| Region 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 54,907 | -- | 55,603 | -- | 53,533 | -- | 53,997 | -- | 55,418 | -- | 54,850 | -- | ||||
| Population | ||||||||||||||||
| Children (under 18) | 31,913 | -- | 30,334 | -- | 29,649 | -- | 29,122 | -- | 28,516 | -- | 28,235 | -- | ||||
| Adolescents (10 - 17) | 15,525 | -- | 14,768 | -- | 14,385 | -- | 14,081 | -- | 13,661 | -- | 13,338 | -- | ||||
| Adults (18 and Older) | 92,751 | -- | 91,998 | -- | 91,408 | -- | 91,039 | -- | 90,655 | -- | 90,464 | -- | ||||
| Total Population | 124,664 | -- | 122,332 | -- | 121,057 | -- | 120,161 | -- | 119,171 | -- | 118,699 | -- | ||||
| Population under 21 | 37,357 | -- | 35,674 | -- | 34,871 | -- | 34,266 | -- | 33,595 | -- | 33,247 | -- | ||||
| School Enrollment | ||||||||||||||||
| Public School Enrollment: Total (including pre-K) | 23,299 | -- | 22,037 | -- | 21,751 | -- | 21,224 | -- | 20,960 | -- | 19,773 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: 7 - 12 | 10,997 | -- | 10,456 | -- | 10,388 | -- | 10,091 | -- | 9,914 | -- | 9,611 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: Elementary and Middle School | 14,750 | -- | 14,295 | -- | 13,824 | -- | 13,446 | -- | 12,995 | -- | 13,346 | -- | ||||
| Vital Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Births | 1,567 | -- | 1,514 | -- | 1,509 | -- | 1,502 | -- | 1,543 | -- | 1,625 | -- | ||||
| Community Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Availability | ||||||||||||||||
| Beer Permits | 168 | 1.3 | 172 | 1.4 | 160 | 1.3 | 159 | 1.3 | 157 | 1.3 | 159 | 1.3 | ||||
| Private Club Permits | 30 | 0.2 | 32 | 0.3 | 29 | 0.2 | 29 | 0.2 | 30 | 0.3 | 34 | 0.3 | ||||
| Tobacco Sales to Minors (%) | -- | -- | 77 | 25.0 | 31 | 11.0 | 26 | 5.3 | 22 | 6.1 | 18 | 8.0 | ||||
| Tobacco Distributors | 269 | 2.2 | 283 | 2.3 | 232 | 1.9 | 237 | 2.0 | 237 | 2.0 | 236 | 2.0 | ||||
| Community Disorganization | ||||||||||||||||
| Residences Without Complete Kitchen or Plumbing (%) | 997 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homicide Victims | 12 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.0 | 11 | 0.1 | 17 | 0.1 | 24 | 0.2 | 16 | 0.1 | ||||
| State Correction Prisoners Received | 432 | 3.5 | 328 | 2.7 | 474 | 3.9 | 466 | 3.9 | 369 | 3.1 | 398 | 3.4 | ||||
| Total Crime Index Offenses | 4,632 | 37.2 | 3,937 | 32.2 | -- | -- | 4,386 | 36.5 | 4,357 | 36.6 | 3,973 | 33.5 | ||||
| Total Property Crime Offenses | 3,850 | 30.9 | 3,367 | 27.5 | -- | -- | 3,794 | 31.6 | 3,869 | 32.5 | 3,502 | 29.5 | ||||
| Total Violent Crime Offenses | 782 | 6.3 | 570 | 4.7 | -- | -- | 592 | 4.9 | 488 | 4.1 | 471 | 4.0 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 363 | 4.0 | 480 | 5.3 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 232 | 2.6 | 324 | 3.6 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20 | 0.2 | 51 | 0.6 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 149 | 1.6 | 171 | 1.9 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 407 | 3.4 | 539 | 4.5 | ||||
| Total Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 237 | 2.0 | 329 | 2.8 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20 | 0.2 | 51 | 0.4 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 156 | 1.3 | 179 | 1.5 | ||||
| Extreme Economic Deprivation | ||||||||||||||||
| Unemployment | 2,811 | 5.1 | 3,367 | 6.1 | 3,975 | 7.4 | 3,742 | 6.9 | 3,565 | 6.4 | 3,800 | 6.9 | ||||
| Children Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunches | 11,616 | 498.6 | 11,159 | 506.4 | 11,173 | 513.7 | 11,441 | 539.1 | 11,717 | 559.0 | 11,706 | 592.0 | ||||
| Children Receiving TEA | 2,794 | 87.6 | 2,250 | 74.2 | 2,164 | 73.0 | 2,155 | 74.0 | 1,719 | 60.3 | 1,463 | 51.8 | ||||
| Children Receiving Food Stamps | 11,358 | 355.9 | 12,064 | 397.7 | 12,195 | 411.3 | 12,703 | 436.2 | 13,754 | 482.3 | 13,589 | 481.3 | ||||
