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| Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | |||||
| Demographic Data | ||||||||||||||||
| Economic Data | ||||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 18,214 | -- | 18,293 | -- | 18,277 | -- | 18,939 | -- | 19,839 | -- | 19,750 | -- | ||||
| Population | ||||||||||||||||
| Children (under 18) | 10,705 | -- | 10,733 | -- | 10,749 | -- | 10,692 | -- | 10,682 | -- | 10,677 | -- | ||||
| Adolescents (10 - 17) | 4,784 | -- | 4,750 | -- | 4,770 | -- | 4,765 | -- | 4,767 | -- | 4,814 | -- | ||||
| Adults (18 and Older) | 29,749 | -- | 30,558 | -- | 31,116 | -- | 31,647 | -- | 32,095 | -- | 32,378 | -- | ||||
| Total Population | 40,454 | -- | 41,291 | -- | 41,865 | -- | 42,339 | -- | 42,777 | -- | 43,055 | -- | ||||
| Population under 21 | 12,438 | -- | 12,388 | -- | 12,394 | -- | 12,317 | -- | 12,270 | -- | 12,242 | -- | ||||
| School Enrollment | ||||||||||||||||
| Public School Enrollment: Total (including pre-K) | 6,686 | -- | 6,665 | -- | 6,588 | -- | 6,442 | -- | 6,463 | -- | 6,478 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: 7 - 12 | 2,976 | -- | 2,952 | -- | 2,982 | -- | 2,857 | -- | 2,859 | -- | 2,818 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: Elementary and Middle School | 4,302 | -- | 4,739 | -- | 3,923 | -- | 4,577 | -- | 4,490 | -- | 4,524 | -- | ||||
| Vital Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Births | 593 | -- | 577 | -- | 559 | -- | 494 | -- | 607 | -- | 539 | -- | ||||
| Community Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Availability | ||||||||||||||||
| Beer Permits | 118 | 2.9 | 113 | 2.7 | 110 | 2.6 | 112 | 2.6 | 114 | 2.7 | 109 | 2.5 | ||||
| Private Club Permits | 35 | 0.9 | 33 | 0.8 | 31 | 0.7 | 33 | 0.8 | 34 | 0.8 | 37 | 0.9 | ||||
| Tobacco Sales to Minors (%) | -- | -- | 9 | 14.1 | 4 | 19.0 | 1 | 1.1 | 2 | 3.4 | 11 | 12.8 | ||||
| Tobacco Distributors | 78 | 1.9 | 86 | 2.1 | 82 | 2.0 | 83 | 2.0 | 80 | 1.9 | 90 | 2.1 | ||||
| Community Disorganization | ||||||||||||||||
| Residences Without Complete Kitchen or Plumbing (%) | 185 | 1.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homicide Victims | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.1 | ||||
| State Correction Prisoners Received | 162 | 4.0 | 148 | 3.6 | 167 | 4.0 | 231 | 5.5 | 190 | 4.4 | 220 | 5.1 | ||||
| Total Crime Index Offenses | 2,375 | 58.7 | 2,323 | 56.3 | -- | -- | 2,471 | 58.4 | 2,479 | 58.0 | 2,432 | 56.5 | ||||
| Total Property Crime Offenses | 2,052 | 50.7 | 2,079 | 50.3 | -- | -- | 2,018 | 47.7 | 1,972 | 46.1 | 1,866 | 43.3 | ||||
| Total Violent Crime Offenses | 323 | 8.0 | 244 | 5.9 | -- | -- | 453 | 10.7 | 507 | 11.9 | 566 | 13.1 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Total Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Extreme Economic Deprivation | ||||||||||||||||
| Unemployment | 808 | 4.4 | 852 | 4.7 | 905 | 5.0 | 899 | 4.7 | 879 | 4.4 | 950 | 4.8 | ||||
| Children Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunches | 3,458 | 517.2 | 3,304 | 495.7 | 3,410 | 517.6 | 3,446 | 534.9 | 3,787 | 586.0 | 3,992 | 616.2 | ||||
| Children Receiving TEA | 1,131 | 105.7 | 948 | 88.3 | 1,038 | 96.6 | 993 | 92.9 | 922 | 86.3 | 729 | 68.3 | ||||
| Children Receiving Food Stamps | 4,151 | 387.8 | 4,439 | 413.6 | 4,510 | 419.6 | 4,618 | 431.9 | 5,203 | 487.1 | 5,077 | 475.5 | ||||
| Low Birthweight Births | 57 | 96.1 | 57 | 98.8 | 52 | 93.0 | 64 | 129.6 | 53 | 87.3 | 81 | 150.3 | ||||
| Infant Mortality | 6 | 10.1 | 2 | 3.5 | 4 | 7.2 | 8 | 16.2 | 5 | 8.2 | 6 | 11.1 | ||||
| Transitions and Mobility | ||||||||||||||||
