| Region 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 53,017 | -- | 53,384 | -- | 53,163 | -- | 53,646 | -- | 54,809 | -- | 54,550 | -- | ||||
| Population | ||||||||||||||||
| Children (under 18) | 30,966 | -- | 30,567 | -- | 30,524 | -- | 30,269 | -- | 30,120 | -- | 29,892 | -- | ||||
| Adolescents (10 - 17) | 13,933 | -- | 13,609 | -- | 13,604 | -- | 13,469 | -- | 13,446 | -- | 13,417 | -- | ||||
| Adults (18 and Older) | 85,246 | -- | 85,958 | -- | 86,723 | -- | 87,171 | -- | 87,903 | -- | 88,192 | -- | ||||
| Total Population | 116,212 | -- | 116,525 | -- | 117,247 | -- | 117,440 | -- | 118,023 | -- | 118,084 | -- | ||||
| Population under 21 | 35,801 | -- | 35,093 | -- | 35,035 | -- | 34,700 | -- | 34,441 | -- | 34,158 | -- | ||||
| School Enrollment | ||||||||||||||||
| Public School Enrollment: Total (including pre-K) | 20,577 | -- | 20,424 | -- | 20,196 | -- | 20,236 | -- | 20,722 | -- | 20,086 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: 7 - 12 | 9,258 | -- | 9,086 | -- | 9,261 | -- | 8,970 | -- | 9,190 | -- | 9,027 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: Elementary and Middle School | 13,559 | -- | 14,078 | -- | 13,128 | -- | 13,981 | -- | 13,956 | -- | 14,026 | -- | ||||
| Vital Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Births | 1,723 | -- | 1,684 | -- | 1,645 | -- | 1,429 | -- | 1,693 | -- | 1,556 | -- | ||||
| Community Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Availability | ||||||||||||||||
| Beer Permits | 118 | 1.0 | 113 | 1.0 | 110 | 0.9 | 112 | 1.0 | 114 | 1.0 | 109 | 0.9 | ||||
| Private Club Permits | 44 | 0.4 | 41 | 0.4 | 41 | 0.3 | 43 | 0.4 | 46 | 0.4 | 46 | 0.4 | ||||
| Tobacco Sales to Minors (%) | -- | -- | 82 | 25.2 | 14 | 11.3 | 10 | 3.6 | 12 | 6.1 | 30 | 11.6 | ||||
| Tobacco Distributors | 216 | 1.9 | 240 | 2.1 | 216 | 1.8 | 225 | 1.9 | 216 | 1.8 | 222 | 1.9 | ||||
| Community Disorganization | ||||||||||||||||
| Residences Without Complete Kitchen or Plumbing (%) | 748 | 1.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homicide Victims | 9 | 0.1 | 8 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.1 | 13 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.1 | 14 | 0.1 | ||||
| State Correction Prisoners Received | 413 | 3.6 | 370 | 3.2 | 466 | 4.0 | 497 | 4.2 | 444 | 3.8 | 473 | 4.0 | ||||
| Total Crime Index Offenses | 4,248 | 36.6 | 3,643 | 31.3 | -- | -- | 4,153 | 35.4 | 4,454 | 37.7 | 4,932 | 41.8 | ||||
| Total Property Crime Offenses | 3,746 | 32.2 | 3,298 | 28.3 | -- | -- | 3,518 | 30.0 | 3,764 | 31.9 | 4,138 | 35.0 | ||||
| Total Violent Crime Offenses | 502 | 4.3 | 345 | 3.0 | -- | -- | 635 | 5.4 | 690 | 5.8 | 794 | 6.7 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 133 | 1.5 | 284 | 3.2 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 221 | 2.5 | 349 | 4.0 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 78 | 0.9 | 200 | 2.3 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25 | 0.3 | 27 | 0.3 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 146 | 1.2 | 291 | 2.5 | ||||
| Total Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 228 | 1.9 | 358 | 3.0 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 79 | 0.7 | 206 | 1.7 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 32 | 0.3 | 34 | 0.3 | ||||
| Extreme Economic Deprivation | ||||||||||||||||
| Unemployment | 2,360 | 4.5 | 2,493 | 4.7 | 2,749 | 5.2 | 2,836 | 5.3 | 2,660 | 4.9 | 2,775 | 5.1 | ||||
| Children Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunches | 11,008 | 535.0 | 10,878 | 532.6 | 11,297 | 559.4 | 11,212 | 554.1 | 12,466 | 601.6 | 12,770 | 635.8 | ||||
| Children Receiving TEA | 2,247 | 72.6 | 1,804 | 59.0 | 1,976 | 64.7 | 1,714 | 56.6 | 1,598 | 53.1 | 1,446 | 48.4 | ||||
| Children Receiving Food Stamps | 10,288 | 332.2 | 10,953 | 358.3 | 11,314 | 370.7 | 11,846 | 391.4 | 13,318 | 442.2 | 13,148 | 439.9 | ||||