| Low Birthweight Births | 159 | 101.5 | 142 | 93.8 | 166 | 110.0 | 171 | 113.8 | 181 | 117.3 | 199 | 122.5 | ||||
| Infant Mortality | 18 | 11.5 | 17 | 11.2 | 10 | 6.6 | 16 | 10.7 | 13 | 8.4 | 13 | 8.0 | ||||
| Transitions and Mobility | ||||||||||||||||
| New Home Construction | 36 | 0.3 | 240 | 2.0 | 292 | 2.4 | 320 | 2.7 | 325 | 2.7 | 38 | 0.3 | ||||
| Renter-Occupied Housing Units | 13,385 | 271.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homeless Children Enrolled in Public School | -- | -- | 73 | 3.3 | 2 | 0.1 | 48 | 2.3 | 98 | 4.7 | 91 | 4.6 | ||||
| Net Migrants to Arkansas (%) | -- | -- | -595 | -0.5 | -1,085 | -0.9 | -802 | -0.7 | -945 | -0.8 | -562 | -0.5 | ||||
| School Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Academic Failure | ||||||||||||||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Math | 1,042 | 68.7 | 827 | 57.3 | 597 | 43.6 | 685 | 42.6 | 754 | 54.0 | 613 | 42.4 | ||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Literacy | 906 | 59.7 | 718 | 49.7 | 586 | 42.8 | 630 | 39.1 | 788 | 56.5 | 645 | 44.6 | ||||
| High School Dropouts | 342 | 3.1 | 396 | 3.7 | 281 | 2.7 | 243 | 2.3 | 213 | 2.1 | 275 | 2.8 | ||||
| Status Dropouts | 2,932 | 25.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Lack of Commitment to School | ||||||||||||||||
| Dropouts for "Lack of Interest" | 62 | 0.6 | 41 | 0.4 | 27 | 0.3 | 25 | 0.2 | 13 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.0 | ||||
| Family Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Family Conflict | ||||||||||||||||
| Victims of Child Maltreatment | 352 | 11.0 | 328 | 10.8 | 371 | 12.5 | 318 | 10.9 | 364 | 12.8 | 358 | 12.7 | ||||
| Children Living With Relatives Other Than Parents | 3,973 | 124.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living With Nonrelatives | 496 | 15.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living in Foster Care | 260 | 8.1 | 228 | 7.5 | 200 | 6.7 | 231 | 7.9 | 209 | 7.3 | 288 | 10.2 | ||||
| Divorces and Annulments | 758 | 6.1 | 740 | 6.0 | 759 | 6.3 | 645 | 5.4 | 667 | 5.6 | 661 | 5.6 | ||||
| Children in Single-parent Families | 8,904 | 279.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Family History of High Risk Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Adults in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 604 | 6.5 | 690 | 7.5 | 738 | 8.1 | 633 | 7.0 | 660 | 7.3 | 848 | 9.4 | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Below 9th grade | 7,513 | 9.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: 9th - 12th, No diploma | 14,563 | 17.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: High School Graduate | 29,757 | 36.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Some College | 15,380 | 18.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: College Graduate | 14,257 | 17.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Pregnant Women in Alcohol or Drug Treatment | 8 | 5.1 | 3 | 2.0 | 5 | 3.3 | -- | -- | 7 | 4.5 | 4 | 2.5 | ||||
| Births to Women with <12 Years of Education | 361 | 230.4 | 288 | 190.2 | 266 | 176.3 | 287 | 191.1 | 285 | 184.7 | 316 | 194.5 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Tobacco During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 207 | 137.8 | 260 | 168.5 | 254 | 156.3 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Alcohol During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8 | 5.3 | 15 | 9.7 | 9 | 5.5 | ||||
| Peer/Individual Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Alienation, Rebelliousness… | ||||||||||||||||
