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| Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | |||||
| Demographic Data | ||||||||||||||||
| Economic Data | ||||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 7,704 | -- | 7,757 | -- | 7,806 | -- | 7,852 | -- | 7,934 | -- | 7,850 | -- | ||||
| Population | ||||||||||||||||
| Children (under 18) | 4,069 | -- | 3,875 | -- | 3,811 | -- | 3,823 | -- | 3,861 | -- | 3,860 | -- | ||||
| Adolescents (10 - 17) | 2,022 | -- | 1,928 | -- | 1,835 | -- | 1,834 | -- | 1,798 | -- | 1,771 | -- | ||||
| Adults (18 and Older) | 14,289 | -- | 13,853 | -- | 13,606 | -- | 13,836 | -- | 13,715 | -- | 13,566 | -- | ||||
| Total Population | 18,358 | -- | 17,728 | -- | 17,417 | -- | 17,659 | -- | 17,576 | -- | 17,426 | -- | ||||
| Population under 21 | 5,008 | -- | 4,786 | -- | 4,690 | -- | 4,767 | -- | 4,801 | -- | 4,823 | -- | ||||
| School Enrollment | ||||||||||||||||
| Public School Enrollment: Total (including pre-K) | 2,735 | -- | 2,613 | -- | 2,516 | -- | 2,516 | -- | 2,566 | -- | 2,405 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: 7 - 12 | 1,253 | -- | 1,205 | -- | 1,124 | -- | 1,129 | -- | 1,113 | -- | 1,072 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: Elementary and Middle School | 1,769 | -- | 1,691 | -- | 1,642 | -- | 1,627 | -- | 1,629 | -- | 1,714 | -- | ||||
| Vital Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Births | 215 | -- | 205 | -- | 214 | -- | 254 | -- | 242 | -- | 198 | -- | ||||
| Community Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Availability | ||||||||||||||||
| Beer Permits | 42 | 2.3 | 37 | 2.1 | 37 | 2.1 | 39 | 2.2 | 36 | 2.0 | 37 | 2.1 | ||||
| Private Club Permits | 5 | 0.3 | 5 | 0.3 | 6 | 0.3 | 6 | 0.3 | 6 | 0.3 | 6 | 0.3 | ||||
| Tobacco Sales to Minors (%) | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10 | 20.0 | 5 | 8.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 23.1 | ||||
| Tobacco Distributors | 36 | 2.0 | 39 | 2.2 | 33 | 1.9 | 37 | 2.1 | 32 | 1.8 | 32 | 1.8 | ||||
| Community Disorganization | ||||||||||||||||
| Residences Without Complete Kitchen or Plumbing (%) | 65 | 0.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homicide Victims | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||
| State Correction Prisoners Received | 67 | 3.6 | 62 | 3.5 | 41 | 2.4 | 55 | 3.1 | 59 | 3.4 | 91 | 5.2 | ||||
| Total Crime Index Offenses | 642 | 35.0 | 417 | 23.5 | -- | -- | 677 | 38.3 | 633 | 36.0 | 789 | 45.3 | ||||
| Total Property Crime Offenses | 553 | 30.1 | 363 | 20.5 | -- | -- | 600 | 34.0 | 570 | 32.4 | 709 | 40.7 | ||||
| Total Violent Crime Offenses | 89 | 4.8 | 54 | 3.0 | -- | -- | 77 | 4.4 | 63 | 3.6 | 80 | 4.6 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 45 | 3.3 | 49 | 3.6 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14 | 1.0 | 43 | 3.2 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.1 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12 | 0.9 | 8 | 0.6 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 47 | 2.7 | 51 | 2.9 | ||||
| Total Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14 | 0.8 | 43 | 2.5 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14 | 0.8 | 8 | 0.5 | ||||
| Extreme Economic Deprivation | ||||||||||||||||
| Unemployment | 577 | 7.5 | 595 | 7.7 | 696 | 8.9 | 671 | 8.5 | 616 | 7.8 | 625 | 8.0 | ||||
| Children Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunches | 2,539 | 928.3 | 1,465 | 560.7 | 1,565 | 622.0 | 1,581 | 628.4 | 1,669 | 650.4 | 1,662 | 691.1 | ||||
| Children Receiving TEA | 456 | 112.1 | 364 | 93.9 | 307 | 80.6 | 319 | 83.4 | 257 | 66.6 | 256 | 66.3 | ||||
| Children Receiving Food Stamps | 1,772 | 435.5 | 1,892 | 488.3 | 1,742 | 457.1 | 1,889 | 494.1 | 2,211 | 572.6 | 2,156 | 558.5 | ||||
| Low Birthweight Births | 24 | 111.6 | 22 | 107.3 | 20 | 93.5 | 29 | 114.2 | 29 | 119.8 | 22 | 111.1 | ||||
| Infant Mortality | 1 | 4.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 14.0 | 1 | 3.9 | 2 | 8.3 | 2 | 10.1 | ||||
| Transitions and Mobility | ||||||||||||||||
| New Home Construction | 22 | 1.2 | 5 | 0.3 | 7 | 0.4 | 7 | 0.4 | 19 | 1.1 | 10 | 0.6 | ||||
| Renter-Occupied Housing Units | 2,120 | 304.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homeless Children Enrolled in Public School | -- | -- | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 3.6 | 2 | 0.8 | 117 | 48.6 | ||||
| Net Migrants to Arkansas (%) | -- | -- | -38 | -0.2 | -266 | -1.5 | 275 | 1.6 | -89 | -0.5 | -191 | -1.1 | ||||
| School Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Academic Failure | ||||||||||||||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Math | 106 | 61.2 | 62 | 36.0 | 62 | 39.2 | 102 | 50.5 | 107 | 62.4 | 97 | 47.9 | ||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Literacy | 102 | 58.4 | 50 | 29.1 | 69 | 43.6 | 73 | 36.2 | 87 | 50.8 | 100 | 49.4 | ||||
| High School Dropouts | 44 | 3.4 | 66 | 5.4 | 70 | 5.8 | 41 | 3.6 | 29 | 2.6 | 28 | 2.5 | ||||
| Status Dropouts | 836 | 39.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Lack of Commitment to School | ||||||||||||||||
| Dropouts for "Lack of Interest" | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||
| Family Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Family Conflict | ||||||||||||||||
| Victims of Child Maltreatment | 49 | 12.0 | 69 | 17.8 | 58 | 15.2 | 56 | 14.6 | 81 | 21.0 | 37 | 9.6 | ||||
