Crawford
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 24,780 -- 25,193 -- 25,319 -- 26,334 -- 27,545 -- 28,025 --
  Population
Children (under 18) 15,030 -- 15,093 -- 15,036 -- 15,073 -- 15,109 -- 15,286 --
Adolescents (10 - 17) 6,876 -- 6,918 -- 6,903 -- 6,899 -- 6,914 -- 6,954 --
Adults (18 and Older) 38,369 -- 39,908 -- 40,534 -- 41,488 -- 42,348 -- 43,499 --
Total Population 53,399 -- 55,001 -- 55,570 -- 56,561 -- 57,457 -- 58,785 --
Population under 21 17,124 -- 17,230 -- 17,185 -- 17,248 -- 17,298 -- 17,500 --
School Enrollment
Public School Enrollment: Total (including pre-K) 10,302 -- 10,365 -- 10,477 -- 10,644 -- 11,003 -- 11,410 --
Public School Enrollment: 7 - 12 4,615 -- 4,760 -- 4,905 -- 4,968 -- 5,101 -- 5,196 --
Public School Enrollment: Elementary and Middle School 7,794 -- 7,713 -- 7,732 -- 7,801 -- 8,010 -- 7,926 --
Vital Statistics
Total Births 804 -- 738 -- 754 -- 771 -- 752 -- 844 --
Community Domain
Availability
Beer Permits -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Private Club Permits -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2 0.0
Tobacco Sales to Minors (%) -- -- -- -- 31 33.0 12 10.3 9 7.0 1 1.5
Tobacco Distributors 72 1.3 73 1.3 62 1.1 64 1.1 64 1.1 66 1.1
Community Disorganization
Residences Without Complete Kitchen or Plumbing (%) 388 2.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Homicide Victims 1 0.0 4 0.1 1 0.0 0 0.0 5 0.1 2 0.0
State Correction Prisoners Received 120 2.2 135 2.5 196 3.5 206 3.6 238 4.1 285 4.8
Total Crime Index Offenses 1,463 27.4 1,149 20.9 -- -- 1,004 17.8 929 16.2 1,011 17.2
Total Property Crime Offenses 1,322 24.8 1,061 19.3 -- -- 919 16.2 846 14.7 934 15.9
Total Violent Crime Offenses 141 2.6 88 1.6 -- -- 85 1.5 83 1.4 77 1.3
Adult Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 307 7.2 161 3.7
Adult Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 225 5.3 221 5.1
Adult Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 261 6.2 227 5.2
Adult Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2 0.0 9 0.2
Total Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 332 5.8 169 2.9
Total Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 225 3.9 224 3.8
Total Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 280 4.9 237 4.0
Total Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 6 0.1 10 0.2
Extreme Economic Deprivation
Unemployment 880 3.6 1,167 4.6 1,319 5.2 1,306 5.0 1,095 4.0 1,275 4.5
Children Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunches 4,332 420.5 4,283 413.2 4,531 432.5 4,786 449.6 5,319 483.4 5,496 481.7
Children Receiving TEA 588 39.1 324 21.5 285 19.0 300 19.9 270 17.9 273 17.9
Children Receiving Food Stamps 3,794 252.4 4,223 279.8 4,351 289.4 4,685 310.8 5,167 342.0 5,357 350.5
Low Birthweight Births 52 64.7 60 81.3 56 74.3 64 83.0 62 82.4 75 88.9
Infant Mortality 9 11.2 5 6.8 7 9.3 5 6.5 7 9.3 4 4.7
Transitions and Mobility
New Home Construction 120 2.2 177 3.2 253 4.6 200 3.5 230 4.0 172 2.9
Renter-Occupied Housing Units 4,753 241.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Homeless Children Enrolled in Public School -- -- 6 0.6 12 1.1 55 5.2 93 8.5 104 9.1
Net Migrants to Arkansas (%) -- -- 577 1.0 370 0.7 789 1.4 642 1.1 998 1.7
School Domain
Academic Failure
Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Math 379 55.9 163 24.1 158 26.2 211 28.9 373 46.3 341 40.5
Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Literacy 349 51.5 116 17.2 124 20.6 185 25.2 379 47.1 313 37.2
High School Dropouts 184 4.0 172 3.7 128 2.7 169 3.4 126 2.5 106 2.1
Status Dropouts 1,369 30.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Lack of Commitment to School
Dropouts for "Lack of Interest" 12 0.3 12 0.3 9 0.2 8 0.2 12 0.2 17 0.3
Family Domain
Family Conflict
Victims of Child Maltreatment 172 11.4 181 12.0 128 8.5 172 11.4 145 9.6 116 7.6
Children Living With Relatives Other Than Parents 1,120 74.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Children Living With Nonrelatives 311 20.7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Children Living in Foster Care 148 9.8 134 8.9 130 8.6 125 8.3 142 9.4 116 7.6