| Adolescent Suicide (per 100k) | 1 | 6.4 | 1 | 6.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7.3 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Early Initiation of Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Elementary/Middle School Alcohol Infractions | 34 | 2.3 | 10 | 0.7 | 22 | 1.6 | 3 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.2 | 8 | 0.6 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Drug Infractions | 43 | 2.9 | 43 | 3.0 | 40 | 2.9 | 3 | 0.2 | 15 | 1.2 | 14 | 1.0 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Tobacco Infractions | 98 | 6.6 | 102 | 7.1 | 90 | 6.5 | 16 | 1.2 | 17 | 1.3 | 10 | 0.7 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Assaults on Students or Staff | 649 | 44.0 | 401 | 28.1 | 247 | 17.9 | 73 | 5.4 | 187 | 14.4 | 341 | 25.6 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 34 | 2.3 | 13 | 0.9 | 34 | 2.5 | 14 | 1.0 | 16 | 1.2 | 21 | 1.6 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Vandalism | 238 | 16.1 | 73 | 5.1 | 135 | 9.8 | 11 | 0.8 | 17 | 1.3 | 33 | 2.5 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Gang Involvement | 10 | 0.7 | 3 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||
| Peers Who Engage in Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Juveniles in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 27 | 0.8 | 43 | 1.4 | 63 | 2.1 | 41 | 1.4 | 32 | 1.1 | 27 | 1.0 | ||||
| Adolescent Pregnancy | 126 | 16.8 | 109 | 15.4 | 127 | 18.4 | 107 | 15.8 | 101 | 15.3 | 121 | 18.7 | ||||
| Births to Mothers Age 10-17 | 99 | 13.2 | 89 | 12.6 | 92 | 13.3 | 83 | 12.2 | 90 | 13.6 | 105 | 16.2 | ||||
| High School Alcohol Infractions | 31 | 3.8 | 8 | 1.0 | 17 | 2.1 | 10 | 1.3 | 10 | 1.3 | 10 | 1.6 | ||||
| High School Drug Infractions | 24 | 2.9 | 33 | 4.3 | 38 | 4.8 | 51 | 6.6 | 37 | 4.9 | 62 | 9.7 | ||||
| High School Tobacco Infractions | 94 | 11.4 | 82 | 10.6 | 76 | 9.6 | 71 | 9.2 | 60 | 8.0 | 93 | 14.6 | ||||
| High School Assaults on Other Students and Staff | 246 | 29.9 | 187 | 24.2 | 144 | 18.2 | 100 | 12.9 | 89 | 11.8 | 103 | 16.1 | ||||
| High School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 25 | 3.0 | 6 | 0.8 | 19 | 2.4 | 12 | 1.6 | 16 | 2.1 | 12 | 1.9 | ||||
| High School Vandalism | 75 | 9.1 | 71 | 9.2 | 121 | 15.3 | 109 | 14.1 | 79 | 10.5 | 167 | 26.1 | ||||
| High School Gang Involvement | 8 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.2 | ||||
| Students Leaving School for Incarceration | -- | -- | 12 | 1.1 | 5 | 0.5 | 12 | 1.2 | 18 | 1.8 | 7 | 0.7 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 44 | 3.2 | 59 | 4.4 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 0.4 | 5 | 0.4 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 0.5 | 8 | 0.6 | ||||
| Consequences | ||||||||||||||||
| Public Health/Safety Outcomes | ||||||||||||||||
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases | 1,032 | 8.3 | 1,099 | 9.0 | 1,017 | 8.4 | 949 | 7.9 | 901 | 7.6 | 912 | 7.7 | ||||
| New HIV Cases | -- | -- | 11 | 0.1 | 11 | 0.1 | 27 | 0.2 | 11 | 0.1 | 21 | 0.2 | ||||
| New AIDS Cases | -- | -- | 10 | 0.1 | 12 | 0.1 | 10 | 0.1 | 6 | 0.1 | 23 | 0.2 | ||||
| Alcohol or Drug Related Traffic Injuries | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 181 | 1.5 | 159 | 1.3 | 170 | 1.4 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Fatalities | 19 | 0.2 | 16 | 0.1 | 42 | 0.3 | 13 | 0.1 | 9 | 0.1 | 17 | 0.1 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Crashes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 142 | 1.2 | 150 | 1.3 | 144 | 1.2 | ||||
| Crash Injuries and Deaths: Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13 | 0.4 | 29 | 0.9 | ||||
| Traffic Crashes Involving Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11 | 0.3 | 17 | 0.5 | ||||
| Lung Cancer Deaths (per 100k) | 118 | 94.7 | 98 | 80.1 | 110 | 90.9 | 114 | 94.9 | 107 | 89.8 | 101 | 85.1 | ||||
| Deaths from Alcoholic Liver Disease (per 100k) | 8 | 6.4 | 4 | 3.3 | 3 | 2.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.8 | 4 | 3.4 | ||||