| New Home Construction | 161 | 4.0 | 130 | 3.1 | 144 | 3.4 | 104 | 2.5 | 88 | 2.1 | 102 | 2.4 | ||||
| Renter-Occupied Housing Units | 5,013 | 320.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homeless Children Enrolled in Public School | -- | -- | 26 | 3.9 | 10 | 1.5 | 42 | 6.5 | 15 | 2.3 | 10 | 1.5 | ||||
| Net Migrants to Arkansas (%) | -- | -- | 271 | 0.7 | 386 | 0.9 | 416 | 1.0 | 392 | 0.9 | 169 | 0.4 | ||||
| School Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Academic Failure | ||||||||||||||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Math | 244 | 53.9 | 230 | 52.6 | 126 | 32.6 | 190 | 40.2 | 237 | 50.7 | 240 | 46.6 | ||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Literacy | 211 | 46.5 | 120 | 27.5 | 101 | 26.1 | 164 | 34.8 | 235 | 50.4 | 230 | 44.7 | ||||
| High School Dropouts | 121 | 3.9 | 209 | 7.1 | 104 | 3.5 | 45 | 1.5 | 80 | 2.8 | 103 | 3.6 | ||||
| Status Dropouts | 1,100 | 27.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Lack of Commitment to School | ||||||||||||||||
| Dropouts for "Lack of Interest" | 56 | 1.9 | 23 | 0.8 | 22 | 0.7 | 9 | 0.3 | 10 | 0.3 | 5 | 0.2 | ||||
| Family Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Family Conflict | ||||||||||||||||
| Victims of Child Maltreatment | 144 | 13.5 | 132 | 12.3 | 129 | 12.0 | 116 | 10.8 | 131 | 12.3 | 176 | 16.5 | ||||
| Children Living With Relatives Other Than Parents | 1,085 | 101.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living With Nonrelatives | 166 | 15.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living in Foster Care | 153 | 14.3 | 107 | 10.0 | 128 | 11.9 | 114 | 10.7 | 141 | 13.2 | 175 | 16.4 | ||||
| Divorces and Annulments | 276 | 6.8 | 227 | 5.5 | 243 | 5.8 | 287 | 6.8 | 254 | 5.9 | 283 | 6.6 | ||||
| Children in Single-parent Families | 3,255 | 304.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Family History of High Risk Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Adults in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 330 | 11.1 | 279 | 9.1 | 229 | 7.4 | 213 | 6.7 | 250 | 7.8 | 337 | 10.4 | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Below 9th grade | 2,180 | 8.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: 9th - 12th, No diploma | 4,447 | 17.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: High School Graduate | 9,225 | 35.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Some College | 5,682 | 22.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: College Graduate | 4,256 | 16.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Pregnant Women in Alcohol or Drug Treatment | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 7.2 | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 9.3 | ||||
| Births to Women with <12 Years of Education | 143 | 241.1 | 127 | 220.1 | 121 | 216.5 | 121 | 244.9 | 130 | 214.2 | 133 | 246.8 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Tobacco During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 86 | 174.1 | 151 | 248.8 | 113 | 209.6 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Alcohol During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 12.1 | 2 | 3.3 | 1 | 1.9 | ||||
| Peer/Individual Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Alienation, Rebelliousness… | ||||||||||||||||
