| Faulkner | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 45,478 | -- | 46,659 | -- | 47,863 | -- | 50,079 | -- | 52,184 | -- | 52,700 | -- | ||||
| Population | ||||||||||||||||
| Children (under 18) | 22,080 | -- | 22,499 | -- | 22,795 | -- | 23,166 | -- | 23,542 | -- | 24,164 | -- | ||||
| Adolescents (10 - 17) | 10,895 | -- | 11,148 | -- | 11,469 | -- | 11,624 | -- | 11,840 | -- | 12,022 | -- | ||||
| Adults (18 and Older) | 64,328 | -- | 67,550 | -- | 70,014 | -- | 71,958 | -- | 74,197 | -- | 76,521 | -- | ||||
| Total Population | 86,408 | -- | 90,049 | -- | 92,809 | -- | 95,124 | -- | 97,739 | -- | 100,685 | -- | ||||
| Population under 21 | 28,037 | -- | 28,700 | -- | 29,520 | -- | 29,982 | -- | 30,656 | -- | 31,332 | -- | ||||
| School Enrollment | ||||||||||||||||
| Public School Enrollment: Total (including pre-K) | 14,243 | -- | 14,676 | -- | 14,818 | -- | 15,105 | -- | 15,554 | -- | 16,442 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: 7 - 12 | 6,472 | -- | 6,680 | -- | 6,820 | -- | 6,950 | -- | 7,132 | -- | 7,549 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: Elementary and Middle School | 10,213 | -- | 10,549 | -- | 10,687 | -- | 10,899 | -- | 11,116 | -- | 11,433 | -- | ||||
| Vital Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Births | 1,277 | -- | 1,314 | -- | 1,314 | -- | 1,365 | -- | 1,398 | -- | 1,530 | -- | ||||
| Community Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Availability | ||||||||||||||||
| Beer Permits | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Private Club Permits | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.1 | 10 | 0.1 | 17 | 0.2 | ||||
| Tobacco Sales to Minors (%) | -- | -- | 18 | 21.2 | 22 | 15.3 | 31 | 14.2 | 19 | 9.7 | 5 | 4.6 | ||||
| Tobacco Distributors | 89 | 1.0 | 96 | 1.1 | 86 | 0.9 | 93 | 1.0 | 89 | 0.9 | 106 | 1.1 | ||||
| Community Disorganization | ||||||||||||||||
| Residences Without Complete Kitchen or Plumbing (%) | 434 | 1.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homicide Victims | 1 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||
| State Correction Prisoners Received | 146 | 1.7 | 171 | 1.9 | 251 | 2.7 | 337 | 3.5 | 387 | 4.0 | 319 | 3.2 | ||||
| Total Crime Index Offenses | 3,180 | 36.8 | 3,439 | 38.2 | -- | -- | 3,704 | 38.9 | 3,985 | 40.8 | 3,731 | 37.1 | ||||
| Total Property Crime Offenses | 2,977 | 34.5 | 3,237 | 35.9 | -- | -- | 3,502 | 36.8 | 3,791 | 38.8 | 3,487 | 34.6 | ||||
| Total Violent Crime Offenses | 203 | 2.3 | 202 | 2.2 | -- | -- | 202 | 2.1 | 194 | 2.0 | 244 | 2.4 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 187 | 2.5 | 163 | 2.1 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 139 | 1.9 | 101 | 1.3 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 48 | 0.6 | 30 | 0.4 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 96 | 1.3 | 80 | 1.0 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 201 | 2.1 | 188 | 1.9 | ||||
| Total Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 147 | 1.5 | 106 | 1.1 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 56 | 0.6 | 38 | 0.4 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 99 | 1.0 | 84 | 0.8 | ||||
| Extreme Economic Deprivation | ||||||||||||||||
| Unemployment | 1,634 | 3.6 | 2,312 | 5.0 | 2,511 | 5.2 | 2,360 | 4.7 | 2,095 | 4.0 | 2,350 | 4.5 | ||||
| Children Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunches | 5,239 | 367.8 | 4,873 | 332.0 | 5,087 | 343.3 | 5,151 | 341.0 | 5,708 | 367.0 | 6,235 | 379.2 | ||||
| Children Receiving TEA | 708 | 32.1 | 705 | 31.3 | 682 | 29.9 | 493 | 21.3 | 401 | 17.0 | 427 | 17.7 | ||||
| Children Receiving Food Stamps | 3,680 | 166.7 | 5,011 | 222.7 | 5,482 | 240.5 | 5,696 | 245.9 | 6,249 | 265.4 | 6,396 | 264.7 | ||||
| Low Birthweight Births | 84 | 65.8 | 93 | 70.8 | 98 | 74.6 | 90 | 65.9 | 99 | 70.8 | 127 | 83.0 | ||||
