| Carroll | ||||||||||||||||
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| Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | |||||
| Demographic Data | ||||||||||||||||
| Economic Data | ||||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 13,039 | -- | 13,329 | -- | 13,257 | -- | 13,439 | -- | 13,738 | -- | 13,900 | -- | ||||
| Population | ||||||||||||||||
| Children (under 18) | 6,079 | -- | 6,185 | -- | 6,216 | -- | 6,204 | -- | 6,253 | -- | 6,319 | -- | ||||
| Adolescents (10 - 17) | 2,849 | -- | 2,773 | -- | 2,782 | -- | 2,727 | -- | 2,726 | -- | 2,757 | -- | ||||
| Adults (18 and Older) | 19,346 | -- | 19,879 | -- | 20,237 | -- | 20,307 | -- | 20,730 | -- | 21,020 | -- | ||||
| Total Population | 25,425 | -- | 26,064 | -- | 26,453 | -- | 26,511 | -- | 26,983 | -- | 27,339 | -- | ||||
| Population under 21 | 7,063 | -- | 7,080 | -- | 7,131 | -- | 7,117 | -- | 7,170 | -- | 7,201 | -- | ||||
| School Enrollment | ||||||||||||||||
| Public School Enrollment: Total (including pre-K) | 3,540 | -- | 3,572 | -- | 3,638 | -- | 3,592 | -- | 3,716 | -- | 3,803 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: 7 - 12 | 1,637 | -- | 1,644 | -- | 1,674 | -- | 1,652 | -- | 1,683 | -- | 1,696 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: Elementary and Middle School | 2,279 | -- | 2,408 | -- | 2,457 | -- | 2,384 | -- | 2,506 | -- | 2,676 | -- | ||||
| Vital Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Births | 372 | -- | 319 | -- | 362 | -- | 344 | -- | 366 | -- | 355 | -- | ||||
| Community Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Availability | ||||||||||||||||
| Beer Permits | 40 | 1.6 | 38 | 1.5 | 36 | 1.4 | 37 | 1.4 | 39 | 1.4 | 50 | 1.8 | ||||
| Private Club Permits | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.1 | ||||
| Tobacco Sales to Minors (%) | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14 | 19.2 | 9 | 8.7 | 16 | 16.5 | 7 | 8.8 | ||||
| Tobacco Distributors | 57 | 2.2 | 59 | 2.3 | 53 | 2.0 | 57 | 2.2 | 54 | 2.0 | 52 | 1.9 | ||||
| Community Disorganization | ||||||||||||||||
| Residences Without Complete Kitchen or Plumbing (%) | 276 | 2.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homicide Victims | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| State Correction Prisoners Received | 58 | 2.3 | 43 | 1.6 | 54 | 2.0 | 71 | 2.7 | 69 | 2.6 | 45 | 1.6 | ||||
| Total Crime Index Offenses | 618 | 24.3 | 737 | 28.3 | -- | -- | 480 | 18.1 | 477 | 17.7 | 538 | 19.7 | ||||
| Total Property Crime Offenses | 552 | 21.7 | 615 | 23.6 | -- | -- | 451 | 17.0 | 455 | 16.9 | 488 | 17.8 | ||||
| Total Violent Crime Offenses | 66 | 2.6 | 122 | 4.7 | -- | -- | 29 | 1.1 | 22 | 0.8 | 50 | 1.8 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 42 | 2.0 | 50 | 2.4 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 176 | 8.5 | 145 | 6.9 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 49 | 2.4 | 54 | 2.6 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.2 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 58 | 2.1 | 56 | 2.0 | ||||
| Total Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 181 | 6.7 | 148 | 5.4 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 50 | 1.9 | 58 | 2.1 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.1 | ||||
| Extreme Economic Deprivation | ||||||||||||||||
| Unemployment | 510 | 3.9 | 569 | 4.3 | 622 | 4.7 | 633 | 4.7 | 574 | 4.2 | 625 | 4.5 | ||||
| Children Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunches | 1,568 | 442.9 | 1,663 | 465.6 | 1,801 | 495.1 | 1,831 | 509.7 | 2,047 | 550.9 | 2,120 | 557.5 | ||||
| Children Receiving TEA | 78 | 12.8 | 66 | 10.7 | 60 | 9.7 | 56 | 9.0 | 81 | 13.0 | 47 | 7.4 | ||||
