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| Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | |||||
| Demographic Data | ||||||||||||||||
| Economic Data | ||||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 3,309 | -- | 3,330 | -- | 3,385 | -- | 3,355 | -- | 3,434 | -- | 3,525 | -- | ||||
| Population | ||||||||||||||||
| Children (under 18) | 1,872 | -- | 1,774 | -- | 1,692 | -- | 1,682 | -- | 1,666 | -- | 1,633 | -- | ||||
| Adolescents (10 - 17) | 927 | -- | 855 | -- | 812 | -- | 776 | -- | 764 | -- | 762 | -- | ||||
| Adults (18 and Older) | 6,404 | -- | 6,316 | -- | 6,257 | -- | 6,305 | -- | 6,356 | -- | 6,442 | -- | ||||
| Total Population | 8,276 | -- | 8,090 | -- | 7,949 | -- | 7,987 | -- | 8,022 | -- | 8,075 | -- | ||||
| Population under 21 | 2,150 | -- | 2,040 | -- | 1,952 | -- | 1,940 | -- | 1,929 | -- | 1,905 | -- | ||||
| School Enrollment | ||||||||||||||||
| Public School Enrollment: Total (including pre-K) | 1,389 | -- | 1,250 | -- | 1,243 | -- | 1,250 | -- | 1,795 | -- | 1,730 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: 7 - 12 | 8,545 | -- | 614 | -- | 8,565 | -- | 631 | -- | 878 | -- | 831 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: Elementary and Middle School | 848 | -- | 636 | -- | 617 | -- | 603 | -- | 872 | -- | 1,152 | -- | ||||
| Vital Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Births | 88 | -- | 88 | -- | 58 | -- | 87 | -- | 93 | -- | 91 | -- | ||||
| Community Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Availability | ||||||||||||||||
| Beer Permits | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Private Club Permits | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Tobacco Sales to Minors (%) | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 8.9 | 4 | 6.9 | 3 | 6.4 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Tobacco Distributors | 26 | 3.1 | 27 | 3.3 | 26 | 3.3 | 27 | 3.4 | 22 | 2.7 | 18 | 2.2 | ||||
| Community Disorganization | ||||||||||||||||
| Residences Without Complete Kitchen or Plumbing (%) | 185 | 5.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homicide Victims | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||
| State Correction Prisoners Received | 13 | 1.6 | 11 | 1.4 | 6 | 0.8 | 14 | 1.8 | 8 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.1 | ||||
| Total Crime Index Offenses | 50 | 6.0 | 39 | 4.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 26 | 3.2 | ||||
| Total Property Crime Offenses | 41 | 5.0 | 23 | 2.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | 2.1 | ||||
| Total Violent Crime Offenses | 9 | 1.1 | 16 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 1.1 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,172 | 181.9 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 577 | 89.6 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 990 | 153.7 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 204 | 31.7 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,259 | 155.9 | ||||
| Total Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 584 | 72.3 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,004 | 124.3 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 234 | 29.0 | ||||
| Extreme Economic Deprivation | ||||||||||||||||
| Unemployment | 162 | 4.9 | 159 | 4.8 | 187 | 5.5 | 190 | 5.7 | 163 | 4.7 | 175 | 5.0 | ||||
| Children Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunches | 902 | 649.4 | 851 | 680.8 | 852 | 685.4 | 8,442 | 6753.6 | 1,313 | 731.5 | 1,240 | 716.8 | ||||
| Children Receiving TEA | 97 | 51.8 | 51 | 28.7 | 47 | 27.8 | 43 | 25.6 | 34 | 20.4 | 40 | 24.5 | ||||
| Children Receiving Food Stamps | 597 | 318.9 | 623 | 351.2 | 577 | 341.0 | 647 | 384.7 | 729 | 437.6 | 10,979 | 6723.2 | ||||
| Low Birthweight Births | 8 | 90.9 | 10 | 113.6 | 6 | 103.4 | 6 | 69.0 | 10 | 107.5 | 4 | 44.0 | ||||
| Infant Mortality | 1 | 11.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 17.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Transitions and Mobility | ||||||||||||||||
| New Home Construction | 3 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.5 | 5 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||
| Renter-Occupied Housing Units | 786 | 223.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homeless Children Enrolled in Public School | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 6.4 | 9 | 7.2 | 23 | 12.8 | 16 | 9.2 | ||||
| Net Migrants to Arkansas (%) | -- | -- | -96 | -1.2 | -111 | -1.4 | 60 | 0.8 | 51 | 0.6 | 94 | 1.2 | ||||
| School Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Academic Failure | ||||||||||||||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Math | 47 | 54.6 | 24 | 34.6 | 11 | 16.5 | 28 | 34.9 | 51 | 46.2 | 41 | 31.1 | ||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Literacy | 46 | 53.7 | 20 | 28.9 | 19 | 28.9 | 25 | 31.2 | 56 | 50.6 | 43 | 32.6 | ||||
| High School Dropouts | 17 | 2.5 | 29 | 4.4 | 10 | 1.6 | 16 | 0.2 | 24 | 3.8 | 13 | 1.5 | ||||
| Status Dropouts | 110 | 18.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Lack of Commitment to School | ||||||||||||||||
| Dropouts for "Lack of Interest" | 4 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.7 | -- | -- | ||||
| Family Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Family Conflict | ||||||||||||||||
| Victims of Child Maltreatment | 33 | 17.6 | 20 | 11.3 | 30 | 17.7 | 37 | 22.0 | 17 | 10.2 | 23 | 14.1 | ||||
| Children Living With Relatives Other Than Parents | 118 | 63.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living With Nonrelatives | 22 | 11.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living in Foster Care | 20 | 10.7 | 22 | 12.4 | 28 | 16.5 | 38 | 22.6 | 31 | 18.6 | 34 | 20.8 | ||||
