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| Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | |||||
| Demographic Data | ||||||||||||||||
| Economic Data | ||||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 11,447 | -- | 11,292 | -- | 11,227 | -- | 11,304 | -- | 11,650 | -- | 11,650 | -- | ||||
| Population | ||||||||||||||||
| Children (under 18) | 6,674 | -- | 6,524 | -- | 6,462 | -- | 6,389 | -- | 6,387 | -- | 6,339 | -- | ||||
| Adolescents (10 - 17) | 3,067 | -- | 2,992 | -- | 2,945 | -- | 2,924 | -- | 2,896 | -- | 2,851 | -- | ||||
| Adults (18 and Older) | 18,952 | -- | 18,870 | -- | 18,904 | -- | 18,844 | -- | 18,900 | -- | 18,747 | -- | ||||
| Total Population | 25,626 | -- | 25,394 | -- | 25,366 | -- | 25,233 | -- | 25,287 | -- | 25,086 | -- | ||||
| Population under 21 | 7,717 | -- | 7,487 | -- | 7,404 | -- | 7,354 | -- | 7,314 | -- | 7,234 | -- | ||||
| School Enrollment | ||||||||||||||||
| Public School Enrollment: Total (including pre-K) | 4,853 | -- | 4,695 | -- | 4,700 | -- | 4,665 | -- | 4,802 | -- | 4,593 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: 7 - 12 | 2,208 | -- | 2,111 | -- | 2,190 | -- | 2,160 | -- | 2,193 | -- | 2,145 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: Elementary and Middle School | 3,327 | -- | 2,748 | -- | 2,678 | -- | 2,671 | -- | 2,666 | -- | 3,145 | -- | ||||
| Vital Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Births | 382 | -- | 335 | -- | 353 | -- | 340 | -- | 347 | -- | 383 | -- | ||||
| Community Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Availability | ||||||||||||||||
| Beer Permits | 35 | 1.4 | 34 | 1.3 | 37 | 1.5 | 37 | 1.5 | 40 | 1.6 | 38 | 1.5 | ||||
| Private Club Permits | 4 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.1 | ||||
| Tobacco Sales to Minors (%) | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14 | 20.3 | 14 | 11.5 | 4 | 5.7 | 2 | 6.5 | ||||
| Tobacco Distributors | 48 | 1.9 | 53 | 2.1 | 46 | 1.8 | 52 | 2.1 | 50 | 2.0 | 49 | 2.0 | ||||
| Community Disorganization | ||||||||||||||||
| Residences Without Complete Kitchen or Plumbing (%) | 79 | 0.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homicide Victims | 3 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||
| State Correction Prisoners Received | 76 | 3.0 | 23 | 0.9 | 128 | 5.0 | 99 | 3.9 | 81 | 3.2 | 91 | 3.6 | ||||
| Total Crime Index Offenses | 1,216 | 47.5 | 1,315 | 51.8 | -- | -- | 1,016 | 40.3 | 1,180 | 46.7 | 1,126 | 44.9 | ||||
| Total Property Crime Offenses | 1,032 | 40.3 | 1,220 | 48.0 | -- | -- | 920 | 36.5 | 1,034 | 40.9 | 997 | 39.7 | ||||
| Total Violent Crime Offenses | 184 | 7.2 | 95 | 3.7 | -- | -- | 96 | 3.8 | 146 | 5.8 | 129 | 5.1 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 213 | 11.3 | 476 | 25.4 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 71 | 3.8 | 76 | 4.1 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 113 | 6.0 | 161 | 8.6 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8 | 0.4 | 11 | 0.6 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 225 | 8.9 | 483 | 19.3 | ||||
| Total Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 73 | 2.9 | 76 | 3.0 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 114 | 4.5 | 164 | 6.5 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10 | 0.4 | 12 | 0.5 | ||||
| Extreme Economic Deprivation | ||||||||||||||||
| Unemployment | 537 | 4.7 | 826 | 7.3 | 823 | 7.3 | 720 | 6.4 | 731 | 6.3 | 775 | 6.7 | ||||
| Children Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunches | 2,503 | 515.8 | 2,646 | 563.6 | 2,655 | 564.9 | 2,829 | 606.4 | 3,032 | 631.4 | 2,942 | 640.5 | ||||
| Children Receiving TEA | 393 | 58.9 | 531 | 81.4 | 661 | 102.3 | 540 | 84.5 | 308 | 48.2 | 356 | 56.2 | ||||
