| Washington | ||||||||||||||||
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| Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | |||||
| Demographic Data | ||||||||||||||||
| Economic Data | ||||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 82,260 | -- | 88,673 | -- | 90,709 | -- | 94,760 | -- | 101,946 | -- | 103,650 | -- | ||||
| Population | ||||||||||||||||
| Children (under 18) | 39,740 | -- | 41,661 | -- | 42,931 | -- | 44,348 | -- | 46,359 | -- | 48,171 | -- | ||||
| Adolescents (10 - 17) | 18,184 | -- | 18,307 | -- | 18,645 | -- | 19,216 | -- | 19,872 | -- | 20,466 | -- | ||||
| Adults (18 and Older) | 118,993 | -- | 124,384 | -- | 127,261 | -- | 130,662 | -- | 135,007 | -- | 138,350 | -- | ||||
| Total Population | 158,733 | -- | 166,045 | -- | 170,192 | -- | 175,010 | -- | 181,366 | -- | 186,521 | -- | ||||
| Population under 21 | 49,756 | -- | 51,390 | -- | 52,691 | -- | 54,350 | -- | 56,455 | -- | 58,248 | -- | ||||
| School Enrollment | ||||||||||||||||
| Public School Enrollment: Total (including pre-K) | 25,586 | -- | 27,191 | -- | 28,314 | -- | 29,446 | -- | 30,667 | -- | 33,418 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: 7 - 12 | 11,501 | -- | 12,108 | -- | 12,535 | -- | 13,029 | -- | 13,390 | -- | 14,483 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: Elementary and Middle School | 19,249 | -- | 20,656 | -- | 21,826 | -- | 22,638 | -- | 23,719 | -- | 23,973 | -- | ||||
| Vital Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Births | 2,570 | -- | 2,891 | -- | 2,970 | -- | 2,985 | -- | 3,235 | -- | 3,512 | -- | ||||
| Community Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Availability | ||||||||||||||||
| Beer Permits | 143 | 0.9 | 151 | 0.9 | 151 | 0.9 | 160 | 0.9 | 161 | 0.9 | 174 | 0.9 | ||||
| Private Club Permits | 42 | 0.3 | 40 | 0.2 | 41 | 0.2 | 41 | 0.2 | 41 | 0.2 | 54 | 0.3 | ||||
| Tobacco Sales to Minors (%) | -- | -- | -- | -- | 47 | 22.4 | 43 | 11.5 | 25 | 11.2 | 16 | 6.7 | ||||
| Tobacco Distributors | 192 | 1.2 | 219 | 1.3 | 196 | 1.2 | 207 | 1.2 | 206 | 1.1 | 216 | 1.2 | ||||
| Community Disorganization | ||||||||||||||||
| Residences Without Complete Kitchen or Plumbing (%) | 904 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homicide Victims | 8 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 12 | 0.1 | 6 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 | ||||
| State Correction Prisoners Received | 346 | 2.2 | 432 | 2.6 | 565 | 3.3 | 678 | 3.9 | 684 | 3.8 | 864 | 4.6 | ||||
| Total Crime Index Offenses | 5,516 | 34.8 | 6,102 | 36.7 | -- | -- | 6,125 | 35.0 | 7,190 | 39.6 | 7,912 | 42.4 | ||||
| Total Property Crime Offenses | 5,020 | 31.6 | 5,646 | 34.0 | -- | -- | 5,577 | 31.9 | 6,472 | 35.7 | 7,110 | 38.1 | ||||
| Total Violent Crime Offenses | 496 | 3.1 | 456 | 2.7 | -- | -- | 548 | 3.1 | 718 | 4.0 | 802 | 4.3 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 754 | 5.6 | 1,103 | 8.0 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 951 | 7.0 | 1,171 | 8.5 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 857 | 6.3 | 851 | 6.2 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18 | 0.1 | 25 | 0.2 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 828 | 4.6 | 1,177 | 6.3 | ||||
| Total Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 955 | 5.3 | 1,182 | 6.3 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 870 | 4.8 | 868 | 4.7 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22 | 0.1 | 32 | 0.2 | ||||
| Extreme Economic Deprivation | ||||||||||||||||
| Unemployment | 2,415 | 2.9 | 2,871 | 3.2 | 3,359 | 3.7 | 3,456 | 3.6 | 3,075 | 3.0 | 3,750 | 3.6 | ||||
| Children Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunches | 9,182 | 358.9 | 9,630 | 354.2 | 10,424 | 368.2 | 11,758 | 399.3 | 12,698 | 414.1 | 14,945 | 447.2 | ||||
