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| Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | |||||
| Demographic Data | ||||||||||||||||
| Economic Data | ||||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 26,436 | -- | 26,972 | -- | 27,535 | -- | 29,189 | -- | 30,515 | -- | 31,150 | -- | ||||
| Population | ||||||||||||||||
| Children (under 18) | 15,239 | -- | 15,256 | -- | 15,355 | -- | 15,658 | -- | 15,982 | -- | 16,294 | -- | ||||
| Adolescents (10 - 17) | 7,129 | -- | 7,168 | -- | 7,197 | -- | 7,247 | -- | 7,280 | -- | 7,389 | -- | ||||
| Adults (18 and Older) | 37,923 | -- | 40,020 | -- | 41,296 | -- | 42,932 | -- | 44,648 | -- | 46,608 | -- | ||||
| Total Population | 53,162 | -- | 55,276 | -- | 56,651 | -- | 58,590 | -- | 60,630 | -- | 62,902 | -- | ||||
| Population under 21 | 17,257 | -- | 17,323 | -- | 17,475 | -- | 17,873 | -- | 18,224 | -- | 18,611 | -- | ||||
| School Enrollment | ||||||||||||||||
| Public School Enrollment: Total (including pre-K) | 10,733 | -- | 10,691 | -- | 10,887 | -- | 11,182 | -- | 11,716 | -- | 12,430 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: 7 - 12 | 4,899 | -- | 4,910 | -- | 4,990 | -- | 5,066 | -- | 5,187 | -- | 5,568 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: Elementary and Middle School | 7,878 | -- | 8,106 | -- | 8,215 | -- | 8,393 | -- | 8,643 | -- | 8,833 | -- | ||||
| Vital Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Births | 697 | -- | 719 | -- | 806 | -- | 868 | -- | 843 | -- | 907 | -- | ||||
| Community Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Availability | ||||||||||||||||
| Beer Permits | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Private Club Permits | 4 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.1 | ||||
| Tobacco Sales to Minors (%) | -- | -- | 21 | 34.4 | 25 | 18.5 | 21 | 13.6 | 13 | 9.0 | 3 | 5.8 | ||||
| Tobacco Distributors | 67 | 1.3 | 71 | 1.3 | 62 | 1.1 | 70 | 1.2 | 66 | 1.1 | 65 | 1.0 | ||||
| Community Disorganization | ||||||||||||||||
| Residences Without Complete Kitchen or Plumbing (%) | 221 | 1.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homicide Victims | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.1 | ||||
| State Correction Prisoners Received | 136 | 2.6 | 123 | 2.2 | 144 | 2.5 | 179 | 3.1 | 186 | 3.1 | 162 | 2.6 | ||||
| Total Crime Index Offenses | 1,537 | 28.9 | 1,802 | 32.6 | -- | -- | 1,924 | 32.8 | 1,512 | 24.9 | 2,428 | 38.6 | ||||
| Total Property Crime Offenses | 1,418 | 26.7 | 1,714 | 31.0 | -- | -- | 1,735 | 29.6 | 1,323 | 21.8 | 2,109 | 33.5 | ||||
| Total Violent Crime Offenses | 119 | 2.2 | 88 | 1.6 | -- | -- | 189 | 3.2 | 189 | 3.1 | 319 | 5.1 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 212 | 4.7 | 219 | 4.7 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 170 | 3.8 | 142 | 3.0 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 38 | 0.9 | 33 | 0.7 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 0.1 | 11 | 0.2 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 223 | 3.7 | 243 | 3.9 | ||||
| Total Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 182 | 3.0 | 147 | 2.3 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 38 | 0.6 | 36 | 0.6 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 0.1 | 15 | 0.2 | ||||
| Extreme Economic Deprivation | ||||||||||||||||
| Unemployment | 868 | 3.3 | 1,146 | 4.2 | 1,283 | 4.7 | 1,288 | 4.4 | 1,228 | 4.0 | 1,350 | 4.3 | ||||
| Children Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunches | 3,117 | 290.4 | 3,407 | 318.7 | 3,536 | 324.8 | 4,024 | 359.9 | 4,080 | 348.2 | 4,470 | 359.6 | ||||
| Children Receiving TEA | 331 | 21.7 | 212 | 13.9 | 182 | 11.9 | 162 | 10.3 | 138 | 8.6 | 197 | 12.1 | ||||
| Children Receiving Food Stamps | 2,538 | 166.5 | 2,706 | 177.4 | 3,195 | 208.1 | 3,506 | 223.9 | 3,953 | 247.3 | 4,291 | 263.3 | ||||
