| Mississippi | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 22,677 | -- | 21,589 | -- | 20,321 | -- | 19,926 | -- | 20,486 | -- | 20,875 | -- | ||||
| Population | ||||||||||||||||
| Children (under 18) | 15,330 | -- | 14,725 | -- | 14,214 | -- | 14,024 | -- | 13,883 | -- | 13,793 | -- | ||||
| Adolescents (10 - 17) | 6,851 | -- | 6,429 | -- | 6,213 | -- | 6,134 | -- | 6,056 | -- | 6,028 | -- | ||||
| Adults (18 and Older) | 36,519 | -- | 35,421 | -- | 34,592 | -- | 34,204 | -- | 33,880 | -- | 33,724 | -- | ||||
| Total Population | 51,849 | -- | 50,146 | -- | 48,806 | -- | 48,228 | -- | 47,763 | -- | 47,517 | -- | ||||
| Population under 21 | 17,662 | -- | 16,801 | -- | 16,226 | -- | 15,964 | -- | 15,757 | -- | 15,681 | -- | ||||
| School Enrollment | ||||||||||||||||
| Public School Enrollment: Total (including pre-K) | 9,940 | -- | 9,664 | -- | 9,352 | -- | 9,202 | -- | 9,034 | -- | 8,799 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: 7 - 12 | 4,396 | -- | 4,253 | -- | 4,093 | -- | 4,075 | -- | 3,929 | -- | 3,818 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: Elementary and Middle School | 7,551 | -- | 6,619 | -- | 6,403 | -- | 6,155 | -- | 6,077 | -- | 6,230 | -- | ||||
| Vital Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Births | 938 | -- | 789 | -- | 762 | -- | 774 | -- | 802 | -- | 743 | -- | ||||
| Community Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Availability | ||||||||||||||||
| Beer Permits | 114 | 2.2 | 102 | 2.0 | 99 | 2.0 | 94 | 1.9 | 94 | 2.0 | 94 | 2.0 | ||||
| Private Club Permits | 16 | 0.3 | 15 | 0.3 | 16 | 0.3 | 16 | 0.3 | 18 | 0.4 | 18 | 0.4 | ||||
| Tobacco Sales to Minors (%) | -- | -- | -- | -- | 27 | 19.7 | 19 | 10.2 | 4 | 3.0 | 4 | 14.3 | ||||
| Tobacco Distributors | 94 | 1.8 | 107 | 2.1 | 93 | 1.9 | 84 | 1.7 | 83 | 1.7 | 90 | 1.9 | ||||
| Community Disorganization | ||||||||||||||||
| Residences Without Complete Kitchen or Plumbing (%) | 257 | 1.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homicide Victims | 8 | 0.2 | 8 | 0.2 | 5 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||
| State Correction Prisoners Received | 195 | 3.8 | 280 | 5.6 | 291 | 6.0 | 286 | 5.9 | 242 | 5.1 | 252 | 5.3 | ||||
| Total Crime Index Offenses | 3,036 | 58.6 | 2,656 | 53.0 | -- | -- | 3,226 | 66.9 | 2,679 | 56.1 | 2,836 | 59.7 | ||||
| Total Property Crime Offenses | 2,652 | 51.1 | 2,248 | 44.8 | -- | -- | 2,834 | 58.8 | 2,382 | 49.9 | 2,472 | 52.0 | ||||
| Total Violent Crime Offenses | 384 | 7.4 | 408 | 8.1 | -- | -- | 392 | 8.1 | 297 | 6.2 | 364 | 7.7 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 371 | 11.0 | 334 | 9.9 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 235 | 6.9 | 270 | 8.0 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25 | 0.7 | 49 | 1.5 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 120 | 3.5 | 116 | 3.4 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 399 | 8.4 | 349 | 7.3 | ||||
| Total Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 237 | 5.0 | 272 | 5.7 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25 | 0.5 | 50 | 1.1 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 133 | 2.8 | 123 | 2.6 | ||||
| Extreme Economic Deprivation | ||||||||||||||||
| Unemployment | 1,743 | 7.7 | 2,534 | 11.7 | 2,448 | 12.0 | 2,038 | 10.2 | 1,743 | 8.5 | 1,700 | 8.1 | ||||
| Children Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunches | 6,116 | 615.3 | 6,266 | 648.4 | 6,412 | 685.6 | 7,364 | 800.3 | 7,387 | 817.7 | 7,148 | 812.4 | ||||
| Children Receiving TEA | 1,932 | 126.0 | 1,595 | 108.3 | 1,387 | 97.6 | 1,212 | 86.4 | 1,039 | 74.8 | 828 | 60.0 | ||||
| Children Receiving Food Stamps | 6,945 | 453.0 | 7,671 | 521.0 | 7,366 | 518.2 | 7,374 | 525.8 | 8,101 | 583.5 | 7,628 | 553.0 | ||||
