| Garland | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 38,466 | -- | 38,360 | -- | 39,251 | -- | 40,804 | -- | 42,313 | -- | 42,500 | -- | ||||
| Population | ||||||||||||||||
| Children (under 18) | 18,800 | -- | 19,012 | -- | 19,315 | -- | 19,481 | -- | 19,746 | -- | 20,081 | -- | ||||
| Adolescents (10 - 17) | 8,779 | -- | 8,724 | -- | 8,758 | -- | 8,718 | -- | 8,735 | -- | 8,769 | -- | ||||
| Adults (18 and Older) | 69,588 | -- | 70,953 | -- | 71,799 | -- | 72,641 | -- | 73,690 | -- | 75,083 | -- | ||||
| Total Population | 88,388 | -- | 89,965 | -- | 91,114 | -- | 92,122 | -- | 93,436 | -- | 95,164 | -- | ||||
| Population under 21 | 21,745 | -- | 21,883 | -- | 22,208 | -- | 22,402 | -- | 22,640 | -- | 22,990 | -- | ||||
| School Enrollment | ||||||||||||||||
| Public School Enrollment: Total (including pre-K) | 8,969 | -- | 12,751 | -- | 12,944 | -- | 13,348 | -- | 13,359 | -- | 13,698 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: 7 - 12 | 4,068 | -- | 5,854 | -- | 5,991 | -- | 6,088 | -- | 6,114 | -- | 6,204 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: Elementary and Middle School | 8,140 | -- | 8,178 | -- | 9,194 | -- | 9,282 | -- | 9,253 | -- | 9,581 | -- | ||||
| Vital Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Births | 1,016 | -- | 1,010 | -- | 1,113 | -- | 1,102 | -- | 1,120 | -- | 1,205 | -- | ||||
| Community Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Availability | ||||||||||||||||
| Beer Permits | 169 | 1.9 | 170 | 1.9 | 173 | 1.9 | 166 | 1.8 | 151 | 1.6 | 166 | 1.7 | ||||
| Private Club Permits | 14 | 0.2 | 15 | 0.2 | 17 | 0.2 | 18 | 0.2 | 16 | 0.2 | 20 | 0.2 | ||||
| Tobacco Sales to Minors (%) | -- | -- | 16 | 25.8 | 26 | 15.2 | 22 | 9.1 | 18 | 7.3 | 8 | 4.8 | ||||
| Tobacco Distributors | 168 | 1.9 | 183 | 2.0 | 169 | 1.9 | 177 | 1.9 | 176 | 1.9 | 186 | 2.0 | ||||
| Community Disorganization | ||||||||||||||||
| Residences Without Complete Kitchen or Plumbing (%) | 505 | 1.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homicide Victims | 6 | 0.1 | 8 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.0 | 11 | 0.1 | 9 | 0.1 | 6 | 0.1 | ||||
| State Correction Prisoners Received | 171 | 1.9 | 176 | 2.0 | 214 | 2.3 | 163 | 1.8 | 154 | 1.6 | 138 | 1.5 | ||||
| Total Crime Index Offenses | 4,339 | 49.1 | 562 | 6.2 | -- | -- | 6,809 | 73.9 | 5,193 | 55.6 | 7,742 | 81.4 | ||||
| Total Property Crime Offenses | 3,922 | 44.4 | 493 | 5.5 | -- | -- | 6,304 | 68.4 | 4,684 | 50.1 | 7,126 | 74.9 | ||||
| Total Violent Crime Offenses | 417 | 4.7 | 69 | 0.8 | -- | -- | 505 | 5.5 | 509 | 5.4 | 616 | 6.5 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 231 | 3.1 | 327 | 4.4 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 376 | 5.1 | 546 | 7.3 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,130 | 15.3 | 1,324 | 17.6 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 68 | 0.9 | 25 | 0.3 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 265 | 2.8 | 367 | 3.9 | ||||
| Total Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 378 | 4.0 | 549 | 5.8 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,144 | 12.2 | 1,354 | 14.2 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 73 | 0.8 | 31 | 0.3 | ||||
| Extreme Economic Deprivation | ||||||||||||||||
| Unemployment | 1,630 | 4.2 | 2,149 | 5.6 | 2,412 | 6.1 | 2,386 | 5.8 | 2,153 | 5.1 | 2,250 | 5.3 | ||||
| Children Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunches | 5,240 | 584.2 | 5,515 | 432.5 | 5,765 | 445.4 | 5,933 | 444.5 | 6,634 | 496.6 | 7,161 | 522.8 | ||||
| Children Receiving TEA | 1,030 | 54.8 | 637 | 33.5 | 616 | 31.9 | 523 | 26.8 | 527 | 26.7 | 512 | 25.5 | ||||
| Children Receiving Food Stamps | 5,541 | 294.7 | 5,654 | 297.4 | 5,616 | 290.8 | 6,267 | 321.7 | 7,308 | 370.1 | 7,589 | 377.9 | ||||
