| Hempstead | ||||||||||||||||
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| Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | |||||
| Demographic Data | ||||||||||||||||
| Economic Data | ||||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 11,079 | -- | 11,193 | -- | 11,106 | -- | 10,909 | -- | 11,033 | -- | 10,950 | -- | ||||
| Population | ||||||||||||||||
| Children (under 18) | 6,436 | -- | 6,279 | -- | 6,196 | -- | 6,111 | -- | 6,023 | -- | 5,976 | -- | ||||
| Adolescents (10 - 17) | 2,890 | -- | 2,816 | -- | 2,777 | -- | 2,735 | -- | 2,700 | -- | 2,687 | -- | ||||
| Adults (18 and Older) | 17,140 | -- | 17,165 | -- | 17,165 | -- | 17,231 | -- | 17,266 | -- | 17,371 | -- | ||||
| Total Population | 23,576 | -- | 23,444 | -- | 23,361 | -- | 23,342 | -- | 23,289 | -- | 23,347 | -- | ||||
| Population under 21 | 7,437 | -- | 7,227 | -- | 7,152 | -- | 7,055 | -- | 6,933 | -- | 6,886 | -- | ||||
| School Enrollment | ||||||||||||||||
| Public School Enrollment: Total (including pre-K) | 4,043 | -- | 3,944 | -- | 3,905 | -- | 3,922 | -- | 4,103 | -- | 3,925 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: 7 - 12 | 1,792 | -- | 1,732 | -- | 1,743 | -- | 1,747 | -- | 1,862 | -- | 1,793 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: Elementary and Middle School | 2,650 | -- | 2,611 | -- | 2,566 | -- | 2,594 | -- | 2,635 | -- | 2,715 | -- | ||||
| Vital Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Births | 338 | -- | 333 | -- | 318 | -- | 284 | -- | 340 | -- | 362 | -- | ||||
| Community Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Availability | ||||||||||||||||
| Beer Permits | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Private Club Permits | 5 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.2 | 5 | 0.2 | 5 | 0.2 | 6 | 0.3 | 5 | 0.2 | ||||
| Tobacco Sales to Minors (%) | -- | -- | 26 | 35.6 | 9 | 18.8 | 2 | 3.3 | 3 | 9.4 | 5 | 8.8 | ||||
| Tobacco Distributors | 37 | 1.6 | 41 | 1.7 | 38 | 1.6 | 38 | 1.6 | 37 | 1.6 | 36 | 1.5 | ||||
| Community Disorganization | ||||||||||||||||
| Residences Without Complete Kitchen or Plumbing (%) | 152 | 1.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homicide Victims | 2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.1 | ||||
| State Correction Prisoners Received | 75 | 3.2 | 65 | 2.8 | 93 | 4.0 | 50 | 2.1 | 35 | 1.5 | 46 | 2.0 | ||||
| Total Crime Index Offenses | 860 | 36.5 | 603 | 25.7 | -- | -- | 868 | 37.2 | 1,256 | 53.9 | 1,125 | 48.2 | ||||
| Total Property Crime Offenses | 760 | 32.2 | 555 | 23.7 | -- | -- | 771 | 33.0 | 1,126 | 48.3 | 1,005 | 43.0 | ||||
| Total Violent Crime Offenses | 100 | 4.2 | 48 | 2.0 | -- | -- | 97 | 4.2 | 130 | 5.6 | 120 | 5.1 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 58 | 3.4 | 136 | 7.8 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 118 | 6.8 | 125 | 7.2 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 56 | 3.2 | 64 | 3.7 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9 | 0.5 | 7 | 0.4 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 63 | 2.7 | 138 | 5.9 | ||||
| Total Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 119 | 5.1 | 128 | 5.5 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 56 | 2.4 | 66 | 2.8 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9 | 0.4 | 10 | 0.4 | ||||
| Extreme Economic Deprivation | ||||||||||||||||
| Unemployment | 504 | 4.5 | 511 | 4.6 | 591 | 5.3 | 643 | 5.9 | 605 | 5.5 | 600 | 5.5 | ||||
| Children Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunches | 2,425 | 599.8 | 2,350 | 595.8 | 2,400 | 614.6 | 2,483 | 633.1 | 2,619 | 638.3 | 2,710 | 690.4 | ||||
| Children Receiving TEA | 441 | 68.5 | 407 | 64.8 | 411 | 66.3 | 243 | 39.8 | 238 | 39.5 | 350 | 58.6 | ||||