| Low Birthweight Births | 96 | 102.3 | 87 | 110.3 | 104 | 136.5 | 98 | 126.6 | 90 | 112.2 | 81 | 109.0 | ||||
| Infant Mortality | 8 | 8.5 | 9 | 11.4 | 10 | 13.1 | 9 | 11.6 | 5 | 6.2 | 6 | 8.1 | ||||
| Transitions and Mobility | ||||||||||||||||
| New Home Construction | 40 | 0.8 | 55 | 1.1 | 23 | 0.5 | 26 | 0.5 | 25 | 0.5 | 36 | 0.8 | ||||
| Renter-Occupied Housing Units | 7,960 | 411.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homeless Children Enrolled in Public School | -- | -- | 92 | 9.5 | 129 | 13.8 | 209 | 22.7 | 248 | 27.5 | 327 | 37.2 | ||||
| Net Migrants to Arkansas (%) | -- | -- | -1,161 | -2.3 | -1,538 | -3.2 | -721 | -1.5 | -677 | -1.4 | -553 | -1.2 | ||||
| School Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Academic Failure | ||||||||||||||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Math | 483 | 75.1 | 363 | 74.4 | 280 | 49.6 | 364 | 52.4 | 448 | 67.7 | 400 | 58.7 | ||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Literacy | 431 | 67.0 | 306 | 62.8 | 259 | 45.9 | 281 | 40.3 | 430 | 65.0 | 370 | 54.2 | ||||
| High School Dropouts | 250 | 5.6 | 361 | 8.3 | 248 | 5.8 | 218 | 5.3 | 222 | 5.4 | 189 | 4.8 | ||||
| Status Dropouts | 1,838 | 36.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Lack of Commitment to School | ||||||||||||||||
| Dropouts for "Lack of Interest" | 112 | 2.5 | 45 | 1.1 | 29 | 0.7 | 39 | 1.0 | 19 | 0.5 | 25 | 0.7 | ||||
| Family Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Family Conflict | ||||||||||||||||
| Victims of Child Maltreatment | 221 | 14.4 | 249 | 16.9 | 155 | 10.9 | 137 | 9.8 | 204 | 14.7 | 159 | 11.5 | ||||
| Children Living With Relatives Other Than Parents | 2,016 | 131.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living With Nonrelatives | 262 | 17.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living in Foster Care | 68 | 4.4 | 109 | 7.4 | 98 | 6.9 | 105 | 7.5 | 107 | 7.7 | 127 | 9.2 | ||||
| Divorces and Annulments | 375 | 7.2 | 309 | 6.2 | 315 | 6.5 | 326 | 6.8 | 307 | 6.4 | 296 | 6.2 | ||||
| Children in Single-parent Families | 4,931 | 321.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Family History of High Risk Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Adults in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 186 | 5.1 | 201 | 5.7 | 200 | 5.8 | 183 | 5.4 | 200 | 5.9 | 163 | 4.8 | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Below 9th grade | 4,850 | 15.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: 9th - 12th, No diploma | 6,298 | 19.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: High School Graduate | 10,151 | 32.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Some College | 5,479 | 17.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: College Graduate | 4,834 | 15.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Pregnant Women in Alcohol or Drug Treatment | 2 | 2.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.3 | -- | -- | 2 | 2.5 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Births to Women with <12 Years of Education | 299 | 318.8 | 261 | 330.8 | 271 | 355.6 | 244 | 315.2 | 224 | 279.3 | 216 | 290.7 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Tobacco During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 154 | 199.0 | 171 | 213.2 | 146 | 196.5 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Alcohol During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 7.8 | 4 | 5.0 | 4 | 5.4 | ||||