| Low Birthweight Births | 59 | 84.6 | 43 | 59.8 | 70 | 86.8 | 64 | 73.7 | 76 | 90.2 | 58 | 63.9 | ||||
| Infant Mortality | 4 | 5.7 | 5 | 7.0 | 8 | 9.9 | 5 | 5.8 | 7 | 8.3 | 6 | 6.6 | ||||
| Transitions and Mobility | ||||||||||||||||
| New Home Construction | 340 | 6.4 | 392 | 7.1 | 477 | 8.4 | 640 | 10.9 | 674 | 11.1 | 773 | 12.3 | ||||
| Renter-Occupied Housing Units | 4,637 | 240.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homeless Children Enrolled in Public School | -- | -- | 5 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.2 | 6 | 0.5 | 10 | 0.9 | 31 | 2.5 | ||||
| Net Migrants to Arkansas (%) | -- | -- | 942 | 1.7 | 1,071 | 1.9 | 1,643 | 2.8 | 1,694 | 2.8 | 1,930 | 3.1 | ||||
| School Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Academic Failure | ||||||||||||||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Math | 348 | 49.8 | 250 | 29.8 | 218 | 32.1 | 235 | 27.0 | 405 | 45.1 | 297 | 32.3 | ||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Literacy | 330 | 47.3 | 173 | 20.6 | 185 | 27.3 | 216 | 24.8 | 356 | 39.6 | 276 | 30.1 | ||||
| High School Dropouts | 134 | 2.8 | 180 | 3.7 | 167 | 3.4 | 185 | 3.7 | 194 | 3.8 | 245 | 4.7 | ||||
| Status Dropouts | 1,102 | 26.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Lack of Commitment to School | ||||||||||||||||
| Dropouts for "Lack of Interest" | 90 | 1.8 | 36 | 0.7 | 38 | 0.8 | 35 | 0.7 | 43 | 0.8 | 54 | 1.0 | ||||
| Family Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Family Conflict | ||||||||||||||||
| Victims of Child Maltreatment | 155 | 10.2 | 111 | 7.3 | 117 | 7.6 | 114 | 7.3 | 89 | 5.6 | 122 | 7.5 | ||||
| Children Living With Relatives Other Than Parents | 1,139 | 74.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living With Nonrelatives | 231 | 15.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living in Foster Care | 53 | 3.5 | 92 | 6.0 | 87 | 5.7 | 99 | 6.3 | 112 | 7.0 | 81 | 5.0 | ||||
| Divorces and Annulments | 367 | 6.9 | 401 | 7.3 | 396 | 7.0 | 385 | 6.6 | 394 | 6.5 | 398 | 6.3 | ||||
| Children in Single-parent Families | 2,850 | 187.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Family History of High Risk Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Adults in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 236 | 6.2 | 233 | 5.8 | 190 | 4.6 | 169 | 3.9 | 182 | 4.1 | 193 | 4.1 | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Below 9th grade | 2,639 | 7.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: 9th - 12th, No diploma | 4,844 | 14.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: High School Graduate | 11,944 | 35.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Some College | 7,394 | 22.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: College Graduate | 6,647 | 19.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Pregnant Women in Alcohol or Drug Treatment | 2 | 2.9 | 1 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 4.4 | ||||
| Births to Women with <12 Years of Education | 109 | 156.4 | 115 | 159.9 | 154 | 191.1 | 161 | 185.5 | 126 | 149.5 | 132 | 145.5 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Tobacco During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 200 | 230.4 | 164 | 194.5 | 164 | 180.8 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Alcohol During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 8.1 | 6 | 7.1 | 4 | 4.4 | ||||
| Peer/Individual Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Alienation, Rebelliousness… | ||||||||||||||||
| Adolescent Suicide (per 100k) | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 14.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 13.7 | 1 | 13.5 | ||||