| Children Receiving Food Stamps | 1,200 | 197.4 | 1,273 | 205.8 | 1,421 | 228.6 | 1,522 | 245.3 | 1,731 | 276.8 | 1,796 | 284.2 | ||||
| Low Birthweight Births | 19 | 51.1 | 12 | 37.6 | 23 | 63.5 | 27 | 78.5 | 23 | 62.8 | 32 | 90.1 | ||||
| Infant Mortality | 3 | 8.1 | 4 | 12.5 | 2 | 5.5 | 3 | 8.7 | 4 | 10.9 | 4 | 11.3 | ||||
| Transitions and Mobility | ||||||||||||||||
| New Home Construction | 37 | 1.5 | 29 | 1.1 | 32 | 1.2 | 52 | 2.0 | 66 | 2.4 | 57 | 2.1 | ||||
| Renter-Occupied Housing Units | 2,749 | 269.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homeless Children Enrolled in Public School | -- | -- | 2 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.5 | 3 | 0.8 | 14 | 3.8 | 13 | 3.4 | ||||
| Net Migrants to Arkansas (%) | -- | -- | 248 | 1.0 | 335 | 1.3 | -17 | -0.1 | 409 | 1.5 | 268 | 1.0 | ||||
| School Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Academic Failure | ||||||||||||||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Math | 97 | 50.5 | 61 | 27.2 | 69 | 33.9 | 108 | 42.9 | 98 | 40.5 | 102 | 38.1 | ||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Literacy | 78 | 40.6 | 50 | 22.0 | 66 | 32.3 | 80 | 31.7 | 104 | 42.9 | 99 | 36.9 | ||||
| High School Dropouts | 41 | 2.5 | 42 | 2.5 | 79 | 4.8 | 60 | 3.6 | 60 | 3.6 | 67 | 4.0 | ||||
| Status Dropouts | 730 | 35.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Lack of Commitment to School | ||||||||||||||||
| Dropouts for "Lack of Interest" | 4 | 0.2 | 6 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.3 | 5 | 0.3 | ||||
| Family Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Family Conflict | ||||||||||||||||
| Victims of Child Maltreatment | 54 | 8.9 | 81 | 13.1 | 73 | 11.7 | 77 | 12.4 | 78 | 12.5 | 62 | 9.8 | ||||
| Children Living With Relatives Other Than Parents | 491 | 80.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living With Nonrelatives | 156 | 25.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living in Foster Care | 38 | 6.3 | 52 | 8.4 | 39 | 6.3 | 44 | 7.1 | 35 | 5.6 | 34 | 5.4 | ||||
| Divorces and Annulments | 120 | 4.7 | 156 | 6.0 | 153 | 5.8 | 162 | 6.1 | 115 | 4.3 | 138 | 5.0 | ||||
| Children in Single-parent Families | 1,303 | 214.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Family History of High Risk Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Adults in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 54 | 2.8 | 77 | 3.9 | 87 | 4.3 | 49 | 2.4 | 46 | 2.2 | 84 | 4.0 | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Below 9th grade | 2,001 | 11.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: 9th - 12th, No diploma | 2,856 | 16.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: High School Graduate | 5,855 | 34.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Some College | 3,457 | 20.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: College Graduate | 3,038 | 17.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| 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 | 118 | 317.2 | 105 | 329.2 | 138 | 381.2 | 122 | 354.7 | 133 | 363.4 | 116 | 326.8 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Tobacco During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 63 | 183.1 | 71 | 194.0 | 71 | 200.0 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Alcohol During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 11.6 | 2 | 5.5 | 1 | 2.8 | ||||
| Peer/Individual Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Alienation, Rebelliousness… | ||||||||||||||||