| Children Receiving TEA | 992 | 25.0 | 931 | 22.3 | 882 | 20.5 | 838 | 18.9 | 936 | 20.2 | 831 | 17.3 | ||||
| Children Receiving Food Stamps | 6,933 | 174.5 | 7,686 | 184.5 | 7,952 | 185.2 | 8,877 | 200.2 | 11,449 | 247.0 | 12,340 | 256.2 | ||||
| Low Birthweight Births | 171 | 66.5 | 205 | 70.9 | 200 | 67.3 | 237 | 79.4 | 189 | 58.4 | 262 | 74.6 | ||||
| Infant Mortality | 15 | 5.8 | 16 | 5.5 | 23 | 7.7 | 30 | 10.1 | 21 | 6.5 | 21 | 6.0 | ||||
| Transitions and Mobility | ||||||||||||||||
| New Home Construction | 1,026 | 6.5 | 1,062 | 6.4 | 2,015 | 11.8 | 1,853 | 10.6 | 1,780 | 9.8 | 1,522 | 8.2 | ||||
| Renter-Occupied Housing Units | 24,403 | 405.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homeless Children Enrolled in Public School | -- | -- | 6 | 0.2 | 55 | 1.9 | 62 | 2.1 | 82 | 2.7 | 174 | 5.2 | ||||
| Net Migrants to Arkansas (%) | -- | -- | 1,741 | 1.0 | 2,402 | 1.4 | 3,058 | 1.7 | 4,531 | 2.5 | 3,299 | 1.8 | ||||
| School Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Academic Failure | ||||||||||||||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Math | 731 | 47.7 | 478 | 31.4 | 316 | 21.4 | 564 | 27.3 | 962 | 44.3 | 731 | 34.8 | ||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Literacy | 657 | 42.8 | 396 | 26.0 | 283 | 19.1 | 491 | 23.8 | 882 | 40.6 | 711 | 33.8 | ||||
| High School Dropouts | 383 | 3.3 | 455 | 3.8 | 417 | 3.4 | 434 | 3.5 | 522 | 4.0 | 489 | 3.7 | ||||
| Status Dropouts | 4,379 | 18.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Lack of Commitment to School | ||||||||||||||||
| Dropouts for "Lack of Interest" | 74 | 0.6 | 30 | 0.2 | 12 | 0.1 | 25 | 0.2 | 24 | 0.2 | 15 | 0.1 | ||||
| Family Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Family Conflict | ||||||||||||||||
| Victims of Child Maltreatment | 388 | 9.8 | 502 | 12.0 | 434 | 10.1 | 538 | 12.1 | 661 | 14.3 | 457 | 9.5 | ||||
| Children Living With Relatives Other Than Parents | 2,588 | 65.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living With Nonrelatives | 789 | 19.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living in Foster Care | 331 | 8.3 | 406 | 9.7 | 360 | 8.4 | 248 | 5.6 | 300 | 6.5 | 260 | 5.4 | ||||
| Divorces and Annulments | 985 | 6.2 | 1,021 | 6.1 | 938 | 5.5 | 962 | 5.5 | 950 | 5.2 | 1,006 | 5.4 | ||||
| Children in Single-parent Families | 7,967 | 200.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Family History of High Risk Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Adults in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 726 | 6.1 | 853 | 6.9 | 793 | 6.2 | 605 | 4.6 | 373 | 2.8 | 1,099 | 7.9 | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Below 9th grade | 7,830 | 8.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: 9th - 12th, No diploma | 11,432 | 12.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: High School Graduate | 28,678 | 30.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Some College | 19,707 | 21.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: College Graduate | 26,372 | 28.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Pregnant Women in Alcohol or Drug Treatment | 4 | 1.6 | 8 | 2.8 | 2 | 0.7 | -- | -- | 11 | 3.4 | 6 | 1.7 | ||||
| Births to Women with <12 Years of Education | 700 | 272.4 | 813 | 281.2 | 792 | 266.7 | 817 | 273.7 | 940 | 290.6 | 1,045 | 297.6 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Tobacco During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 273 | 91.5 | 257 | 79.4 | 277 | 78.9 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Alcohol During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9 | 3.0 | 14 | 4.3 | 6 | 1.7 | ||||
| Peer/Individual Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Alienation, Rebelliousness… | ||||||||||||||||