| Low Birthweight Births | 85 | 83.7 | 71 | 70.3 | 93 | 83.6 | 105 | 95.3 | 96 | 85.7 | 118 | 97.9 | ||||
| Infant Mortality | 7 | 6.9 | 8 | 7.9 | 10 | 9.0 | 13 | 11.8 | 8 | 7.1 | 10 | 8.3 | ||||
| Transitions and Mobility | ||||||||||||||||
| New Home Construction | 105 | 1.2 | 125 | 1.4 | 129 | 1.4 | 140 | 1.5 | 159 | 1.7 | 135 | 1.4 | ||||
| Renter-Occupied Housing Units | 10,905 | 288.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homeless Children Enrolled in Public School | -- | -- | 60 | 4.7 | 95 | 7.3 | 152 | 11.4 | 127 | 9.5 | 193 | 14.1 | ||||
| Net Migrants to Arkansas (%) | -- | -- | 1,091 | 1.2 | 1,364 | 1.5 | 1,253 | 1.4 | 1,502 | 1.6 | 1,908 | 2.0 | ||||
| School Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Academic Failure | ||||||||||||||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Math | 419 | 53.8 | 305 | 36.9 | 198 | 26.4 | 267 | 29.2 | 442 | 45.2 | 305 | 30.3 | ||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Literacy | 348 | 44.7 | 227 | 27.4 | 179 | 23.8 | 213 | 23.3 | 397 | 40.5 | 340 | 33.7 | ||||
| High School Dropouts | 136 | 2.3 | 212 | 3.6 | 123 | 2.1 | 136 | 2.3 | 188 | 3.1 | 228 | 3.7 | ||||
| Status Dropouts | 2,007 | 31.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Lack of Commitment to School | ||||||||||||||||
| Dropouts for "Lack of Interest" | 18 | 0.4 | 13 | 0.2 | 12 | 0.2 | 17 | 0.3 | 22 | 0.4 | 22 | 0.4 | ||||
| Family Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Family Conflict | ||||||||||||||||
| Victims of Child Maltreatment | 242 | 12.9 | 230 | 12.1 | 257 | 13.3 | 299 | 15.3 | 282 | 14.3 | 227 | 11.3 | ||||
| Children Living With Relatives Other Than Parents | 1,676 | 89.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living With Nonrelatives | 322 | 17.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living in Foster Care | 210 | 11.2 | 234 | 12.3 | 266 | 13.8 | 271 | 13.9 | 228 | 11.5 | 203 | 10.1 | ||||
| Divorces and Annulments | 652 | 7.4 | 587 | 6.5 | 553 | 6.1 | 590 | 6.4 | 599 | 6.4 | 613 | 6.4 | ||||
| Children in Single-parent Families | 4,729 | 251.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Family History of High Risk Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Adults in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 395 | 5.7 | 412 | 5.8 | 371 | 5.2 | 321 | 4.4 | 384 | 5.2 | 615 | 8.2 | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Below 9th grade | 4,411 | 7.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: 9th - 12th, No diploma | 9,198 | 14.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: High School Graduate | 20,538 | 32.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Some College | 14,492 | 23.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: College Graduate | 14,055 | 22.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Pregnant Women in Alcohol or Drug Treatment | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 14.9 | 5 | 4.5 | -- | -- | 4 | 3.6 | 8 | 6.6 | ||||
| Births to Women with <12 Years of Education | 217 | 213.6 | 183 | 181.2 | 269 | 241.7 | 229 | 207.8 | 229 | 204.5 | 261 | 216.6 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Tobacco During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 267 | 242.3 | 213 | 190.2 | 252 | 209.1 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Alcohol During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19 | 17.2 | 21 | 18.8 | 13 | 10.8 | ||||
| Peer/Individual Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Alienation, Rebelliousness… | ||||||||||||||||