| Adolescent Suicide (per 100k) | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 21.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Early Initiation of Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Elementary/Middle School Alcohol Infractions | 1 | 0.2 | 6 | 1.3 | 13 | 3.3 | 2 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.4 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Drug Infractions | 12 | 2.8 | 20 | 4.2 | 24 | 6.1 | 7 | 1.5 | 12 | 2.7 | 5 | 1.1 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Tobacco Infractions | 35 | 8.1 | 50 | 10.6 | 90 | 22.9 | 14 | 3.1 | 15 | 3.3 | 20 | 4.4 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Assaults on Students or Staff | 24 | 5.6 | 48 | 10.1 | 61 | 15.5 | 54 | 11.8 | 62 | 13.8 | 52 | 11.5 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 14 | 3.3 | 9 | 1.9 | 13 | 3.3 | 9 | 2.0 | 7 | 1.6 | 14 | 3.1 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Vandalism | 4 | 0.9 | 21 | 4.4 | 23 | 5.9 | 6 | 1.3 | 14 | 3.1 | 5 | 1.1 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Gang Involvement | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 5 | 1.1 | 5 | 1.1 | ||||
| Peers Who Engage in Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Juveniles in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 19 | 1.8 | 8 | 0.7 | 10 | 0.9 | 6 | 0.6 | 4 | 0.4 | 12 | 1.1 | ||||
| Adolescent Pregnancy | 41 | 17.9 | 37 | 16.2 | 38 | 16.5 | 33 | 14.6 | 26 | 11.6 | 45 | 19.9 | ||||
| Births to Mothers Age 10-17 | 40 | 17.4 | 35 | 15.4 | 36 | 15.7 | 30 | 13.3 | 24 | 10.7 | 38 | 16.8 | ||||
| High School Alcohol Infractions | 1 | 0.4 | 6 | 3.1 | 13 | 4.9 | 11 | 5.9 | 9 | 4.8 | 10 | 5.3 | ||||
| High School Drug Infractions | 9 | 3.8 | 20 | 10.4 | 21 | 7.9 | 16 | 8.6 | 29 | 15.4 | 30 | 15.8 | ||||
| High School Tobacco Infractions | 33 | 13.8 | 46 | 23.9 | 85 | 31.9 | 46 | 24.7 | 30 | 15.9 | 40 | 21.1 | ||||
| High School Assaults on Other Students and Staff | 18 | 7.6 | 33 | 17.1 | 43 | 16.1 | 47 | 25.2 | 14 | 7.4 | 31 | 16.4 | ||||
| High School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 9 | 3.8 | 5 | 2.6 | 11 | 4.1 | 4 | 2.1 | 11 | 5.8 | 4 | 2.1 | ||||
| High School Vandalism | 1 | 0.4 | 11 | 5.7 | 19 | 7.1 | 15 | 8.0 | 5 | 2.7 | 9 | 4.7 | ||||
| High School Gang Involvement | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.1 | -- | -- | ||||
| Students Leaving School for Incarceration | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 2.0 | 10 | 3.5 | 8 | 2.8 | 1 | 0.4 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Consequences | ||||||||||||||||
| Public Health/Safety Outcomes | ||||||||||||||||
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases | 327 | 8.1 | 370 | 9.0 | 406 | 9.7 | 344 | 8.1 | 373 | 8.7 | 289 | 6.7 | ||||
| New HIV Cases | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8 | 0.2 | 7 | 0.2 | 7 | 0.2 | ||||
| New AIDS Cases | -- | -- | 4 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.1 | ||||
| Alcohol or Drug Related Traffic Injuries | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 80 | 1.9 | 126 | 2.9 | 104 | 2.4 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Fatalities | 4 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.1 | 17 | 0.4 | 5 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.2 | 6 | 0.1 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Crashes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 68 | 1.6 | 75 | 1.8 | 63 | 1.5 | ||||
| Crash Injuries and Deaths: Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23 | 1.9 | 6 | 0.5 | ||||
| Traffic Crashes Involving Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14 | 1.1 | 8 | 0.7 | ||||
| Lung Cancer Deaths (per 100k) | 34 | 84.0 | 36 | 87.2 | 26 | 62.1 | 39 | 92.1 | 28 | 65.5 | 22 | 51.1 | ||||
| Deaths from Alcoholic Liver Disease (per 100k) | 2 | 4.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||