| Infant Mortality | 10 | 7.8 | 9 | 6.8 | 10 | 7.6 | 5 | 3.7 | 13 | 9.3 | 12 | 7.8 | ||||
| Transitions and Mobility | ||||||||||||||||
| New Home Construction | 486 | 5.6 | 614 | 6.8 | 817 | 8.8 | 711 | 7.5 | 811 | 8.3 | 750 | 7.4 | ||||
| Renter-Occupied Housing Units | 10,017 | 314.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homeless Children Enrolled in Public School | -- | -- | 37 | 2.5 | 170 | 11.5 | 174 | 11.5 | 279 | 17.9 | 261 | 15.9 | ||||
| Net Migrants to Arkansas (%) | -- | -- | 982 | 1.1 | 2,071 | 2.2 | 1,739 | 1.8 | 1,946 | 2.0 | 2,220 | 2.2 | ||||
| School Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Academic Failure | ||||||||||||||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Math | 406 | 42.8 | 288 | 31.0 | 148 | 17.2 | 302 | 26.6 | 504 | 46.3 | 365 | 29.8 | ||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Literacy | 418 | 44.1 | 200 | 21.5 | 134 | 15.5 | 254 | 22.3 | 434 | 39.8 | 344 | 28.1 | ||||
| High School Dropouts | 126 | 2.0 | 209 | 3.2 | 207 | 3.1 | 196 | 2.9 | 181 | 2.6 | 262 | 3.7 | ||||
| Status Dropouts | 1,528 | 11.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Lack of Commitment to School | ||||||||||||||||
| Dropouts for "Lack of Interest" | 68 | 1.1 | 15 | 0.2 | 20 | 0.3 | 9 | 0.1 | 9 | 0.1 | 9 | 0.1 | ||||
| Family Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Family Conflict | ||||||||||||||||
| Victims of Child Maltreatment | 231 | 10.5 | 234 | 10.4 | 369 | 16.2 | 331 | 14.3 | 291 | 12.4 | 240 | 9.9 | ||||
| Children Living With Relatives Other Than Parents | 1,212 | 54.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living With Nonrelatives | 357 | 16.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living in Foster Care | 111 | 5.0 | 170 | 7.6 | 252 | 11.1 | 227 | 9.8 | 180 | 7.6 | 126 | 5.2 | ||||
| Divorces and Annulments | 567 | 6.6 | 534 | 5.9 | 543 | 5.9 | 531 | 5.6 | 594 | 6.1 | 614 | 6.1 | ||||
| Children in Single-parent Families | 4,476 | 202.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Family History of High Risk Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Adults in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 353 | 5.5 | 373 | 5.5 | 324 | 4.6 | 300 | 4.2 | 237 | 3.2 | 381 | 5.0 | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Below 9th grade | 2,418 | 4.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: 9th - 12th, No diploma | 6,050 | 11.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: High School Graduate | 15,914 | 31.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Some College | 11,539 | 22.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: College Graduate | 14,928 | 29.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Pregnant Women in Alcohol or Drug Treatment | 2 | 1.6 | 1 | 0.8 | 2 | 1.5 | -- | -- | 2 | 1.4 | 2 | 1.3 | ||||
| Births to Women with <12 Years of Education | 152 | 119.0 | 149 | 113.4 | 152 | 115.7 | 138 | 101.1 | 151 | 108.0 | 165 | 107.8 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Tobacco During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 41 | 30.0 | 37 | 26.5 | 43 | 28.1 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Alcohol During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 3.6 | 2 | 1.3 | ||||
| Peer/Individual Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Alienation, Rebelliousness… | ||||||||||||||||
