juveniles in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 141 | 1.1 | 84 | 0.6 | 88 | 0.7 | 175 | 1.3 | 222 | 1.7 | 184 | 1.4 | ||||
| Adolescent Pregnancy | 357 | 12.9 | 442 | 16.1 | 453 | 16.4 | 405 | 14.6 | 384 | 13.8 | 407 | 14.5 | ||||
| Births to Mothers Age 10-17 | 251 | 9.0 | 322 | 11.7 | 325 | 11.7 | 280 | 10.1 | 273 | 9.8 | 295 | 10.5 | ||||
| High School Alcohol Infractions | 49 | 2.3 | 55 | 2.5 | 91 | 4.3 | 79 | 4.2 | 96 | 4.3 | 78 | 3.3 | ||||
| High School Drug Infractions | 79 | 3.7 | 128 | 5.9 | 149 | 7.1 | 276 | 14.6 | 288 | 12.9 | 277 | 11.6 | ||||
| High School Tobacco Infractions | 281 | 13.2 | 353 | 16.3 | 343 | 16.3 | 380 | 20.1 | 405 | 18.1 | 460 | 19.2 | ||||
| High School Assaults on Other Students and Staff | 538 | 25.4 | 414 | 19.1 | 397 | 18.8 | 284 | 15.0 | 589 | 26.3 | 404 | 16.9 | ||||
| High School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 28 | 1.3 | 47 | 2.2 | 32 | 1.5 | 41 | 2.2 | 58 | 2.6 | 48 | 2.0 | ||||
| High School Vandalism | 33 | 1.6 | 50 | 2.3 | 52 | 2.5 | 96 | 5.1 | 104 | 4.7 | 95 | 4.0 | ||||
| High School Gang Involvement | 1 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.1 | 14 | 0.7 | 7 | 0.3 | 14 | 0.6 | ||||
| Students Leaving School for Incarceration | -- | -- | 19 | 0.5 | 20 | 0.7 | 56 | 1.6 | 57 | 1.6 | 46 | 1.3 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 50 | 0.9 | 71 | 1.2 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12 | 0.2 | 16 | 0.3 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 0.3 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16 | 0.3 | 10 | 0.2 | ||||
| Consequences | ||||||||||||||||
| Public Health/Safety Outcomes | ||||||||||||||||
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases | 2,438 | 4.8 | 2,859 | 5.6 | 2,989 | 5.8 | 3,217 | 6.2 | 3,372 | 6.4 | 3,275 | 6.1 | ||||
| New HIV Cases | -- | -- | 136 | 0.3 | 82 | 0.2 | 99 | 0.2 | 114 | 0.2 | 107 | 0.2 | ||||
| New AIDS Cases | -- | -- | 89 | 0.2 | 40 | 0.1 | 61 | 0.1 | 77 | 0.1 | 65 | 0.1 | ||||
| Alcohol or Drug Related Traffic Injuries | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 878 | 1.7 | 897 | 1.7 | 756 | 1.4 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Fatalities | 31 | 0.1 | 45 | 0.1 | 68 | 0.1 | 55 | 0.1 | 39 | 0.1 | 52 | 0.1 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Crashes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 909 | 1.7 | 883 | 1.7 | 791 | 1.5 | ||||
| Crash Injuries and Deaths: Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 118 | 0.8 | 116 | 0.8 | ||||
| Traffic Crashes Involving Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 99 | 0.7 | 90 | 0.6 | ||||
| Lung Cancer Deaths (per 100k) | 324 | 63.7 | 321 | 62.4 | 334 | 64.6 | 355 | 68.1 | 353 | 67.1 | 353 | 66.2 | ||||
| Deaths from Alcoholic Liver Disease (per 100k) | 10 | 2.0 | 12 | 2.3 | 15 | 2.9 | 13 | 2.5 | 9 | 1.7 | 11 | 2.1 | ||||