| Little River | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 6,394 | -- | 6,510 | -- | 6,423 | -- | 6,494 | -- | 6,613 | -- | 6,550 | -- | ||||
| Population | ||||||||||||||||
| Children (under 18) | 3,420 | -- | 3,252 | -- | 3,215 | -- | 3,108 | -- | 3,031 | -- | 2,966 | -- | ||||
| Adolescents (10 - 17) | 1,551 | -- | 1,463 | -- | 1,439 | -- | 1,399 | -- | 1,381 | -- | 1,396 | -- | ||||
| Adults (18 and Older) | 10,206 | -- | 10,160 | -- | 10,166 | -- | 10,065 | -- | 10,057 | -- | 10,108 | -- | ||||
| Total Population | 13,626 | -- | 13,412 | -- | 13,381 | -- | 13,173 | -- | 13,088 | -- | 13,074 | -- | ||||
| Population under 21 | 3,936 | -- | 3,715 | -- | 3,671 | -- | 3,537 | -- | 3,456 | -- | 3,402 | -- | ||||
| School Enrollment | ||||||||||||||||
| Public School Enrollment: Total (including pre-K) | 2,105 | -- | 2,174 | -- | 2,184 | -- | 2,230 | -- | 2,262 | -- | 2,146 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: 7 - 12 | 927 | -- | 989 | -- | 999 | -- | 1,017 | -- | 1,016 | -- | 1,024 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: Elementary and Middle School | 1,547 | -- | 1,600 | -- | 1,586 | -- | 1,596 | -- | 1,572 | -- | 1,453 | -- | ||||
| Vital Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Births | 152 | -- | 146 | -- | 166 | -- | 110 | -- | 133 | -- | 130 | -- | ||||
| Community Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Availability | ||||||||||||||||
| Beer Permits | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Private Club Permits | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.2 | ||||
| Tobacco Sales to Minors (%) | -- | -- | 8 | 14.0 | -- | -- | 1 | 4.5 | 4 | 14.8 | 3 | 12.5 | ||||
| Tobacco Distributors | 27 | 2.0 | 31 | 2.3 | 27 | 2.0 | 28 | 2.1 | 25 | 1.9 | 26 | 2.0 | ||||
| Community Disorganization | ||||||||||||||||
| Residences Without Complete Kitchen or Plumbing (%) | 156 | 2.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homicide Victims | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| State Correction Prisoners Received | 35 | 2.6 | 31 | 2.3 | 42 | 3.1 | 45 | 3.4 | 61 | 4.7 | 60 | 4.6 | ||||
| Total Crime Index Offenses | 284 | 20.8 | 268 | 20.0 | -- | -- | 175 | 13.3 | 217 | 16.6 | 177 | 13.5 | ||||
| Total Property Crime Offenses | 264 | 19.4 | 242 | 18.0 | -- | -- | 165 | 12.5 | 208 | 15.9 | 165 | 12.6 | ||||
| Total Violent Crime Offenses | 20 | 1.5 | 26 | 1.9 | -- | -- | 10 | 0.8 | 9 | 0.7 | 12 | 0.9 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 0.2 | 13 | 1.3 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 42 | 4.2 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 61 | 6.0 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.4 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 0.2 | 14 | 1.1 | ||||
| Total Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 46 | 3.5 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 61 | 4.7 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.3 | ||||
| Extreme Economic Deprivation | ||||||||||||||||
| Unemployment | 291 | 4.6 | 283 | 4.3 | 313 | 4.9 | 322 | 5.0 | 299 | 4.5 | 300 | 4.6 | ||||
| Children Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunches | 919 | 436.6 | 938 | 431.5 | 1,067 | 488.6 | 1,083 | 485.7 | 1,095 | 484.1 | 1,141 | 531.7 | ||||
| Children Receiving TEA | 131 | 38.3 | 79 | 24.3 | 133 | 41.4 | 94 | 30.2 | 100 | 33.0 | 83 | 28.0 | ||||
| Children Receiving Food Stamps | 977 | 285.7 | 1,032 | 317.3 | 1,033 | 321.3 | 1,107 | 356.2 | 1,217 | 401.5 | 1,183 | 398.9 | ||||
| Low Birthweight Births | 15 | 98.7 | 12 | 82.2 | 24 | 144.6 | 19 | 172.7 | 11 | 82.7 | 11 | 84.6 | ||||
| Infant Mortality | 3 | 19.7 | 1 | 6.8 | 2 | 12.0 | 1 | 9.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Transitions and Mobility | ||||||||||||||||
| New Home Construction | 2 | 0.1 | 9 | 0.7 | 13 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.2 | 16 | 1.2 | 11 | 0.8 | ||||
| Renter-Occupied Housing Units | 1,284 | 234.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homeless Children Enrolled in Public School | -- | -- | 5 | 2.3 | 38 | 17.4 | 22 | 9.9 | 46 | 20.3 | 31 | 14.4 | ||||
| Net Migrants to Arkansas (%) | -- | -- | 39 | 0.3 | -35 | -0.3 | -187 | -1.4 | -35 | -0.3 | 30 | 0.2 | ||||
| School Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Academic Failure | ||||||||||||||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Math | 93 | 68.2 | 59 | 38.5 | 54 | 43.9 | 66 | 41.7 | 80 | 49.8 | 116 | 60.9 | ||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Literacy | 87 | 63.6 | 55 | 35.6 | 41 | 33.4 | 66 | 41.9 | 88 | 55.3 | 117 | 61.7 | ||||
| High School Dropouts | 26 | 2.6 | 25 | 2.6 | 28 | 2.8 | 43 | 4.3 | 24 | 2.4 | 24 | 2.4 | ||||
| Status Dropouts | 206 | 17.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Lack of Commitment to School | ||||||||||||||||
| Dropouts for "Lack of Interest" | 8 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Family Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Family Conflict | ||||||||||||||||
| Victims of Child Maltreatment | 21 | 6.1 | 48 | 14.8 | 46 | 14.3 | 39 | 12.5 | 34 | 11.2 | 41 | 13.8 | ||||