| Children Receiving Food Stamps | 2,416 | 362.0 | 2,913 | 446.5 | 2,925 | 452.6 | 3,188 | 499.0 | 3,522 | 551.4 | 3,561 | 561.8 | ||||
| Low Birthweight Births | 31 | 81.2 | 21 | 62.7 | 35 | 99.2 | 33 | 97.1 | 37 | 106.6 | 39 | 101.8 | ||||
| Infant Mortality | 5 | 13.1 | 4 | 11.9 | 6 | 17.0 | 2 | 5.9 | 4 | 11.5 | 6 | 15.7 | ||||
| Transitions and Mobility | ||||||||||||||||
| New Home Construction | 57 | 2.2 | 39 | 1.5 | 40 | 1.6 | 39 | 1.5 | 38 | 1.5 | 45 | 1.8 | ||||
| Renter-Occupied Housing Units | 3,324 | 331.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homeless Children Enrolled in Public School | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 16 | 3.4 | 32 | 6.7 | 117 | 25.5 | ||||
| Net Migrants to Arkansas (%) | -- | -- | -215 | -0.8 | -33 | -0.1 | -135 | -0.5 | 61 | 0.2 | -219 | -0.9 | ||||
| School Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Academic Failure | ||||||||||||||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Math | 215 | 65.8 | 173 | 61.9 | 119 | 47.5 | 122 | 38.9 | 215 | 60.2 | 148 | 47.6 | ||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Literacy | 213 | 65.1 | 134 | 48.0 | 123 | 49.3 | 125 | 39.8 | 188 | 52.6 | 156 | 50.2 | ||||
| High School Dropouts | 69 | 3.1 | 94 | 4.4 | 83 | 3.9 | 84 | 3.8 | 90 | 4.2 | 69 | 3.1 | ||||
| Status Dropouts | 699 | 30.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Lack of Commitment to School | ||||||||||||||||
| Dropouts for "Lack of Interest" | 8 | 0.4 | 10 | 0.5 | 9 | 0.4 | 14 | 0.6 | 10 | 0.5 | 4 | 0.2 | ||||
| Family Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Family Conflict | ||||||||||||||||
| Victims of Child Maltreatment | 109 | 16.3 | 121 | 18.5 | 116 | 18.0 | 74 | 11.6 | 130 | 20.4 | 94 | 14.8 | ||||
| Children Living With Relatives Other Than Parents | 765 | 114.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living With Nonrelatives | 131 | 19.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living in Foster Care | 65 | 9.7 | 24 | 3.7 | 24 | 3.7 | 32 | 5.0 | 57 | 8.9 | 89 | 14.0 | ||||
| Divorces and Annulments | 190 | 7.4 | 149 | 5.9 | 159 | 6.3 | 155 | 6.1 | 170 | 6.7 | 151 | 6.0 | ||||
| Children in Single-parent Families | 1,664 | 249.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Family History of High Risk Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Adults in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 102 | 5.4 | 186 | 9.9 | 188 | 9.9 | 99 | 5.3 | 130 | 6.9 | 117 | 6.2 | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Below 9th grade | 3,095 | 18.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: 9th - 12th, No diploma | 3,240 | 19.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: High School Graduate | 6,580 | 39.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Some College | 2,340 | 14.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: College Graduate | 1,419 | 8.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Pregnant Women in Alcohol or Drug Treatment | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | 1 | 2.9 | 1 | 2.6 | ||||
| Births to Women with <12 Years of Education | 88 | 230.4 | 115 | 343.3 | 76 | 215.3 | 82 | 241.2 | 95 | 273.8 | 98 | 255.9 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Tobacco During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 100 | 294.1 | 102 | 293.9 | 119 | 310.7 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Alcohol During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 5.9 | 2 | 5.8 | 2 | 5.2 | ||||
| Peer/Individual Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Alienation, Rebelliousness… | ||||||||||||||||