| Adolescent Suicide (per 100k) | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 34.3 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Early Initiation of Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Elementary/Middle School Alcohol Infractions | 14 | 1.7 | 11 | 1.3 | 5 | 0.5 | 4 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.2 | -- | -- | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Drug Infractions | 31 | 3.8 | 43 | 5.3 | 53 | 5.8 | 29 | 3.1 | 31 | 3.4 | 20 | 2.1 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Tobacco Infractions | 59 | 7.2 | 79 | 9.7 | 57 | 6.2 | 16 | 1.7 | 32 | 3.5 | 14 | 1.5 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Assaults on Students or Staff | 213 | 26.2 | 123 | 15.0 | 134 | 14.6 | 94 | 10.1 | 131 | 14.2 | 48 | 5.0 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 6 | 0.7 | 18 | 2.2 | 14 | 1.5 | 7 | 0.8 | 14 | 1.5 | 8 | 0.8 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Vandalism | 11 | 1.4 | 19 | 2.3 | 21 | 2.3 | 16 | 1.7 | 13 | 1.4 | 5 | 0.5 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Gang Involvement | 57 | 7.0 | 5 | 0.6 | 13 | 1.4 | 7 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.3 | 10 | 1.0 | ||||
| Peers Who Engage in Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Juveniles in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 24 | 1.3 | 16 | 0.8 | 10 | 0.5 | 15 | 0.8 | 25 | 1.3 | 28 | 1.4 | ||||
| Adolescent Pregnancy | 74 | 17.5 | 69 | 16.7 | 77 | 18.4 | 56 | 13.5 | 70 | 16.8 | 69 | 16.6 | ||||
| Births to Mothers Age 10-17 | 56 | 13.3 | 53 | 12.8 | 53 | 12.7 | 42 | 10.1 | 51 | 12.2 | 51 | 12.2 | ||||
| High School Alcohol Infractions | 12 | 2.7 | 6 | 1.3 | 2 | 0.5 | 5 | 1.3 | 26 | 6.5 | 8 | 1.9 | ||||
| High School Drug Infractions | 20 | 4.4 | 22 | 4.8 | 25 | 6.7 | 24 | 6.2 | 28 | 6.9 | 47 | 11.4 | ||||
| High School Tobacco Infractions | 40 | 8.9 | 39 | 8.5 | 51 | 13.6 | 22 | 5.7 | 39 | 9.7 | 72 | 17.5 | ||||
| High School Assaults on Other Students and Staff | 76 | 16.8 | 48 | 10.5 | 61 | 16.3 | 52 | 13.4 | 82 | 20.3 | 88 | 21.4 | ||||
| High School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 2 | 0.4 | 11 | 2.4 | 6 | 1.6 | 9 | 2.3 | 7 | 1.7 | 11 | 2.7 | ||||
| High School Vandalism | 6 | 1.3 | 7 | 1.5 | 16 | 4.3 | 13 | 3.4 | 15 | 3.7 | 14 | 3.4 | ||||
| High School Gang Involvement | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.8 | 11 | 2.8 | 13 | 3.2 | 6 | 1.5 | ||||
| Students Leaving School for Incarceration | -- | -- | 5 | 0.9 | 4 | 0.7 | 6 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.6 | 2 | 0.3 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 34 | 3.9 | 40 | 4.6 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.3 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14 | 1.6 | 30 | 3.4 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 0.6 | 6 | 0.7 | ||||
| Consequences | ||||||||||||||||
| Public Health/Safety Outcomes | ||||||||||||||||
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases | 308 | 3.5 | 399 | 4.4 | 419 | 4.6 | 425 | 4.6 | 432 | 4.6 | 322 | 3.4 | ||||
| New HIV Cases | -- | -- | 8 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.1 | 10 | 0.1 | 10 | 0.1 | 11 | 0.1 | ||||
| New AIDS Cases | -- | -- | 5 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.1 | 6 | 0.1 | -- | -- | 7 | 0.1 | ||||
| Alcohol or Drug Related Traffic Injuries | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 218 | 2.4 | 185 | 2.0 | 209 | 2.2 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Fatalities | 3 | 0.0 | 9 | 0.1 | 16 | 0.2 | 11 | 0.1 | 11 | 0.1 | 10 | 0.1 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Crashes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 215 | 2.3 | 194 | 2.1 | 197 | 2.1 | ||||
| Crash Injuries and Deaths: Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16 | 0.7 | 20 | 0.9 | ||||
| Traffic Crashes Involving Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18 | 0.8 | 17 | 0.7 | ||||
| Lung Cancer Deaths (per 100k) | 64 | 72.4 | 117 | 130.1 | 106 | 116.3 | 103 | 111.8 | 90 | 96.3 | 81 | 85.1 | ||||
| Deaths from Alcoholic Liver Disease (per 100k) | 2 | 2.3 | 4 | 4.4 | 12 | 13.2 | 5 | 5.4 | 5 | 5.4 | 8 | 8.4 | ||||