| Children Receiving Food Stamps | 2,199 | 341.7 | 2,256 | 359.3 | 2,483 | 400.7 | 2,562 | 419.2 | 2,850 | 473.2 | 2,890 | 483.6 | ||||
| Low Birthweight Births | 31 | 91.7 | 32 | 96.1 | 33 | 103.8 | 33 | 116.2 | 34 | 100.0 | 41 | 113.3 | ||||
| Infant Mortality | 2 | 5.9 | 2 | 6.0 | 4 | 12.6 | 2 | 7.0 | 4 | 11.8 | 3 | 8.3 | ||||
| Transitions and Mobility | ||||||||||||||||
| New Home Construction | 16 | 0.7 | 21 | 0.9 | 19 | 0.8 | 16 | 0.7 | 54 | 2.3 | 52 | 2.2 | ||||
| Renter-Occupied Housing Units | 2,749 | 306.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homeless Children Enrolled in Public School | -- | -- | 52 | 13.2 | 88 | 22.5 | 65 | 16.6 | 44 | 10.7 | 131 | 33.4 | ||||
| Net Migrants to Arkansas (%) | -- | -- | -36 | -0.2 | -145 | -0.6 | -33 | -0.1 | -74 | -0.3 | -33 | -0.1 | ||||
| School Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Academic Failure | ||||||||||||||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Math | 194 | 73.4 | 179 | 74.7 | 107 | 45.8 | 131 | 43.9 | 170 | 60.7 | 144 | 52.6 | ||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Literacy | 167 | 63.0 | 118 | 49.4 | 95 | 40.8 | 102 | 34.0 | 188 | 67.1 | 143 | 52.5 | ||||
| High School Dropouts | 64 | 3.5 | 73 | 4.2 | 60 | 3.5 | 70 | 4.0 | 41 | 2.3 | 44 | 2.4 | ||||
| Status Dropouts | 745 | 32.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Lack of Commitment to School | ||||||||||||||||
| Dropouts for "Lack of Interest" | 4 | 0.2 | 20 | 1.2 | 9 | 0.5 | 17 | 1.0 | 6 | 0.3 | -- | -- | ||||
| Family Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Family Conflict | ||||||||||||||||
| Victims of Child Maltreatment | 91 | 14.1 | 71 | 11.3 | 66 | 10.7 | 77 | 12.6 | 65 | 10.8 | 55 | 9.2 | ||||
| Children Living With Relatives Other Than Parents | 790 | 122.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living With Nonrelatives | 168 | 26.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living in Foster Care | 82 | 12.7 | 106 | 16.9 | 47 | 7.6 | 40 | 6.5 | 37 | 6.1 | 28 | 4.7 | ||||
| Divorces and Annulments | 131 | 5.6 | 140 | 6.0 | 126 | 5.4 | 147 | 6.3 | 137 | 5.9 | 142 | 6.1 | ||||
| Children in Single-parent Families | 1,761 | 273.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Family History of High Risk Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Adults in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 183 | 10.7 | 151 | 8.8 | 122 | 7.1 | 99 | 5.7 | 122 | 7.1 | 159 | 9.2 | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Below 9th grade | 1,684 | 11.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: 9th - 12th, No diploma | 2,900 | 19.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: High School Graduate | 5,699 | 38.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Some College | 2,473 | 16.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: College Graduate | 2,113 | 14.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Pregnant Women in Alcohol or Drug Treatment | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | 5 | 14.7 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Births to Women with <12 Years of Education | 105 | 310.7 | 118 | 354.4 | 114 | 358.5 | 103 | 362.7 | 113 | 332.4 | 111 | 306.6 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Tobacco During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 35 | 123.2 | 50 | 147.1 | 55 | 151.9 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Alcohol During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 7.0 | 3 | 8.8 | 1 | 2.8 | ||||
| Peer/Individual Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Alienation, Rebelliousness… | ||||||||||||||||
