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| 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 | 8,684 | -- | 8,605 | -- | 8,713 | -- | 8,624 | -- | 8,623 | -- | 8,525 | -- | ||||
| Population | ||||||||||||||||
| Children (under 18) | 5,414 | -- | 5,187 | -- | 5,054 | -- | 4,977 | -- | 4,992 | -- | 4,906 | -- | ||||
| Adolescents (10 - 17) | 2,576 | -- | 2,491 | -- | 2,456 | -- | 2,383 | -- | 2,375 | -- | 2,355 | -- | ||||
| Adults (18 and Older) | 14,075 | -- | 14,131 | -- | 14,095 | -- | 14,110 | -- | 14,252 | -- | 14,150 | -- | ||||
| Total Population | 19,489 | -- | 19,318 | -- | 19,149 | -- | 19,087 | -- | 19,244 | -- | 19,056 | -- | ||||
| Population under 21 | 6,236 | -- | 5,995 | -- | 5,853 | -- | 5,762 | -- | 5,765 | -- | 5,655 | -- | ||||
| School Enrollment | ||||||||||||||||
| Public School Enrollment: Total (including pre-K) | 4,032 | -- | 4,056 | -- | 3,991 | -- | 3,917 | -- | 3,962 | -- | 3,677 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: 7 - 12 | 1,836 | -- | 1,905 | -- | 1,879 | -- | 1,825 | -- | 1,789 | -- | 1,745 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: Elementary and Middle School | 2,615 | -- | 2,622 | -- | 2,580 | -- | 2,550 | -- | 2,567 | -- | 2,524 | -- | ||||
| Vital Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Births | 258 | -- | 229 | -- | 248 | -- | 285 | -- | 251 | -- | 226 | -- | ||||
| Community Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Availability | ||||||||||||||||
| Beer Permits | 32 | 1.6 | 26 | 1.3 | 29 | 1.5 | 27 | 1.4 | 27 | 1.4 | 25 | 1.3 | ||||
| Private Club Permits | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 | ||||
| Tobacco Sales to Minors (%) | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8 | 15.4 | 4 | 8.5 | 1 | 4.2 | 3 | 9.4 | ||||
| Tobacco Distributors | 32 | 1.6 | 35 | 1.8 | 30 | 1.6 | 31 | 1.6 | 28 | 1.5 | 28 | 1.5 | ||||
| Community Disorganization | ||||||||||||||||
| Residences Without Complete Kitchen or Plumbing (%) | 139 | 1.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homicide Victims | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| State Correction Prisoners Received | 33 | 1.7 | 35 | 1.8 | 39 | 2.0 | 43 | 2.3 | 33 | 1.7 | 25 | 1.3 | ||||
| Total Crime Index Offenses | 544 | 27.9 | 457 | 23.7 | -- | -- | 369 | 19.3 | 464 | 24.1 | 585 | 30.7 | ||||
| Total Property Crime Offenses | 456 | 23.4 | 431 | 22.3 | -- | -- | 312 | 16.3 | 399 | 20.7 | 514 | 27.0 | ||||
| Total Violent Crime Offenses | 88 | 4.5 | 26 | 1.3 | -- | -- | 57 | 3.0 | 65 | 3.4 | 71 | 3.7 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 131 | 9.2 | 217 | 15.3 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30 | 2.1 | 39 | 2.8 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.1 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12 | 0.8 | 6 | 0.4 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 136 | 7.1 | 236 | 12.4 | ||||
| Total Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30 | 1.6 | 40 | 2.1 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.1 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12 | 0.6 | 10 | 0.5 | ||||
| Extreme Economic Deprivation | ||||||||||||||||
| Unemployment | 404 | 4.7 | 527 | 6.1 | 649 | 7.4 | 700 | 8.1 | 625 | 7.2 | 650 | 7.6 | ||||
| Children Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunches | 2,194 | 544.1 | 2,227 | 549.1 | 2,253 | 564.5 | 2,253 | 575.2 | 2,362 | 596.2 | 2,065 | 561.6 | ||||
| Children Receiving TEA | 538 | 99.4 | 322 | 62.1 | 212 | 41.9 | 166 | 33.4 | 126 | 25.2 | 101 | 20.6 | ||||
| Children Receiving Food Stamps | 2,144 | 396.0 | 2,292 | 441.9 | 2,128 | 421.1 | 2,161 | 434.2 | 2,353 | 471.4 | 2,243 | 457.2 | ||||
| Low Birthweight Births | 18 | 69.8 | 16 | 69.9 | 21 | 84.7 | 38 | 133.3 | 37 | 147.4 | 25 | 110.6 | ||||
| Infant Mortality | 4 | 15.5 | 3 | 13.1 | 3 | 12.1 | 4 | 14.0 | 1 | 4.0 | 1 | 4.4 | ||||
| Transitions and Mobility | ||||||||||||||||
| New Home Construction | 28 | 1.4 | 20 | 1.0 | 38 | 2.0 | 38 | 2.0 | 40 | 2.1 | 36 | 1.9 | ||||
| Renter-Occupied Housing Units | 2,167 | 293.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homeless Children Enrolled in Public School | -- | -- | 2 | 0.5 | 18 | 4.5 | 14 | 3.6 | 38 | 9.6 | 78 | 21.2 | ||||
| Net Migrants to Arkansas (%) | -- | -- | -204 | -1.1 | -175 | -0.9 | -137 | -0.7 | 60 | 0.3 | -283 | -1.5 | ||||
| School Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Academic Failure | ||||||||||||||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Math | 162 | 65.4 | 135 | 49.1 | 90 | 36.7 | 120 | 37.4 | 143 | 48.8 | 103 | 37.5 | ||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Literacy | 167 | 67.5 | 119 | 43.3 | 96 | 39.1 | 128 | 40.0 | 171 | 58.2 | 117 | 42.4 | ||||
| High School Dropouts | 57 | 3.1 | 64 | 3.5 | 65 | 3.4 | 92 | 4.9 | 45 | 2.5 | 61 | 3.4 | ||||
| Status Dropouts | 509 | 30.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Lack of Commitment to School | ||||||||||||||||
| Dropouts for "Lack of Interest" | 6 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.2 | 7 | 0.4 | 5 | 0.3 | 6 | 0.3 | ||||
| Family Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Family Conflict | ||||||||||||||||
| Victims of Child Maltreatment | 61 | 11.3 | 47 | 9.1 | 58 | 11.5 | 45 | 9.0 | 39 | 7.8 | 56 | 11.4 | ||||
