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