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| Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | |||||
| Demographic Data | ||||||||||||||||
| Economic Data | ||||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 16,245 | -- | 16,122 | -- | 16,095 | -- | 16,326 | -- | 16,850 | -- | 17,100 | -- | ||||
| Population | ||||||||||||||||
| Children (under 18) | 8,129 | -- | 8,110 | -- | 7,972 | -- | 8,007 | -- | 8,081 | -- | 8,202 | -- | ||||
| Adolescents (10 - 17) | 3,716 | -- | 3,654 | -- | 3,631 | -- | 3,651 | -- | 3,659 | -- | 3,722 | -- | ||||
| Adults (18 and Older) | 25,935 | -- | 26,531 | -- | 26,745 | -- | 27,123 | -- | 27,683 | -- | 28,203 | -- | ||||
| Total Population | 34,064 | -- | 34,641 | -- | 34,717 | -- | 35,130 | -- | 35,764 | -- | 36,405 | -- | ||||
| Population under 21 | 9,425 | -- | 9,331 | -- | 9,204 | -- | 9,230 | -- | 9,262 | -- | 9,374 | -- | ||||
| School Enrollment | ||||||||||||||||
| Public School Enrollment: Total (including pre-K) | 5,842 | -- | 5,878 | -- | 5,907 | -- | 6,006 | -- | 6,145 | -- | 6,315 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: 7 - 12 | 2,673 | -- | 2,679 | -- | 2,686 | -- | 2,737 | -- | 2,782 | -- | 2,895 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: Elementary and Middle School | 3,840 | -- | 3,913 | -- | 3,964 | -- | 4,163 | -- | 4,234 | -- | 4,404 | -- | ||||
| Vital Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Births | 393 | -- | 425 | -- | 427 | -- | 419 | -- | 425 | -- | 455 | -- | ||||
| Community Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Availability | ||||||||||||||||
| Beer Permits | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Private Club Permits | 8 | 0.2 | 8 | 0.2 | 8 | 0.2 | 8 | 0.2 | 8 | 0.2 | 6 | 0.2 | ||||
| Tobacco Sales to Minors (%) | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 6.2 | 11 | 11.8 | 8 | 7.7 | 5 | 7.9 | ||||
| Tobacco Distributors | 52 | 1.5 | 56 | 1.6 | 46 | 1.3 | 43 | 1.2 | 44 | 1.2 | 55 | 1.5 | ||||
| Community Disorganization | ||||||||||||||||
| Residences Without Complete Kitchen or Plumbing (%) | 286 | 2.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homicide Victims | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.1 | ||||
| State Correction Prisoners Received | 64 | 1.9 | 69 | 2.0 | 80 | 2.3 | 66 | 1.9 | 70 | 2.0 | 99 | 2.7 | ||||
| Total Crime Index Offenses | 574 | 16.9 | 676 | 19.5 | -- | -- | 770 | 21.9 | 960 | 26.8 | 1,093 | 30.0 | ||||
| Total Property Crime Offenses | 525 | 15.4 | 603 | 17.4 | -- | -- | 694 | 19.8 | 867 | 24.2 | 966 | 26.5 | ||||
| Total Violent Crime Offenses | 49 | 1.4 | 73 | 2.1 | -- | -- | 76 | 2.2 | 93 | 2.6 | 127 | 3.5 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 111 | 4.0 | 96 | 3.4 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 103 | 3.7 | 160 | 5.7 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 119 | 4.3 | 70 | 2.5 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14 | 0.5 | 9 | 0.3 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 122 | 3.4 | 109 | 3.0 | ||||
| Total Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 106 | 3.0 | 164 | 4.5 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 131 | 3.7 | 89 | 2.4 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21 | 0.6 | 12 | 0.3 | ||||
| Extreme Economic Deprivation | ||||||||||||||||
| Unemployment | 674 | 4.1 | 882 | 5.5 | 915 | 5.7 | 939 | 5.8 | 798 | 4.7 | 850 | 5.0 | ||||
| Children Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunches | 2,480 | 424.5 | 2,481 | 422.1 | 2,560 | 433.4 | 2,670 | 444.6 | 2,894 | 471.0 | 2,979 | 471.7 | ||||
| Children Receiving TEA | 413 | 50.8 | 385 | 47.5 | 321 | 40.3 | 371 | 46.3 | 325 | 40.2 | 292 | 35.6 | ||||
| Children Receiving Food Stamps | 2,268 | 279.0 | 2,446 | 301.6 | 2,515 | 315.5 | 2,497 | 311.9 | 2,738 | 338.8 | 2,884 | 351.6 | ||||