| Children Living With Relatives Other Than Parents | 642 | 118.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living With Nonrelatives | 113 | 20.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living in Foster Care | 19 | 3.5 | 42 | 8.1 | 13 | 2.6 | 11 | 2.2 | 46 | 9.2 | 48 | 9.8 | ||||
| Divorces and Annulments | 124 | 6.4 | 114 | 5.9 | 124 | 6.5 | 142 | 7.4 | 115 | 6.0 | 105 | 5.5 | ||||
| Children in Single-parent Families | 1,410 | 260.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Family History of High Risk Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Adults in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 105 | 7.5 | 149 | 10.5 | 113 | 8.0 | 86 | 6.1 | 72 | 5.1 | 86 | 6.1 | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Below 9th grade | 1,720 | 13.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: 9th - 12th, No diploma | 2,210 | 17.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: High School Graduate | 4,738 | 38.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Some College | 2,126 | 17.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: College Graduate | 1,618 | 13.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Pregnant Women in Alcohol or Drug Treatment | 3 | 11.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4.0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Births to Women with <12 Years of Education | 63 | 244.2 | 44 | 192.1 | 41 | 165.3 | 50 | 175.4 | 48 | 191.2 | 43 | 190.3 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Tobacco During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 63 | 221.1 | 55 | 219.1 | 60 | 265.5 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Alcohol During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 8.0 | 1 | 4.4 | ||||
| Peer/Individual Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Alienation, Rebelliousness… | ||||||||||||||||
| Adolescent Suicide (per 100k) | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Early Initiation of Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Elementary/Middle School Alcohol Infractions | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.4 | 3 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Drug Infractions | 6 | 2.3 | 4 | 1.5 | 12 | 4.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.4 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Tobacco Infractions | 28 | 10.7 | 13 | 5.0 | 33 | 12.8 | 4 | 1.6 | 10 | 3.9 | 7 | 2.8 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Assaults on Students or Staff | 56 | 21.4 | 55 | 21.0 | 53 | 20.5 | 53 | 20.8 | 4 | 1.6 | 28 | 11.1 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.8 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Vandalism | 15 | 5.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 2.8 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Gang Involvement | -- | -- | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Peers Who Engage in Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Juveniles in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Adolescent Pregnancy | 25 | 20.2 | 24 | 19.6 | 22 | 18.0 | 12 | 10.1 | 15 | 12.7 | 16 | 13.8 | ||||
| Births to Mothers Age 10-17 | 24 | 19.4 | 22 | 18.0 | 17 | 13.9 | 10 | 8.4 | 15 | 12.7 | 12 | 10.4 | ||||
| High School Alcohol Infractions | -- | -- | 1 | 0.7 | 3 | 2.1 | 5 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| High School Drug Infractions | 4 | 2.8 | 4 | 2.8 | 12 | 8.5 | 2 | 1.5 | 5 | 3.7 | 1 | 0.9 | ||||
| High School Tobacco Infractions | 27 | 19.1 | 11 | 7.7 | 33 | 23.4 | 30 | 22.0 | 20 | 14.8 | 24 | 21.1 | ||||
| High School Assaults on Other Students and Staff | 55 | 38.8 | 55 | 38.4 | 53 | 37.6 | 49 | 35.9 | 85 | 62.7 | 25 | 21.9 | ||||
| High School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 4 | 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.7 | 2 | 1.5 | -- | -- | ||||
| High School Vandalism | 15 | 10.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| High School Gang Involvement | -- | -- | 1 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.7 | -- | -- | ||||
| Students Leaving School for Incarceration | -- | -- | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 1.7 | 19 | 8.1 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.4 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1.7 | ||||
| Consequences | ||||||||||||||||
| Public Health/Safety Outcomes | ||||||||||||||||
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases | 105 | 5.4 | 105 | 5.4 | 126 | 6.6 | 109 | 5.7 | 123 | 6.4 | 101 | 5.3 | ||||
| New HIV Cases | -- | -- | 6 | 0.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| New AIDS Cases | -- | -- | 6 | 0.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Alcohol or Drug Related Traffic Injuries | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 33 | 1.7 | 43 | 2.2 | 24 | 1.3 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Fatalities | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Crashes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24 | 1.3 | 24 | 1.2 | 23 | 1.2 | ||||
| Crash Injuries and Deaths: Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12 | 2.1 | 3 | 0.5 | ||||
| Traffic Crashes Involving Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.4 | ||||
| Lung Cancer Deaths (per 100k) | 14 | 71.8 | 16 | 82.8 | 18 | 94.0 | 16 | 83.8 | 18 | 93.5 | 22 | 115.4 | ||||
| Deaths from Alcoholic Liver Disease (per 100k) | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.2 | ||||