| Adolescent Suicide (per 100k) | 1 | 5.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Early Initiation of Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Elementary/Middle School Alcohol Infractions | 31 | 1.6 | 46 | 2.2 | 43 | 2.0 | 9 | 0.4 | 11 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.1 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Drug Infractions | 56 | 2.9 | 119 | 5.8 | 97 | 4.4 | 52 | 2.3 | 49 | 2.1 | 45 | 1.9 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Tobacco Infractions | 201 | 10.4 | 239 | 11.6 | 282 | 12.9 | 77 | 3.4 | 80 | 3.4 | 45 | 1.9 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Assaults on Students or Staff | 87 | 4.5 | 92 | 4.5 | 132 | 6.0 | 132 | 5.8 | 176 | 7.4 | 110 | 4.6 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 31 | 1.6 | 22 | 1.1 | 19 | 0.9 | 17 | 0.8 | 21 | 0.9 | 39 | 1.6 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Vandalism | 45 | 2.3 | 42 | 2.0 | 34 | 1.6 | 13 | 0.6 | 15 | 0.6 | 25 | 1.0 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Gang Involvement | 4 | 0.2 | 5 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.2 | ||||
| Peers Who Engage in Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Juveniles in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 40 | 1.0 | 89 | 2.1 | 103 | 2.4 | 68 | 1.5 | 97 | 2.1 | 129 | 2.7 | ||||
| Adolescent Pregnancy | 118 | 13.2 | 142 | 16.0 | 123 | 13.6 | 148 | 15.8 | 147 | 15.2 | 173 | 17.4 | ||||
| Births to Mothers Age 10-17 | 105 | 11.8 | 109 | 12.3 | 95 | 10.5 | 127 | 13.6 | 114 | 11.8 | 137 | 13.8 | ||||
| High School Alcohol Infractions | 16 | 2.5 | 27 | 4.1 | 32 | 4.9 | 19 | 2.8 | 25 | 3.6 | 26 | 2.8 | ||||
| High School Drug Infractions | 44 | 6.9 | 83 | 12.7 | 40 | 6.2 | 48 | 7.1 | 54 | 7.8 | 69 | 7.3 | ||||
| High School Tobacco Infractions | 150 | 23.7 | 159 | 24.3 | 164 | 25.3 | 172 | 25.4 | 204 | 29.4 | 143 | 15.1 | ||||
| High School Assaults on Other Students and Staff | 46 | 7.3 | 30 | 4.6 | 33 | 5.1 | 35 | 5.2 | 60 | 8.6 | 65 | 6.9 | ||||
| High School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 8 | 1.3 | 7 | 1.1 | 8 | 1.2 | 13 | 1.9 | 24 | 3.5 | 8 | 0.8 | ||||
| High School Vandalism | 26 | 4.1 | 25 | 3.8 | 13 | 2.0 | 17 | 2.5 | 18 | 2.6 | 10 | 1.1 | ||||
| High School Gang Involvement | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Students Leaving School for Incarceration | -- | -- | 11 | 0.9 | 12 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.7 | 15 | 1.1 | 9 | 0.6 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 73 | 3.7 | 74 | 3.6 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 0.2 | 11 | 0.5 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13 | 0.7 | 17 | 0.8 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 0.2 | 7 | 0.3 | ||||
| Consequences | ||||||||||||||||
| Public Health/Safety Outcomes | ||||||||||||||||
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases | 292 | 1.8 | 467 | 2.8 | 380 | 2.2 | 459 | 2.6 | 752 | 4.1 | 680 | 3.6 | ||||
| New HIV Cases | -- | -- | 13 | 0.1 | 18 | 0.1 | 23 | 0.1 | 29 | 0.2 | 26 | 0.1 | ||||
| New AIDS Cases | -- | -- | 7 | 0.0 | 16 | 0.1 | 17 | 0.1 | 16 | 0.1 | 13 | 0.1 | ||||
| Alcohol or Drug Related Traffic Injuries | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 382 | 2.2 | 371 | 2.0 | 525 | 2.8 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Fatalities | 6 | 0.0 | 15 | 0.1 | 28 | 0.2 | 14 | 0.1 | 8 | 0.0 | 16 | 0.1 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Crashes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 461 | 2.6 | 430 | 2.4 | 458 | 2.5 | ||||
| Crash Injuries and Deaths: Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 61 | 1.1 | 77 | 1.3 | ||||
| Traffic Crashes Involving Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 66 | 1.2 | 61 | 1.0 | ||||
| Lung Cancer Deaths (per 100k) | 78 | 49.1 | 99 | 59.6 | 86 | 50.5 | 72 | 41.1 | 94 | 51.8 | 92 | 49.3 | ||||
| Deaths from Alcoholic Liver Disease (per 100k) | 4 | 2.5 | 4 | 2.4 | 2 | 1.2 | 4 | 2.3 | 5 | 2.8 | 7 | 3.8 | ||||