| Adolescent Suicide (per 100k) | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 34.2 | 1 | 34.5 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Early Initiation of Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Elementary/Middle School Alcohol Infractions | 3 | 0.9 | 6 | 2.2 | 9 | 3.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.3 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Drug Infractions | 16 | 4.8 | 24 | 8.7 | 16 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.3 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Tobacco Infractions | 125 | 37.6 | 149 | 54.2 | 149 | 55.6 | 14 | 5.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1.6 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Assaults on Students or Staff | 178 | 53.5 | 177 | 64.4 | 140 | 52.3 | 242 | 90.6 | 168 | 63.0 | 139 | 44.2 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 6 | 1.8 | 5 | 1.8 | 3 | 1.1 | 5 | 1.9 | 6 | 2.3 | 4 | 1.3 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Vandalism | 22 | 6.6 | 16 | 5.8 | 11 | 4.1 | 7 | 2.6 | 3 | 1.1 | 3 | 1.0 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Gang Involvement | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1.3 | ||||
| Peers Who Engage in Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Juveniles in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 1 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.6 | 5 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.2 | ||||
| Adolescent Pregnancy | 18 | 12.4 | 26 | 18.3 | 18 | 12.9 | 20 | 14.3 | 30 | 21.5 | 26 | 18.9 | ||||
| Births to Mothers Age 10-17 | 18 | 12.4 | 25 | 17.6 | 15 | 10.7 | 19 | 13.6 | 28 | 20.1 | 25 | 18.1 | ||||
| High School Alcohol Infractions | 3 | 2.0 | 5 | 2.6 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 2.1 | ||||
| High School Drug Infractions | 16 | 10.5 | 18 | 9.2 | 13 | 6.4 | 15 | 7.6 | 10 | 5.0 | 4 | 2.8 | ||||
| High School Tobacco Infractions | 120 | 78.6 | 134 | 68.8 | 146 | 72.2 | 111 | 56.1 | 73 | 36.5 | 74 | 51.1 | ||||
| High School Assaults on Other Students and Staff | 169 | 110.7 | 177 | 90.9 | 140 | 69.2 | 159 | 80.4 | 113 | 56.5 | 120 | 82.9 | ||||
| High School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 6 | 3.9 | 4 | 2.1 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 1.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| High School Vandalism | 22 | 14.4 | 13 | 6.7 | 7 | 3.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 1.4 | ||||
| High School Gang Involvement | 1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Students Leaving School for Incarceration | -- | -- | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.9 | 4 | 1.8 | 4 | 1.9 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 1.7 | 7 | 2.5 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.1 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.4 | ||||
| Consequences | ||||||||||||||||
| Public Health/Safety Outcomes | ||||||||||||||||
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases | 73 | 2.8 | 118 | 4.6 | 87 | 3.4 | 85 | 3.4 | 97 | 3.8 | 105 | 4.2 | ||||
| New HIV Cases | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | 2 | 0.1 | ||||
| New AIDS Cases | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 0.1 | ||||
| Alcohol or Drug Related Traffic Injuries | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 42 | 1.7 | 35 | 1.4 | 35 | 1.4 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Fatalities | 3 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Crashes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31 | 1.2 | 42 | 1.7 | 32 | 1.3 | ||||
| Crash Injuries and Deaths: Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.2 | ||||
| Traffic Crashes Involving Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 0.7 | 5 | 0.7 | ||||
| Lung Cancer Deaths (per 100k) | 19 | 74.1 | 28 | 110.3 | 24 | 94.6 | 26 | 103.0 | 31 | 122.6 | 29 | 115.6 | ||||
| Deaths from Alcoholic Liver Disease (per 100k) | 1 | 3.9 | 3 | 11.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||