Divorces and Annulments 420 7.9 390 7.1 349 6.3 389 6.9 417 7.3 398 6.8
Children in Single-parent Families 3,121 207.7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Family History of High Risk Behavior
Adults in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment 161 4.2 197 4.9 214 5.3 213 5.1 158 3.7 250 5.7
Educational Attainment:  Below 9th grade 3,623 10.7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Educational Attainment:  9th - 12th, No diploma 6,005 17.8 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Educational Attainment:  High School Graduate 12,153 36.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Educational Attainment:  Some College 6,884 20.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Educational Attainment:  College Graduate 5,100 15.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Pregnant Women in Alcohol or Drug Treatment 3 3.7 4 5.4 1 1.3 -- -- 2 2.7 11 13.0
Births to Women with <12 Years of Education 209 260.0 182 246.6 156 206.9 188 243.8 152 202.1 168 199.1
Births to Women Using Tobacco During Pregnancy -- -- -- -- -- -- 149 193.3 150 199.5 169 200.2
Births to Women Using Alcohol During Pregnancy -- -- -- -- -- -- 4 5.2 4 5.3 5 5.9
Peer/Individual Domain
Alienation, Rebelliousness…
Adolescent Suicide (per 100k) 1 14.5 2 28.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Early Initiation of Problem Behavior
Elementary/Middle School Alcohol Infractions 2 0.3 9 1.2 12 1.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.1
Elementary/Middle School Drug Infractions 26 3.3 36 4.7 13 1.7 18 2.3 10 1.2 18 2.3
Elementary/Middle School Tobacco Infractions 144 18.5 166 21.5 142 18.4 40 5.1 18 2.2 40 5.0
Elementary/Middle School Assaults on Students or Staff 128 16.4 52 6.7 41 5.3 43 5.5 85 10.6 100 12.6
Elementary/Middle School Weapons/Explosives Infractions 11 1.4 11 1.4 6 0.8 5 0.6 11 1.4 22 2.8
Elementary/Middle School Vandalism 17 2.2 26 3.4 24 3.1 15 1.9 23 2.9 31 3.9
Elementary/Middle School Gang Involvement -- -- 0 0.0 1 0.1 1 0.1 0 0.0 -- --
Peers Who Engage in Problem Behavior
Juveniles in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment 42 2.8 52 3.4 68 4.5 38 2.5 44 2.9 62 4.1
Adolescent Pregnancy 47 14.4 33 10.1 45 13.7 37 11.2 32 9.6 46 13.7
Births to Mothers Age 10-17 34 10.4 32 9.8 42 12.7 33 10.0 28 8.4 40 11.9
High School Alcohol Infractions 1 0.4 6 2.3 10 3.6 14 5.0 4 1.4 8 2.3
High School Drug Infractions 15 6.0 27 10.2 5 1.8 9 3.2 26 8.8 24 6.9
High School Tobacco Infractions 84 33.5 130 49.0 102 37.2 72 25.6 63 21.3 87 25.0
High School Assaults on Other Students and Staff 50 19.9 36 13.6 27 9.8 24 8.5 24 8.1 17 4.9
High School Weapons/Explosives Infractions 7 2.8 5 1.9 5 1.8 1 0.4 2 0.7 3 0.9
High School Vandalism 2 0.8 20 7.5 12 4.4 14 5.0 10 3.4 12 3.5
High School Gang Involvement -- -- 0 0.0 1 0.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 -- --
Students Leaving School for Incarceration -- -- 16 3.4 5 1.0 6 1.2 9 1.8 9 1.7
Juv Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 25 3.6 8 1.2
Juv Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 0.0 3 0.4
Juv Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 19 2.7 10 1.4
Juv Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4 0.6 1 0.1
Consequences
Public Health/Safety Outcomes
Sexually Transmitted Diseases 40 0.7 85 1.5 54 1.0 64 1.1 84 1.5 85 1.4
New HIV Cases -- -- 5 0.1 -- -- -- -- 9 0.2 4 0.1
New AIDS Cases -- -- -- -- 4 0.1 -- -- -- -- 2 0.0
Alcohol or Drug Related Traffic Injuries -- -- -- -- -- -- 111 2.0 92 1.6 134 2.3
Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Fatalities 1 0.0 2 0.0 12 0.2 3 0.1 8 0.1 16 0.3
Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Crashes -- -- -- -- -- -- 81 1.4 85 1.5 101 1.7
Crash Injuries and Deaths: Underage Drinking Drivers -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 12 0.7 20 1.1
Traffic Crashes Involving Underage Drinking Drivers -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 9 0.5 12 0.7
Lung Cancer Deaths (per 100k) 31 58.1 45 81.8 44 79.2 46 81.3 45 78.3 26 44.2
Deaths from Alcoholic Liver Disease (per 100k) 1 1.9 1 1.8 0 0.0 2 3.5 0 0.0 2 3.4