| Children Living With Relatives Other Than Parents | 459 | 112.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living With Nonrelatives | 100 | 24.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living in Foster Care | 26 | 6.4 | 13 | 3.4 | 60 | 15.7 | 53 | 13.9 | 35 | 9.1 | 46 | 11.9 | ||||
| Divorces and Annulments | 106 | 5.8 | 122 | 6.9 | 105 | 6.0 | 83 | 4.7 | 97 | 5.5 | 85 | 4.9 | ||||
| Children in Single-parent Families | 1,089 | 267.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Family History of High Risk Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Adults in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 97 | 6.8 | 169 | 12.2 | 156 | 11.5 | 126 | 9.1 | 78 | 5.7 | 122 | 9.0 | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Below 9th grade | 1,778 | 14.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: 9th - 12th, No diploma | 2,366 | 19.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: High School Graduate | 4,679 | 38.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Some College | 1,748 | 14.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: College Graduate | 1,633 | 13.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Pregnant Women in Alcohol or Drug Treatment | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4.9 | 8 | 37.4 | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.1 | ||||
| Births to Women with <12 Years of Education | 59 | 274.4 | 50 | 243.9 | 52 | 243.0 | 57 | 224.4 | 63 | 260.3 | 43 | 217.2 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Tobacco During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 96 | 378.0 | 83 | 343.0 | 58 | 292.9 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Alcohol During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 19.7 | 3 | 12.4 | 3 | 15.2 | ||||
| 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 | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.2 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Drug Infractions | 3 | 1.7 | 2 | 1.2 | 3 | 1.8 | 2 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2.3 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Tobacco Infractions | 14 | 7.9 | 45 | 26.6 | 8 | 4.9 | 4 | 2.5 | 6 | 3.7 | 5 | 2.9 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Assaults on Students or Staff | 1 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 31 | 18.9 | 5 | 3.1 | 8 | 4.9 | 44 | 25.7 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 2 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.8 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Vandalism | 12 | 6.8 | 1 | 0.6 | 7 | 4.3 | 6 | 3.7 | 1 | 0.6 | -- | -- | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Gang Involvement | 2 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Peers Who Engage in Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Juveniles in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 2 | 0.5 | 3 | 0.8 | 6 | 1.6 | 3 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.8 | 9 | 2.3 | ||||
| Adolescent Pregnancy | 18 | 19.0 | 19 | 20.9 | 14 | 16.2 | 15 | 18.1 | 17 | 21.1 | 9 | 11.6 | ||||
| Births to Mothers Age 10-17 | 16 | 16.9 | 16 | 17.6 | 11 | 12.7 | 11 | 13.3 | 14 | 17.3 | 9 | 11.6 | ||||
| High School Alcohol Infractions | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.4 | ||||
| High School Drug Infractions | -- | -- | 2 | 2.2 | 2 | 2.3 | 1 | 1.1 | 5 | 5.8 | 5 | 7.2 | ||||
| High School Tobacco Infractions | 12 | 12.4 | 17 | 18.4 | 5 | 5.7 | 16 | 18.0 | 8 | 9.3 | 13 | 18.8 | ||||
| High School Assaults on Other Students and Staff | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 12.6 | 2 | 2.2 | 15 | 17.5 | 25 | 36.2 | ||||
| High School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2.2 | 1 | 1.2 | -- | -- | ||||
| High School Vandalism | 12 | 12.4 | 1 | 1.1 | 7 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.4 | ||||
| High School Gang Involvement | 2 | 2.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Students Leaving School for Incarceration | -- | -- | 4 | 3.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.9 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 0.6 | 2 | 1.1 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Consequences | ||||||||||||||||
| Public Health/Safety Outcomes | ||||||||||||||||
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases | 62 | 3.4 | 68 | 3.8 | 92 | 5.3 | 87 | 4.9 | 47 | 2.7 | 29 | 1.7 | ||||
| New HIV Cases | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||
| New AIDS Cases | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||
| Alcohol or Drug Related Traffic Injuries | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22 | 1.2 | 23 | 1.3 | 31 | 1.8 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Fatalities | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.2 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Crashes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21 | 1.2 | 18 | 1.0 | 22 | 1.3 | ||||
| Crash Injuries and Deaths: Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 1.2 | 3 | 0.6 | ||||
| Traffic Crashes Involving Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.4 | ||||
| Lung Cancer Deaths (per 100k) | 15 | 81.7 | 23 | 129.7 | 17 | 97.6 | 18 | 101.9 | 23 | 130.9 | 17 | 97.6 | ||||
| Deaths from Alcoholic Liver Disease (per 100k) | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 11.3 | 2 | 11.5 | 1 | 5.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||