| Low Birthweight Births | 170 | 98.7 | 153 | 90.9 | 174 | 105.8 | 169 | 118.3 | 161 | 95.1 | 183 | 117.6 | ||||
| Infant Mortality | 18 | 10.4 | 10 | 5.9 | 12 | 7.3 | 14 | 9.8 | 16 | 9.5 | 16 | 10.3 | ||||
| Transitions and Mobility | ||||||||||||||||
| New Home Construction | 207 | 1.8 | 180 | 1.5 | 198 | 1.7 | 151 | 1.3 | 189 | 1.6 | 192 | 1.6 | ||||
| Renter-Occupied Housing Units | 12,792 | 286.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homeless Children Enrolled in Public School | -- | -- | 94 | 4.6 | 153 | 7.6 | 148 | 7.3 | 157 | 7.6 | 241 | 12.0 | ||||
| Net Migrants to Arkansas (%) | -- | -- | 138 | 0.1 | 352 | 0.3 | 37 | 0.0 | 492 | 0.4 | -208 | -0.2 | ||||
| School Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Academic Failure | ||||||||||||||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Math | 840 | 63.5 | 724 | 56.3 | 479 | 39.6 | 574 | 39.1 | 748 | 52.0 | 706 | 46.6 | ||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Literacy | 726 | 54.9 | 483 | 37.5 | 406 | 33.5 | 515 | 35.1 | 785 | 54.5 | 695 | 45.9 | ||||
| High School Dropouts | 488 | 5.2 | 421 | 4.7 | 322 | 3.5 | 256 | 2.8 | 242 | 2.7 | 246 | 2.7 | ||||
| Status Dropouts | 3,200 | 29.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Lack of Commitment to School | ||||||||||||||||
| Dropouts for "Lack of Interest" | 126 | 1.4 | 61 | 0.7 | 44 | 0.5 | 42 | 0.5 | 29 | 0.3 | 11 | 0.1 | ||||
| Family Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Family Conflict | ||||||||||||||||
| Victims of Child Maltreatment | 367 | 11.9 | 365 | 11.9 | 330 | 10.8 | 367 | 12.1 | 341 | 11.3 | 379 | 12.7 | ||||
| Children Living With Relatives Other Than Parents | 3,377 | 109.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living With Nonrelatives | 616 | 19.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living in Foster Care | 349 | 11.3 | 321 | 10.5 | 314 | 10.3 | 310 | 10.2 | 287 | 9.5 | 341 | 11.4 | ||||
| Divorces and Annulments | 776 | 6.7 | 666 | 5.7 | 682 | 5.8 | 761 | 6.5 | 743 | 6.3 | 735 | 6.2 | ||||
| Children in Single-parent Families | 8,161 | 263.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Family History of High Risk Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Adults in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 745 | 8.7 | 674 | 7.8 | 541 | 6.2 | 455 | 5.2 | 549 | 6.2 | 732 | 8.3 | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Below 9th grade | 8,267 | 11.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: 9th - 12th, No diploma | 13,504 | 18.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: High School Graduate | 27,244 | 36.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Some College | 14,463 | 19.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: College Graduate | 10,981 | 14.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Pregnant Women in Alcohol or Drug Treatment | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.2 | 6 | 3.6 | -- | -- | 5 | 3.0 | 6 | 3.9 | ||||
| Births to Women with <12 Years of Education | 512 | 297.2 | 530 | 314.7 | 487 | 296.0 | 462 | 323.3 | 506 | 298.9 | 498 | 320.1 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Tobacco During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 216 | 151.2 | 337 | 199.1 | 279 | 179.3 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Alcohol During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15 | 10.5 | 9 | 5.3 | 4 | 2.6 | ||||
| Peer/Individual Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Alienation, Rebelliousness… | ||||||||||||||||
| Adolescent Suicide (per 100k) | 1 | 7.2 | 1 | 7.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 14.9 | 1 | 7.5 | ||||