| Low Birthweight Births | 21 | 53.4 | 49 | 115.3 | 32 | 74.9 | 28 | 66.8 | 33 | 77.6 | 37 | 81.3 | ||||
| Infant Mortality | 1 | 2.5 | 2 | 4.7 | 5 | 11.7 | 1 | 2.4 | 8 | 18.8 | 8 | 17.6 | ||||
| Transitions and Mobility | ||||||||||||||||
| New Home Construction | 140 | 4.1 | 96 | 2.8 | 106 | 3.1 | 124 | 3.5 | 76 | 2.1 | 62 | 1.7 | ||||
| Renter-Occupied Housing Units | 3,693 | 266.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homeless Children Enrolled in Public School | -- | -- | 11 | 1.9 | 20 | 3.4 | 25 | 4.2 | 52 | 8.5 | 48 | 7.6 | ||||
| Net Migrants to Arkansas (%) | -- | -- | 236 | 0.7 | 96 | 0.3 | 396 | 1.1 | 602 | 1.7 | 553 | 1.5 | ||||
| School Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Academic Failure | ||||||||||||||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Math | 158 | 42.4 | 126 | 35.8 | 53 | 13.9 | 91 | 21.5 | 182 | 38.2 | 94 | 21.9 | ||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Literacy | 141 | 37.7 | 116 | 32.9 | 68 | 17.9 | 89 | 20.9 | 173 | 36.2 | 97 | 22.5 | ||||
| High School Dropouts | 106 | 4.0 | 105 | 3.9 | 83 | 3.1 | 95 | 3.5 | 81 | 3.0 | 77 | 2.8 | ||||
| Status Dropouts | 623 | 22.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Lack of Commitment to School | ||||||||||||||||
| Dropouts for "Lack of Interest" | 16 | 0.6 | 4 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.2 | 7 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.2 | ||||
| Family Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Family Conflict | ||||||||||||||||
| Victims of Child Maltreatment | 149 | 18.3 | 111 | 13.7 | 78 | 9.8 | 104 | 13.0 | 106 | 13.1 | 97 | 11.8 | ||||
| Children Living With Relatives Other Than Parents | 501 | 61.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living With Nonrelatives | 132 | 16.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living in Foster Care | 54 | 6.6 | 82 | 10.1 | 45 | 5.6 | 40 | 5.0 | 49 | 6.1 | 49 | 6.0 | ||||
| Divorces and Annulments | 259 | 7.6 | 248 | 7.2 | 245 | 7.1 | 256 | 7.3 | 221 | 6.2 | 242 | 6.6 | ||||
| Children in Single-parent Families | 1,637 | 201.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Family History of High Risk Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Adults in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 153 | 5.9 | 179 | 6.7 | 175 | 6.5 | 116 | 4.3 | 131 | 4.7 | 174 | 6.2 | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Below 9th grade | 2,189 | 9.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: 9th - 12th, No diploma | 3,155 | 13.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: High School Graduate | 8,075 | 35.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Some College | 5,533 | 24.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: College Graduate | 4,118 | 17.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Pregnant Women in Alcohol or Drug Treatment | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.4 | 1 | 2.3 | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.2 | ||||
| Births to Women with <12 Years of Education | 97 | 246.8 | 97 | 228.2 | 82 | 192.0 | 75 | 179.0 | 88 | 207.1 | 84 | 184.6 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Tobacco During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 83 | 198.1 | 93 | 218.8 | 113 | 248.4 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Alcohol During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 7.2 | 2 | 4.7 | 6 | 13.2 | ||||
| Peer/Individual Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Alienation, Rebelliousness… | ||||||||||||||||
