| Lawrence | ||||||||||||||||
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| Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | |||||
| Demographic Data | ||||||||||||||||
| Economic Data | ||||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 7,868 | -- | 7,861 | -- | 7,738 | -- | 7,599 | -- | 7,648 | -- | 7,525 | -- | ||||
| Population | ||||||||||||||||
| Children (under 18) | 4,224 | -- | 4,098 | -- | 4,039 | -- | 3,954 | -- | 3,878 | -- | 3,830 | -- | ||||
| Adolescents (10 - 17) | 2,032 | -- | 1,943 | -- | 1,866 | -- | 1,833 | -- | 1,784 | -- | 1,755 | -- | ||||
| Adults (18 and Older) | 13,460 | -- | 13,513 | -- | 13,465 | -- | 13,405 | -- | 13,259 | -- | 13,069 | -- | ||||
| Total Population | 17,684 | -- | 17,611 | -- | 17,504 | -- | 17,359 | -- | 17,137 | -- | 16,899 | -- | ||||
| Population under 21 | 5,044 | -- | 4,877 | -- | 4,817 | -- | 4,744 | -- | 4,632 | -- | 4,548 | -- | ||||
| School Enrollment | ||||||||||||||||
| Public School Enrollment: Total (including pre-K) | 3,268 | -- | 3,216 | -- | 3,266 | -- | 3,228 | -- | 3,293 | -- | 3,108 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: 7 - 12 | 1,531 | -- | 1,473 | -- | 1,516 | -- | 1,512 | -- | 1,469 | -- | 1,436 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: Elementary and Middle School | 1,864 | -- | 1,857 | -- | 1,871 | -- | 1,832 | -- | 1,929 | -- | 2,138 | -- | ||||
| Vital Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Births | 221 | -- | 199 | -- | 226 | -- | 220 | -- | 215 | -- | 224 | -- | ||||
| Community Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Availability | ||||||||||||||||
| Beer Permits | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Private Club Permits | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||
| Tobacco Sales to Minors (%) | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 18.9 | 14 | 18.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 18.5 | ||||
| Tobacco Distributors | 32 | 1.8 | 35 | 2.0 | 29 | 1.7 | 28 | 1.6 | 28 | 1.6 | 26 | 1.5 | ||||
| Community Disorganization | ||||||||||||||||
| Residences Without Complete Kitchen or Plumbing (%) | 98 | 1.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homicide Victims | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| State Correction Prisoners Received | 34 | 1.9 | 22 | 1.2 | 22 | 1.3 | 25 | 1.4 | 46 | 2.7 | 19 | 1.1 | ||||
| Total Crime Index Offenses | 260 | 14.7 | 365 | 20.7 | -- | -- | 143 | 8.2 | 182 | 10.6 | 216 | 12.8 | ||||
| Total Property Crime Offenses | 219 | 12.4 | 353 | 20.0 | -- | -- | 141 | 8.1 | 168 | 9.8 | 209 | 12.4 | ||||
| Total Violent Crime Offenses | 41 | 2.3 | 12 | 0.7 | -- | -- | 2 | 0.1 | 14 | 0.8 | 7 | 0.4 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21 | 1.6 | 54 | 4.1 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15 | 1.1 | 27 | 2.1 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9 | 0.7 | 22 | 1.7 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30 | 1.8 | 55 | 3.3 | ||||
| Total Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17 | 1.0 | 27 | 1.6 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12 | 0.7 | 24 | 1.4 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||
| Extreme Economic Deprivation | ||||||||||||||||
| Unemployment | 415 | 5.3 | 537 | 6.8 | 648 | 8.4 | 600 | 7.9 | 537 | 7.0 | 525 | 7.0 | ||||
| Children Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunches | 1,833 | 560.9 | 1,809 | 562.5 | 1,945 | 595.5 | 1,971 | 610.6 | 2,111 | 641.1 | 2,013 | 647.7 | ||||
| Children Receiving TEA | 181 | 42.9 | 137 | 33.4 | 143 | 35.4 | 109 | 27.6 | 80 | 20.6 | 102 | 26.6 | ||||
| Children Receiving Food Stamps | 1,428 | 338.1 | 1,576 | 384.6 | 1,665 | 412.2 | 1,754 | 443.6 | 1,768 | 455.9 | 1,747 | 456.1 | ||||
| Low Birthweight Births | 14 | 63.3 | 15 | 75.4 | 17 | 75.2 | 15 | 68.2 | 19 | 88.4 | 17 | 75.9 | ||||
| Infant Mortality | 1 | 4.5 | 1 | 5.0 | 2 | 8.8 | 2 | 9.1 | 2 | 9.3 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Transitions and Mobility | ||||||||||||||||
| New Home Construction | 18 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.2 | 13 | 0.7 | 14 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.1 | 11 | 0.7 | ||||
| Renter-Occupied Housing Units | 2,049 | 288.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homeless Children Enrolled in Public School | -- | -- | 1 | 0.3 | 15 | 4.6 | 16 | 5.0 | 25 | 7.6 | 4 | 1.3 | ||||
| Net Migrants to Arkansas (%) | -- | -- | -78 | -0.4 | -85 | -0.5 | -130 | -0.7 | -210 | -1.2 | -255 | -1.5 | ||||
| School Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Academic Failure | ||||||||||||||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Math | 125 | 64.1 | 97 | 48.9 | 58 | 35.1 | 97 | 39.6 | 148 | 61.0 | 95 | 41.1 | ||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Literacy | 113 | 57.9 | 46 | 23.2 | 47 | 28.4 | 86 | 35.1 | 142 | 58.5 | 99 | 42.7 | ||||
| High School Dropouts | 55 | 3.5 | 49 | 3.3 | 21 | 1.4 | 29 | 1.9 | 20 | 1.3 | 23 | 1.6 | ||||
| Status Dropouts | 429 | 25.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Lack of Commitment to School | ||||||||||||||||
| Dropouts for "Lack of Interest" | 12 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.3 | ||||
| Family Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Family Conflict | ||||||||||||||||
| Victims of Child Maltreatment | 63 | 14.9 | 55 | 13.4 | 61 | 15.1 | 94 | 23.8 | 67 | 17.3 | 58 | 15.1 | ||||