| Early Initiation of Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Elementary/Middle School Alcohol Infractions | 8 | 1.0 | 13 | 1.6 | 15 | 1.8 | 5 | 0.6 | 11 | 1.3 | 6 | 0.7 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Drug Infractions | 28 | 3.6 | 60 | 7.4 | 23 | 2.8 | 27 | 3.2 | 52 | 6.0 | 36 | 4.1 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Tobacco Infractions | 104 | 13.2 | 154 | 19.0 | 191 | 23.3 | 28 | 3.3 | 57 | 6.6 | 47 | 5.3 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Assaults on Students or Staff | 172 | 21.8 | 320 | 39.5 | 223 | 27.1 | 174 | 20.7 | 58 | 6.7 | 63 | 7.1 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 9 | 1.1 | 14 | 1.7 | 8 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.2 | 8 | 0.9 | 7 | 0.8 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Vandalism | 9 | 1.1 | 24 | 3.0 | 20 | 2.4 | 9 | 1.1 | 11 | 1.3 | 23 | 2.6 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Gang Involvement | -- | -- | 4 | 0.5 | 3 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||
| Peers Who Engage in Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Juveniles in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 37 | 2.4 | 24 | 1.6 | 16 | 1.0 | 22 | 1.4 | 7 | 0.4 | 10 | 0.6 | ||||
| Adolescent Pregnancy | 33 | 9.7 | 32 | 9.3 | 52 | 15.0 | 41 | 11.7 | 35 | 10.0 | 42 | 11.7 | ||||
| Births to Mothers Age 10-17 | 23 | 6.7 | 24 | 6.9 | 33 | 9.5 | 28 | 8.0 | 26 | 7.4 | 29 | 8.1 | ||||
| High School Alcohol Infractions | 2 | 0.7 | 10 | 3.9 | 9 | 3.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 5.6 | 13 | 3.6 | ||||
| High School Drug Infractions | 8 | 2.8 | 26 | 10.1 | 10 | 3.7 | 22 | 7.9 | 48 | 16.8 | 30 | 8.3 | ||||
| High School Tobacco Infractions | 96 | 33.6 | 128 | 49.5 | 122 | 45.7 | 104 | 37.3 | 82 | 28.6 | 98 | 27.2 | ||||
| High School Assaults on Other Students and Staff | 89 | 31.2 | 65 | 25.1 | 50 | 18.7 | 74 | 26.6 | 49 | 17.1 | 87 | 24.2 | ||||
| High School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 7 | 2.5 | 8 | 3.1 | 3 | 1.1 | 7 | 2.5 | 5 | 1.7 | 4 | 1.1 | ||||
| High School Vandalism | 2 | 0.7 | 17 | 6.6 | 5 | 1.9 | 18 | 6.5 | 20 | 7.0 | 21 | 5.8 | ||||
| High School Gang Involvement | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Students Leaving School for Incarceration | -- | -- | 1 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.6 | 5 | 1.0 | 4 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.5 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 0.7 | 24 | 3.2 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10 | 1.4 | 5 | 0.7 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.4 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.5 | ||||
| Consequences | ||||||||||||||||
| Public Health/Safety Outcomes | ||||||||||||||||
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases | 87 | 1.6 | 117 | 2.1 | 100 | 1.8 | 136 | 2.3 | 144 | 2.4 | 144 | 2.3 | ||||
| New HIV Cases | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||
| New AIDS Cases | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 0.0 | ||||
| Alcohol or Drug Related Traffic Injuries | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 114 | 1.9 | 79 | 1.3 | 76 | 1.2 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Fatalities | 5 | 0.1 | 13 | 0.2 | 20 | 0.4 | 9 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.1 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Crashes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 105 | 1.8 | 87 | 1.4 | 82 | 1.3 | ||||
| Crash Injuries and Deaths: Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11 | 0.6 | 14 | 0.8 | ||||
| Traffic Crashes Involving Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17 | 0.9 | 15 | 0.8 | ||||
| Lung Cancer Deaths (per 100k) | 42 | 79.0 | 32 | 57.9 | 39 | 68.8 | 46 | 78.5 | 36 | 59.4 | 41 | 65.2 | ||||
| Deaths from Alcoholic Liver Disease (per 100k) | 1 | 1.9 | 1 | 1.8 | 1 | 1.8 | 1 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3.2 | ||||