| Children Living With Relatives Other Than Parents | 390 | 114.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living With Nonrelatives | 64 | 18.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living in Foster Care | 27 | 7.9 | 16 | 4.9 | 29 | 9.0 | 33 | 10.6 | 23 | 7.6 | 38 | 12.8 | ||||
| Divorces and Annulments | 93 | 6.8 | 99 | 7.4 | 111 | 8.3 | 118 | 9.0 | 87 | 6.6 | 88 | 6.7 | ||||
| Children in Single-parent Families | 814 | 238.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Family History of High Risk Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Adults in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 58 | 5.7 | 85 | 8.4 | 58 | 5.7 | 38 | 3.8 | 55 | 5.5 | 79 | 7.8 | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Below 9th grade | 857 | 9.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: 9th - 12th, No diploma | 1,535 | 17.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: High School Graduate | 3,438 | 38.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Some College | 1,959 | 21.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: College Graduate | 1,220 | 13.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Pregnant Women in Alcohol or Drug Treatment | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 12.0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Births to Women with <12 Years of Education | 23 | 151.3 | 31 | 212.3 | 25 | 150.6 | 22 | 200.0 | 32 | 240.6 | 24 | 184.6 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Tobacco During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29 | 263.6 | 32 | 240.6 | 35 | 269.2 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Alcohol During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 27.3 | 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 | -- | -- | 5 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.7 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Drug Infractions | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.6 | -- | -- | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Tobacco Infractions | 6 | 3.9 | 6 | 3.8 | 6 | 3.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.7 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Assaults on Students or Staff | 43 | 27.8 | 96 | 60.0 | 10 | 6.3 | 9 | 5.6 | 16 | 10.2 | 12 | 8.3 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | -- | -- | 4 | 2.5 | 2 | 1.3 | 6 | 3.8 | 2 | 1.3 | -- | -- | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Vandalism | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| 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 | 6 | 1.8 | 4 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.3 | ||||
| Adolescent Pregnancy | 4 | 5.5 | 12 | 17.9 | 5 | 7.4 | 6 | 9.2 | 9 | 13.7 | 5 | 7.5 | ||||
| Births to Mothers Age 10-17 | 3 | 4.2 | 11 | 16.4 | 3 | 4.5 | 3 | 4.6 | 8 | 12.2 | 4 | 6.0 | ||||
| High School Alcohol Infractions | -- | -- | 5 | 8.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 11.5 | -- | -- | ||||
| High School Drug Infractions | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3.3 | 7 | 11.5 | 1 | 1.4 | ||||
| High School Tobacco Infractions | 6 | 10.8 | 2 | 3.5 | 5 | 8.4 | 3 | 5.0 | 4 | 6.6 | 2 | 2.9 | ||||
| High School Assaults on Other Students and Staff | 12 | 21.5 | 18 | 31.4 | 7 | 11.7 | 1 | 1.7 | 1 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.9 | ||||
| High School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | -- | -- | 2 | 3.5 | 1 | 1.7 | 2 | 3.3 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| High School Vandalism | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| High School Gang Involvement | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Students Leaving School for Incarceration | -- | -- | 3 | 3.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 3 | 2.9 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 1.0 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.7 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2.9 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Consequences | ||||||||||||||||
| Public Health/Safety Outcomes | ||||||||||||||||
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases | 77 | 5.7 | 98 | 7.3 | 86 | 6.4 | 55 | 4.2 | 60 | 4.6 | 81 | 6.2 | ||||
| New HIV Cases | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| New AIDS Cases | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||
| Alcohol or Drug Related Traffic Injuries | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16 | 1.2 | 17 | 1.3 | 21 | 1.6 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Fatalities | 2 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.2 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Crashes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15 | 1.1 | 17 | 1.3 | 14 | 1.1 | ||||
| Crash Injuries and Deaths: Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1.8 | ||||
| Traffic Crashes Involving Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.9 | ||||
| Lung Cancer Deaths (per 100k) | 15 | 110.1 | 8 | 59.6 | 11 | 82.2 | 11 | 83.5 | 6 | 45.8 | 7 | 53.5 | ||||
| Deaths from Alcoholic Liver Disease (per 100k) | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7.6 | ||||