| Children Living With Relatives Other Than Parents | 296 | 70.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living With Nonrelatives | 68 | 16.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living in Foster Care | 21 | 5.0 | 21 | 5.1 | 24 | 5.9 | 22 | 5.6 | 39 | 10.1 | 71 | 18.5 | ||||
| Divorces and Annulments | 118 | 6.7 | 106 | 6.0 | 103 | 5.9 | 122 | 7.0 | 106 | 6.2 | 92 | 5.4 | ||||
| Children in Single-parent Families | 866 | 205.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Family History of High Risk Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Adults in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 71 | 5.3 | 54 | 4.0 | 46 | 3.4 | 51 | 3.8 | 50 | 3.8 | 45 | 3.4 | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Below 9th grade | 1,971 | 16.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: 9th - 12th, No diploma | 2,374 | 20.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: High School Graduate | 4,342 | 36.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Some College | 1,818 | 15.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: College Graduate | 1,319 | 11.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Pregnant Women in Alcohol or Drug Treatment | 1 | 4.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | 1 | 4.7 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Births to Women with <12 Years of Education | 48 | 217.2 | 42 | 211.1 | 34 | 150.4 | 39 | 177.3 | 34 | 158.1 | 45 | 200.9 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Tobacco During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 67 | 304.5 | 66 | 307.0 | 52 | 232.1 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Alcohol During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 4.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| 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 | 6 | 3.2 | 6 | 3.2 | 4 | 2.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Drug Infractions | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 1.1 | 9 | 4.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.5 | 5 | 2.3 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Tobacco Infractions | 78 | 41.8 | 50 | 26.9 | 36 | 19.2 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 1.4 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Assaults on Students or Staff | 84 | 45.1 | 38 | 20.5 | 37 | 19.8 | 3 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.9 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 3 | 1.6 | 4 | 2.2 | 5 | 2.7 | 5 | 2.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.9 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Vandalism | 3 | 1.6 | 7 | 3.8 | 9 | 4.8 | 3 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.0 | 5 | 2.3 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Gang Involvement | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Peers Who Engage in Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Juveniles in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.3 | ||||
| Adolescent Pregnancy | 15 | 15.8 | 6 | 6.4 | 9 | 9.8 | 6 | 6.6 | 6 | 6.6 | 8 | 8.9 | ||||
| Births to Mothers Age 10-17 | 14 | 14.7 | 5 | 5.3 | 7 | 7.6 | 6 | 6.6 | 6 | 6.6 | 7 | 7.8 | ||||
| High School Alcohol Infractions | 6 | 4.3 | 6 | 4.4 | 4 | 2.9 | 1 | 0.7 | 17 | 13.9 | -- | -- | ||||
| High School Drug Infractions | 1 | 0.7 | 2 | 1.5 | 8 | 5.7 | 3 | 2.1 | 3 | 2.5 | 3 | 3.1 | ||||
| High School Tobacco Infractions | 76 | 54.1 | 44 | 32.4 | 33 | 23.7 | 54 | 38.7 | 49 | 40.2 | 34 | 35.1 | ||||
| High School Assaults on Other Students and Staff | 82 | 58.4 | 37 | 27.2 | 37 | 26.5 | 15 | 10.7 | 24 | 19.7 | 29 | 29.9 | ||||
| High School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 3 | 2.1 | 4 | 2.9 | 4 | 2.9 | 1 | 0.7 | 6 | 4.9 | 2 | 2.1 | ||||
| High School Vandalism | 3 | 2.1 | 7 | 5.2 | 8 | 5.7 | 7 | 5.0 | 9 | 7.4 | 8 | 8.3 | ||||
| High School Gang Involvement | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Students Leaving School for Incarceration | -- | -- | 1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.7 | -- | -- | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9 | 5.0 | 1 | 0.6 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 1.7 | 2 | 1.1 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.6 | ||||
| Consequences | ||||||||||||||||
| Public Health/Safety Outcomes | ||||||||||||||||
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases | 15 | 0.8 | 24 | 1.4 | 30 | 1.7 | 16 | 0.9 | 15 | 0.9 | 16 | 0.9 | ||||
| New HIV Cases | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| New AIDS Cases | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Alcohol or Drug Related Traffic Injuries | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8 | 0.5 | 39 | 2.3 | 28 | 1.7 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Fatalities | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.2 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Crashes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9 | 0.5 | 32 | 1.9 | 13 | 0.8 | ||||
| Crash Injuries and Deaths: Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 1.3 | -- | -- | ||||
| Traffic Crashes Involving Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 1.1 | -- | -- | ||||
| Lung Cancer Deaths (per 100k) | 24 | 135.7 | 17 | 96.5 | 18 | 102.8 | 21 | 121.0 | 25 | 145.9 | 14 | 82.8 | ||||
| Deaths from Alcoholic Liver Disease (per 100k) | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.8 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||