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