| Divorces and Annulments | 796 | 96.2 | 116 | 14.3 | 50 | 6.3 | 47 | 5.9 | 36 | 4.5 | 34 | 4.2 | ||||
| Children in Single-parent Families | 360 | 192.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Family History of High Risk Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Adults in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 29 | 4.5 | 39 | 6.2 | 50 | 8.0 | 53 | 8.4 | 38 | 6.0 | 70 | 10.9 | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Below 9th grade | 900 | 15.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: 9th - 12th, No diploma | 952 | 16.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: High School Graduate | 2,353 | 40.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Some College | 887 | 15.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: College Graduate | 700 | 12.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Pregnant Women in Alcohol or Drug Treatment | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Births to Women with <12 Years of Education | 14 | 159.1 | 9 | 102.3 | 8 | 137.9 | 10 | 114.9 | 11 | 118.3 | 19 | 208.8 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Tobacco During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10 | 114.9 | 20 | 215.1 | 20 | 219.8 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Alcohol During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 10.8 | 1 | 11.0 | ||||
| Peer/Individual Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Alienation, Rebelliousness… | ||||||||||||||||
| Adolescent Suicide (per 100k) | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 123.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Early Initiation of Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Elementary/Middle School Alcohol Infractions | 1 | 1.2 | 9 | 14.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 8.3 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Drug Infractions | -- | -- | 6 | 9.4 | 7 | 11.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2.3 | 1 | 0.9 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Tobacco Infractions | 30 | 35.4 | 24 | 37.7 | 46 | 74.6 | 1 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Assaults on Students or Staff | -- | -- | 1 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.6 | 3 | 5.0 | 5 | 5.7 | 12 | 10.4 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | -- | -- | 2 | 3.1 | 1 | 1.6 | 2 | 3.3 | 2 | 2.3 | -- | -- | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Vandalism | -- | -- | 4 | 6.3 | 1 | 1.6 | 2 | 3.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.9 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Gang Involvement | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Peers Who Engage in Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Juveniles in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 5 | 2.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.2 | 6 | 3.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.2 | ||||
| Adolescent Pregnancy | 16 | 36.5 | 5 | 12.3 | 3 | 7.8 | 7 | 19.0 | 3 | 8.4 | 4 | 10.9 | ||||
| Births to Mothers Age 10-17 | 3 | 6.8 | 4 | 9.9 | 3 | 7.8 | 5 | 13.5 | 1 | 2.8 | 4 | 10.9 | ||||
| High School Alcohol Infractions | 1 | 1.8 | 2 | 3.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3.3 | 1 | 1.7 | ||||
| High School Drug Infractions | -- | -- | 1 | 1.6 | 4 | 6.4 | 4 | 0.8 | 8 | 8.9 | 4 | 6.9 | ||||
| High School Tobacco Infractions | 30 | 55.5 | 19 | 30.9 | 25 | 39.9 | 11 | 2.3 | 15 | 16.7 | 26 | 45.0 | ||||
| High School Assaults on Other Students and Staff | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 1.9 | 10 | 11.1 | 38 | 65.7 | ||||
| High School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.7 | ||||
| High School Vandalism | -- | -- | 2 | 3.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 2.7 | 1 | 1.1 | 1 | 1.7 | ||||
| High School Gang Involvement | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Students Leaving School for Incarceration | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 87 | 114.2 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 9.2 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14 | 18.4 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30 | 39.4 | ||||
| Consequences | ||||||||||||||||
| Public Health/Safety Outcomes | ||||||||||||||||
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases | 14 | 1.7 | 4 | 0.5 | 5 | 0.6 | 12 | 1.5 | 2 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.5 | ||||
| New HIV Cases | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| New AIDS Cases | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Alcohol or Drug Related Traffic Injuries | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19 | 2.4 | 18 | 2.2 | 17 | 2.1 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Fatalities | 5 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.1 | 6 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.2 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Crashes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16 | 2.0 | 10 | 1.2 | 13 | 1.6 | ||||
| Crash Injuries and Deaths: Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 3.1 | 1 | 0.5 | ||||
| Traffic Crashes Involving Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.5 | ||||
| Lung Cancer Deaths (per 100k) | 11 | 132.9 | 10 | 123.6 | 9 | 113.2 | 12 | 150.2 | 9 | 112.2 | 12 | 148.6 | ||||
| Deaths from Alcoholic Liver Disease (per 100k) | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 12.5 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||