| Early Initiation of Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Elementary/Middle School Alcohol Infractions | 44 | 3.2 | 30 | 2.1 | 31 | 2.4 | 9 | 0.6 | 3 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.3 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Drug Infractions | 69 | 5.1 | 167 | 11.9 | 98 | 7.5 | 18 | 1.3 | 18 | 1.3 | 8 | 0.6 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Tobacco Infractions | 306 | 22.6 | 260 | 18.5 | 358 | 27.3 | 32 | 2.3 | 32 | 2.3 | 25 | 1.8 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Assaults on Students or Staff | 520 | 38.4 | 343 | 24.4 | 357 | 27.2 | 168 | 12.0 | 175 | 12.5 | 177 | 12.6 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 22 | 1.6 | 45 | 3.2 | 36 | 2.7 | 28 | 2.0 | 17 | 1.2 | 24 | 1.7 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Vandalism | 74 | 5.5 | 99 | 7.0 | 92 | 7.0 | 9 | 0.6 | 27 | 1.9 | 17 | 1.2 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Gang Involvement | 78 | 5.8 | 39 | 2.8 | 41 | 3.1 | 2 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.4 | 5 | 0.4 | ||||
| Peers Who Engage in Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Juveniles in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 49 | 1.6 | 31 | 1.0 | 27 | 0.9 | 28 | 0.9 | 11 | 0.4 | 28 | 0.9 | ||||
| Adolescent Pregnancy | 111 | 16.8 | 129 | 19.9 | 102 | 15.7 | 94 | 14.6 | 93 | 14.3 | 110 | 17.0 | ||||
| Births to Mothers Age 10-17 | 99 | 15.0 | 116 | 17.9 | 91 | 14.0 | 83 | 12.9 | 87 | 13.4 | 93 | 14.3 | ||||
| High School Alcohol Infractions | 23 | 3.3 | 28 | 4.4 | 30 | 4.2 | 14 | 2.2 | 24 | 3.8 | 28 | 4.7 | ||||
| High School Drug Infractions | 36 | 5.1 | 108 | 17.0 | 74 | 10.5 | 29 | 4.5 | 54 | 8.7 | 49 | 8.2 | ||||
| High School Tobacco Infractions | 208 | 29.6 | 197 | 31.0 | 311 | 44.0 | 86 | 13.3 | 76 | 12.2 | 75 | 12.5 | ||||
| High School Assaults on Other Students and Staff | 244 | 34.8 | 179 | 28.2 | 146 | 20.7 | 87 | 13.5 | 130 | 20.8 | 109 | 18.2 | ||||
| High School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 14 | 2.0 | 30 | 4.7 | 30 | 4.2 | 15 | 2.3 | 19 | 3.0 | 8 | 1.3 | ||||
| High School Vandalism | 31 | 4.4 | 38 | 6.0 | 62 | 8.8 | 33 | 5.1 | 25 | 4.0 | 32 | 5.3 | ||||
| High School Gang Involvement | 22 | 3.1 | 28 | 4.4 | 17 | 2.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Students Leaving School for Incarceration | -- | -- | 12 | 1.3 | 12 | 1.3 | 26 | 2.9 | 29 | 3.2 | 8 | 0.9 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11 | 0.8 | 7 | 0.5 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 0.4 | 9 | 0.7 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 0.1 | 6 | 0.4 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 0.5 | 7 | 0.5 | ||||
| Consequences | ||||||||||||||||
| Public Health/Safety Outcomes | ||||||||||||||||
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases | 763 | 6.6 | 944 | 8.1 | 956 | 8.2 | 935 | 8.0 | 944 | 8.0 | 906 | 7.7 | ||||
| New HIV Cases | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.1 | 12 | 0.1 | ||||
| New AIDS Cases | -- | -- | 4 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 9 | 0.1 | ||||
| Alcohol or Drug Related Traffic Injuries | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 196 | 1.7 | 255 | 2.2 | 207 | 1.8 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Fatalities | 16 | 0.1 | 11 | 0.1 | 49 | 0.4 | 12 | 0.1 | 14 | 0.1 | 12 | 0.1 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Crashes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 174 | 1.5 | 184 | 1.6 | 139 | 1.2 | ||||
| Crash Injuries and Deaths: Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30 | 0.9 | 31 | 0.9 | ||||
| Traffic Crashes Involving Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21 | 0.6 | 20 | 0.6 | ||||
| Lung Cancer Deaths (per 100k) | 104 | 89.5 | 103 | 88.4 | 83 | 70.8 | 101 | 86.0 | 80 | 67.8 | 68 | 57.6 | ||||
| Deaths from Alcoholic Liver Disease (per 100k) | 4 | 3.4 | 1 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.9 | 2 | 1.7 | 2 | 1.7 | 1 | 0.8 | ||||