| Adolescent Suicide (per 100k) | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 36.7 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Early Initiation of Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Elementary/Middle School Alcohol Infractions | 3 | 1.3 | 6 | 2.5 | 6 | 2.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 2.4 | -- | -- | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Drug Infractions | 9 | 3.9 | 21 | 8.7 | 6 | 2.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 2.0 | 6 | 2.2 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Tobacco Infractions | 4 | 1.8 | 34 | 14.1 | 26 | 10.6 | 1 | 0.4 | 7 | 2.8 | 3 | 1.1 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Assaults on Students or Staff | 75 | 32.9 | 107 | 44.4 | 41 | 16.7 | 77 | 32.3 | 37 | 14.8 | 31 | 11.6 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 3 | 1.3 | 3 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 2.0 | 4 | 1.5 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Vandalism | 1 | 0.4 | 7 | 2.9 | 8 | 3.3 | 2 | 0.8 | 3 | 1.2 | 11 | 4.1 | ||||
| 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 | 3 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.3 | 6 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.5 | 3 | 0.5 | 9 | 1.4 | ||||
| Adolescent Pregnancy | 25 | 18.2 | 9 | 6.6 | 23 | 16.9 | 19 | 14.3 | 24 | 17.9 | 20 | 14.8 | ||||
| Births to Mothers Age 10-17 | 22 | 16.1 | 8 | 5.9 | 21 | 15.4 | 17 | 12.8 | 22 | 16.4 | 19 | 14.0 | ||||
| High School Alcohol Infractions | 3 | 2.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 5.1 | 3 | 2.5 | 6 | 5.0 | 1 | 0.9 | ||||
| High School Drug Infractions | 6 | 4.8 | 14 | 12.0 | 3 | 2.5 | 8 | 6.6 | 15 | 12.5 | 8 | 7.1 | ||||
| High School Tobacco Infractions | 2 | 1.6 | 28 | 24.1 | 24 | 20.3 | 18 | 14.9 | 50 | 41.8 | 17 | 15.1 | ||||
| High School Assaults on Other Students and Staff | 56 | 44.4 | 27 | 23.2 | 25 | 21.2 | 13 | 10.8 | 58 | 48.5 | 26 | 23.1 | ||||
| High School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 2 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.7 | 1 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.8 | 5 | 4.2 | 2 | 1.8 | ||||
| High School Vandalism | -- | -- | 3 | 2.6 | 7 | 5.9 | 3 | 2.5 | 5 | 4.2 | 14 | 12.4 | ||||
| High School Gang Involvement | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Students Leaving School for Incarceration | -- | -- | 1 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.6 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 0.4 | 6 | 2.2 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 1.1 | 3 | 1.1 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 0.4 | 4 | 1.5 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Consequences | ||||||||||||||||
| Public Health/Safety Outcomes | ||||||||||||||||
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases | 40 | 1.6 | 46 | 1.8 | 46 | 1.7 | 29 | 1.1 | 25 | 0.9 | 23 | 0.8 | ||||
| New HIV Cases | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 0.2 | -- | -- | 5 | 0.2 | 5 | 0.2 | ||||
| New AIDS Cases | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 0.1 | ||||
| Alcohol or Drug Related Traffic Injuries | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 81 | 3.1 | 61 | 2.3 | 73 | 2.7 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Fatalities | 2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 | 10 | 0.4 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Crashes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 69 | 2.6 | 56 | 2.1 | 72 | 2.6 | ||||
| Crash Injuries and Deaths: Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11 | 1.5 | 17 | 2.4 | ||||
| Traffic Crashes Involving Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.1 | ||||
| Lung Cancer Deaths (per 100k) | 18 | 70.8 | 9 | 34.5 | 17 | 64.3 | 22 | 83.0 | 21 | 77.8 | 15 | 54.9 | ||||
| Deaths from Alcoholic Liver Disease (per 100k) | 1 | 3.9 | 1 | 3.8 | 1 | 3.8 | 1 | 3.8 | 2 | 7.4 | 1 | 3.7 | ||||