| Adolescent Suicide (per 100k) | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 9.0 | 2 | 17.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 8.4 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Early Initiation of Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Elementary/Middle School Alcohol Infractions | 27 | 2.6 | 19 | 1.8 | 13 | 1.2 | 4 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.3 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Drug Infractions | 23 | 2.3 | 40 | 3.8 | 26 | 2.4 | 11 | 1.0 | 14 | 1.3 | 12 | 1.0 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Tobacco Infractions | 136 | 13.3 | 156 | 14.8 | 139 | 13.0 | 14 | 1.3 | 28 | 2.5 | 15 | 1.3 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Assaults on Students or Staff | 202 | 19.8 | 123 | 11.7 | 140 | 13.1 | 186 | 17.1 | 277 | 24.9 | 287 | 25.1 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 16 | 1.6 | 7 | 0.7 | 5 | 0.5 | 7 | 0.6 | 6 | 0.5 | 6 | 0.5 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Vandalism | 24 | 2.3 | 11 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.7 | 10 | 0.9 | 28 | 2.5 | 21 | 1.8 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Gang Involvement | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Peers Who Engage in Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Juveniles in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 65 | 2.9 | 30 | 1.3 | 30 | 1.3 | 23 | 1.0 | 34 | 1.4 | 34 | 1.4 | ||||
| Adolescent Pregnancy | 57 | 10.5 | 64 | 11.7 | 40 | 7.1 | 46 | 8.0 | 50 | 8.5 | 62 | 10.3 | ||||
| Births to Mothers Age 10-17 | 41 | 7.5 | 48 | 8.8 | 26 | 4.6 | 35 | 6.1 | 38 | 6.4 | 45 | 7.5 | ||||
| High School Alcohol Infractions | 19 | 4.7 | 17 | 4.1 | 11 | 2.7 | 24 | 5.7 | 8 | 1.8 | 8 | 1.6 | ||||
| High School Drug Infractions | 13 | 3.2 | 31 | 7.5 | 14 | 3.4 | 29 | 6.9 | 38 | 8.7 | 48 | 9.6 | ||||
| High School Tobacco Infractions | 102 | 25.3 | 119 | 28.8 | 101 | 24.4 | 88 | 20.9 | 122 | 28.0 | 82 | 16.4 | ||||
| High School Assaults on Other Students and Staff | 97 | 24.1 | 73 | 17.7 | 93 | 22.5 | 62 | 14.7 | 76 | 17.5 | 109 | 21.8 | ||||
| High School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 14 | 3.5 | 3 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.5 | 11 | 2.6 | 8 | 1.8 | 4 | 0.8 | ||||
| High School Vandalism | 18 | 4.5 | 5 | 1.2 | 5 | 1.2 | 7 | 1.7 | 15 | 3.4 | 9 | 1.8 | ||||
| High School Gang Involvement | -- | -- | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.2 | ||||
| Students Leaving School for Incarceration | -- | -- | 17 | 2.5 | 12 | 1.8 | 13 | 1.9 | 13 | 1.8 | 25 | 3.3 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14 | 1.2 | 25 | 2.1 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 0.5 | 5 | 0.4 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 0.6 | 8 | 0.7 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.3 | ||||
| Consequences | ||||||||||||||||
| Public Health/Safety Outcomes | ||||||||||||||||
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases | 183 | 2.1 | 206 | 2.3 | 230 | 2.5 | 241 | 2.5 | 276 | 2.8 | 301 | 3.0 | ||||
| New HIV Cases | -- | -- | 4 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.0 | -- | -- | 6 | 0.1 | ||||
| New AIDS Cases | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 0.0 | ||||
| Alcohol or Drug Related Traffic Injuries | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 131 | 1.4 | 160 | 1.6 | 163 | 1.6 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Fatalities | 6 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 25 | 0.3 | 6 | 0.1 | 8 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.1 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Crashes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 103 | 1.1 | 133 | 1.4 | 147 | 1.5 | ||||
| Crash Injuries and Deaths: Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 39 | 1.3 | 42 | 1.3 | ||||
| Traffic Crashes Involving Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 33 | 1.1 | 34 | 1.1 | ||||
| Lung Cancer Deaths (per 100k) | 42 | 48.6 | 47 | 52.2 | 45 | 48.5 | 59 | 62.0 | 76 | 77.8 | 63 | 62.6 | ||||
| Deaths from Alcoholic Liver Disease (per 100k) | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.1 | 3 | 3.2 | 2 | 2.1 | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | 5.0 | ||||