| Adolescent Suicide (per 100k) | 1 | 34.6 | 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 | 7 | 2.7 | 8 | 3.1 | 2 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Drug Infractions | 2 | 0.8 | 10 | 3.8 | 14 | 5.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Tobacco Infractions | 15 | 5.7 | 15 | 5.7 | 25 | 9.7 | 3 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.4 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Assaults on Students or Staff | 138 | 52.1 | 110 | 42.1 | 124 | 48.3 | 68 | 26.2 | 72 | 27.3 | 91 | 33.5 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 2 | 0.8 | 7 | 2.7 | 8 | 3.1 | 3 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1.8 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Vandalism | 5 | 1.9 | 3 | 1.1 | 12 | 4.7 | 1 | 0.4 | 3 | 1.1 | -- | -- | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Gang Involvement | 2 | 0.8 | 9 | 3.4 | 5 | 1.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Peers Who Engage in Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Juveniles in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 13 | 2.0 | 14 | 2.2 | 5 | 0.8 | 11 | 1.8 | 5 | 0.8 | 13 | 2.2 | ||||
| Adolescent Pregnancy | 25 | 18.3 | 33 | 24.9 | 25 | 19.1 | 21 | 16.2 | 23 | 17.8 | 31 | 23.7 | ||||
| Births to Mothers Age 10-17 | 20 | 14.7 | 28 | 21.1 | 23 | 17.6 | 18 | 13.9 | 23 | 17.8 | 28 | 21.4 | ||||
| High School Alcohol Infractions | 1 | 0.7 | 7 | 5.3 | 8 | 6.0 | 1 | 0.8 | 5 | 3.6 | 5 | 4.1 | ||||
| High School Drug Infractions | 2 | 1.4 | 10 | 7.5 | 13 | 9.7 | 9 | 6.9 | 15 | 10.8 | 12 | 9.9 | ||||
| High School Tobacco Infractions | 14 | 10.1 | 15 | 11.3 | 25 | 18.7 | 16 | 12.2 | 27 | 19.4 | 12 | 9.9 | ||||
| High School Assaults on Other Students and Staff | 93 | 66.8 | 66 | 49.5 | 54 | 40.3 | 37 | 28.3 | 98 | 70.3 | 50 | 41.4 | ||||
| High School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 2 | 1.4 | 6 | 4.5 | 8 | 6.0 | 7 | 5.3 | 7 | 5.0 | 1 | 0.8 | ||||
| High School Vandalism | 4 | 2.9 | 3 | 2.3 | 12 | 9.0 | 17 | 13.0 | 19 | 13.6 | 15 | 12.4 | ||||
| High School Gang Involvement | 2 | 1.4 | 9 | 6.8 | 5 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.7 | -- | -- | ||||
| Students Leaving School for Incarceration | -- | -- | 2 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.6 | 10 | 5.4 | 1 | 0.6 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 1.5 | 2 | 0.7 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 0.4 | 3 | 1.1 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.7 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.1 | ||||
| Consequences | ||||||||||||||||
| Public Health/Safety Outcomes | ||||||||||||||||
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases | 140 | 5.9 | 233 | 9.9 | 253 | 10.8 | 253 | 10.8 | 230 | 9.9 | 277 | 11.9 | ||||
| New HIV Cases | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 0.1 | ||||
| New AIDS Cases | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.1 | ||||
| Alcohol or Drug Related Traffic Injuries | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 40 | 1.7 | 42 | 1.8 | 45 | 1.9 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Fatalities | 8 | 0.3 | 7 | 0.3 | 17 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Crashes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 39 | 1.7 | 40 | 1.7 | 33 | 1.4 | ||||
| Crash Injuries and Deaths: Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 0.1 | 14 | 2.0 | ||||
| Traffic Crashes Involving Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 0.1 | 7 | 1.0 | ||||
| Lung Cancer Deaths (per 100k) | 19 | 80.6 | 24 | 102.4 | 17 | 72.8 | 22 | 94.3 | 18 | 77.3 | 13 | 55.7 | ||||
| Deaths from Alcoholic Liver Disease (per 100k) | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||