| Adolescent Suicide (per 100k) | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 27.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Early Initiation of Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Elementary/Middle School Alcohol Infractions | 4 | 1.0 | 8 | 2.0 | 13 | 3.3 | 2 | 0.5 | 4 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.7 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Drug Infractions | 4 | 1.0 | 16 | 4.1 | 7 | 1.8 | 3 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.2 | 16 | 3.6 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Tobacco Infractions | 58 | 15.1 | 110 | 28.1 | 89 | 22.5 | 16 | 3.8 | 36 | 8.5 | 21 | 4.8 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Assaults on Students or Staff | 61 | 15.9 | 26 | 6.6 | 32 | 8.1 | 55 | 13.2 | 45 | 10.6 | 28 | 6.4 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 6 | 1.6 | 7 | 1.8 | 6 | 1.5 | 5 | 1.2 | 11 | 2.6 | 11 | 2.5 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Vandalism | 14 | 3.6 | 10 | 2.6 | 31 | 7.8 | 9 | 2.2 | 5 | 1.2 | 8 | 1.8 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Gang Involvement | 9 | 2.3 | 4 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.5 | ||||
| Peers Who Engage in Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Juveniles in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 11 | 1.4 | 16 | 2.0 | 7 | 0.9 | 5 | 0.6 | 9 | 1.1 | 20 | 2.4 | ||||
| Adolescent Pregnancy | 25 | 13.8 | 20 | 11.2 | 17 | 9.5 | 15 | 8.4 | 25 | 14.0 | 20 | 10.9 | ||||
| Births to Mothers Age 10-17 | 20 | 11.0 | 18 | 10.1 | 13 | 7.3 | 11 | 6.2 | 20 | 11.2 | 16 | 8.7 | ||||
| High School Alcohol Infractions | 4 | 2.0 | 7 | 3.6 | 11 | 5.7 | 1 | 0.5 | 8 | 4.3 | 1 | 0.5 | ||||
| High School Drug Infractions | 3 | 1.5 | 12 | 6.1 | 7 | 3.6 | 14 | 7.6 | 12 | 6.5 | 9 | 4.7 | ||||
| High School Tobacco Infractions | 46 | 23.0 | 98 | 49.9 | 84 | 43.2 | 51 | 27.7 | 66 | 35.9 | 74 | 38.7 | ||||
| High School Assaults on Other Students and Staff | 36 | 18.0 | 24 | 12.2 | 23 | 11.8 | 49 | 26.6 | 57 | 31.0 | 34 | 17.8 | ||||
| High School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 1.5 | 5 | 2.6 | 6 | 3.3 | 6 | 3.3 | 3 | 1.6 | ||||
| High School Vandalism | 10 | 5.0 | 9 | 4.6 | 29 | 14.9 | 12 | 6.5 | 6 | 3.3 | 4 | 2.1 | ||||
| High School Gang Involvement | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 2.0 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.5 | -- | -- | ||||
| Students Leaving School for Incarceration | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.3 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11 | 3.0 | 13 | 3.5 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 0.8 | 4 | 1.1 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12 | 3.3 | 19 | 5.1 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 1.6 | 3 | 0.8 | ||||
| Consequences | ||||||||||||||||
| Public Health/Safety Outcomes | ||||||||||||||||
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases | 40 | 1.2 | 51 | 1.5 | 54 | 1.6 | 50 | 1.4 | 55 | 1.5 | 46 | 1.3 | ||||
| New HIV Cases | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.1 | ||||
| New AIDS Cases | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||
| Alcohol or Drug Related Traffic Injuries | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 47 | 1.3 | 88 | 2.5 | 85 | 2.3 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Fatalities | 6 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.1 | 10 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.1 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Crashes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 54 | 1.5 | 72 | 2.0 | 55 | 1.5 | ||||
| Crash Injuries and Deaths: Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 0.6 | 24 | 2.6 | ||||
| Traffic Crashes Involving Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10 | 1.1 | 13 | 1.4 | ||||
| Lung Cancer Deaths (per 100k) | 28 | 82.2 | 36 | 103.9 | 32 | 92.2 | 29 | 82.6 | 24 | 67.1 | 24 | 65.9 | ||||
| Deaths from Alcoholic Liver Disease (per 100k) | 2 | 5.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||