| 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 | 4 | 0.5 | 5 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.5 | 8 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Drug Infractions | 3 | 0.4 | 17 | 2.6 | 5 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.2 | -- | -- | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Tobacco Infractions | 41 | 5.4 | 62 | 9.4 | 65 | 10.2 | 13 | 2.1 | 7 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.2 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Assaults on Students or Staff | 211 | 27.9 | 296 | 44.7 | 179 | 28.0 | 33 | 5.4 | 106 | 17.4 | 165 | 26.5 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 10 | 1.3 | 7 | 1.1 | 5 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.5 | 6 | 1.0 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Vandalism | 4 | 0.5 | 7 | 1.1 | 9 | 1.4 | 13 | 2.1 | 9 | 1.5 | 19 | 3.0 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Gang Involvement | -- | -- | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.3 | -- | -- | ||||
| Peers Who Engage in Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Juveniles in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 10 | 0.7 | 11 | 0.7 | 6 | 0.4 | 5 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.2 | ||||
| Adolescent Pregnancy | 91 | 27.0 | 61 | 19.6 | 66 | 22.0 | 74 | 25.1 | 62 | 21.2 | 59 | 20.1 | ||||
| Births to Mothers Age 10-17 | 89 | 26.4 | 59 | 18.9 | 65 | 21.7 | 72 | 24.4 | 61 | 20.8 | 53 | 18.1 | ||||
| High School Alcohol Infractions | 3 | 1.3 | 4 | 1.3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.8 | ||||
| High School Drug Infractions | 3 | 1.3 | 16 | 5.3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 5.2 | 8 | 3.2 | ||||
| High School Tobacco Infractions | 36 | 15.1 | 57 | 18.7 | 54 | 18.3 | 35 | 11.8 | 59 | 20.6 | 40 | 16.2 | ||||
| High School Assaults on Other Students and Staff | 136 | 56.9 | 111 | 36.5 | 104 | 35.3 | 99 | 33.5 | 101 | 35.3 | 108 | 43.7 | ||||
| High School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 4 | 1.7 | 5 | 1.6 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 2.1 | 3 | 1.2 | ||||
| High School Vandalism | 2 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.7 | 5 | 1.7 | 4 | 1.4 | 1 | 0.3 | 4 | 1.6 | ||||
| High School Gang Involvement | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.3 | -- | -- | ||||
| Students Leaving School for Incarceration | -- | -- | 21 | 4.9 | 5 | 1.2 | 23 | 5.6 | 29 | 7.4 | 29 | 7.6 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 28 | 4.6 | 15 | 2.5 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.3 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.2 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11 | 1.8 | 7 | 1.2 | ||||
| Consequences | ||||||||||||||||
| Public Health/Safety Outcomes | ||||||||||||||||
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases | 413 | 8.0 | 372 | 7.4 | 422 | 8.6 | 320 | 6.6 | 415 | 8.7 | 397 | 8.4 | ||||
| New HIV Cases | -- | -- | 5 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.1 | 6 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.1 | ||||
| New AIDS Cases | -- | -- | 10 | 0.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.1 | ||||
| Alcohol or Drug Related Traffic Injuries | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 76 | 1.6 | 72 | 1.5 | 75 | 1.6 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Fatalities | 4 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.1 | 14 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.1 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Crashes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 61 | 1.3 | 66 | 1.4 | 61 | 1.3 | ||||
| Crash Injuries and Deaths: Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 0.3 | 5 | 0.3 | ||||
| Traffic Crashes Involving Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.2 | ||||
| Lung Cancer Deaths (per 100k) | 38 | 73.3 | 43 | 85.7 | 29 | 59.4 | 39 | 80.9 | 36 | 75.4 | 30 | 63.1 | ||||
| Deaths from Alcoholic Liver Disease (per 100k) | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.0 | 2 | 4.1 | 3 | 6.2 | 3 | 6.3 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||