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| Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | |||||
| Demographic Data | ||||||||||||||||
| Economic Data | ||||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 8,990 | -- | 8,815 | -- | 8,613 | -- | 8,482 | -- | 8,834 | -- | 8,850 | -- | ||||
| Population | ||||||||||||||||
| Children (under 18) | 5,175 | -- | 5,030 | -- | 4,991 | -- | 4,880 | -- | 4,852 | -- | 4,911 | -- | ||||
| Adolescents (10 - 17) | 2,408 | -- | 2,275 | -- | 2,242 | -- | 2,201 | -- | 2,175 | -- | 2,174 | -- | ||||
| Adults (18 and Older) | 15,099 | -- | 15,200 | -- | 15,193 | -- | 15,175 | -- | 15,291 | -- | 15,452 | -- | ||||
| Total Population | 20,274 | -- | 20,230 | -- | 20,184 | -- | 20,055 | -- | 20,143 | -- | 20,363 | -- | ||||
| Population under 21 | 5,949 | -- | 5,771 | -- | 5,688 | -- | 5,585 | -- | 5,558 | -- | 5,603 | -- | ||||
| School Enrollment | ||||||||||||||||
| Public School Enrollment: Total (including pre-K) | 3,663 | -- | 3,552 | -- | 3,596 | -- | 3,652 | -- | 4,042 | -- | 3,884 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: 7 - 12 | 1,677 | -- | 1,644 | -- | 1,637 | -- | 1,661 | -- | 1,805 | -- | 1,821 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: Elementary and Middle School | 2,297 | -- | 2,225 | -- | 2,385 | -- | 2,344 | -- | 2,494 | -- | 2,664 | -- | ||||
| Vital Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Births | 276 | -- | 255 | -- | 266 | -- | 261 | -- | 273 | -- | 259 | -- | ||||
| Community Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Availability | ||||||||||||||||
| Beer Permits | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Private Club Permits | 3 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.1 | ||||
| Tobacco Sales to Minors (%) | -- | -- | 12 | 29.3 | 1 | 9.1 | -- | -- | 5 | 9.3 | 3 | 12.5 | ||||
| Tobacco Distributors | 37 | 1.8 | 43 | 2.1 | 34 | 1.7 | 35 | 1.7 | 33 | 1.6 | 33 | 1.6 | ||||
| Community Disorganization | ||||||||||||||||
| Residences Without Complete Kitchen or Plumbing (%) | 180 | 2.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homicide Victims | 2 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| State Correction Prisoners Received | 7 | 0.3 | 145 | 7.2 | 31 | 1.5 | 37 | 1.8 | 54 | 2.7 | 44 | 2.2 | ||||
| Total Crime Index Offenses | 244 | 12.0 | 298 | 14.7 | -- | -- | 322 | 16.1 | 205 | 10.2 | 272 | 13.4 | ||||
| Total Property Crime Offenses | 214 | 10.6 | 268 | 13.2 | -- | -- | 290 | 14.5 | 198 | 9.8 | 247 | 12.1 | ||||
| Total Violent Crime Offenses | 30 | 1.5 | 30 | 1.5 | -- | -- | 32 | 1.6 | 7 | 0.3 | 25 | 1.2 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17 | 1.1 | 27 | 1.7 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24 | 1.6 | 35 | 2.3 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21 | 1.4 | 45 | 2.9 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20 | 1.0 | 33 | 1.6 | ||||
| Total Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24 | 1.2 | 37 | 1.8 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25 | 1.2 | 50 | 2.5 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.2 | ||||
| Extreme Economic Deprivation | ||||||||||||||||
| Unemployment | 364 | 4.0 | 758 | 8.6 | 653 | 7.6 | 504 | 5.9 | 418 | 4.7 | 425 | 4.8 | ||||
| Children Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunches | 1,968 | 537.3 | 1,934 | 544.5 | 2,042 | 567.9 | 2,124 | 581.6 | 2,477 | 612.8 | 2,416 | 622.0 | ||||
| Children Receiving TEA | 243 | 47.0 | 68 | 13.5 | 73 | 14.6 | 69 | 14.1 | 68 | 14.0 | 87 | 17.7 | ||||
| Children Receiving Food Stamps | 1,650 | 318.8 | 1,671 | 332.2 | 1,844 | 369.5 | 1,904 | 390.2 | 2,128 | 438.6 | 2,140 | 435.8 | ||||
| Low Birthweight Births | 19 | 68.8 | 17 | 66.7 | 19 | 71.4 | 28 | 107.3 | 28 | 102.6 | 17 | 65.6 | ||||
| Infant Mortality | 2 | 7.2 | 2 | 7.8 | 3 | 11.3 | 2 | 7.7 | 2 | 7.3 | 2 | 7.7 | ||||
| Transitions and Mobility | ||||||||||||||||
| New Home Construction | 21 | 1.0 | 20 | 1.0 | 21 | 1.0 | 13 | 0.6 | 18 | 0.9 | 11 | 0.5 | ||||
| Renter-Occupied Housing Units | 1,739 | 216.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homeless Children Enrolled in Public School | -- | -- | 7 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.2 | 11 | 2.8 | ||||
| Net Migrants to Arkansas (%) | -- | -- | 55 | 0.3 | -45 | -0.2 | -125 | -0.6 | 79 | 0.4 | 195 | 1.0 | ||||
| School Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Academic Failure | ||||||||||||||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Math | 100 | 43.0 | 60 | 23.3 | 56 | 24.5 | 59 | 24.0 | 100 | 34.5 | 88 | 32.4 | ||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Literacy | 98 | 42.1 | 54 | 21.0 | 48 | 21.0 | 61 | 24.5 | 109 | 37.5 | 92 | 34.0 | ||||
| High School Dropouts | 59 | 3.5 | 63 | 3.8 | 80 | 4.9 | 53 | 3.2 | 26 | 1.6 | 32 | 1.8 | ||||
| Status Dropouts | 419 | 26.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Lack of Commitment to School | ||||||||||||||||
| Dropouts for "Lack of Interest" | 8 | 0.5 | 3 | 0.2 | 5 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||
| Family Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Family Conflict | ||||||||||||||||
| Victims of Child Maltreatment | 66 | 12.8 | 67 | 13.3 | 82 | 16.4 | 51 | 10.5 | 78 | 16.1 | 60 | 12.2 | ||||
| Children Living With Relatives Other Than Parents | 343 | 66.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living With Nonrelatives | 103 | 19.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living in Foster Care | 48 | 9.3 | 61 | 12.1 | 55 | 11.0 | 46 | 9.4 | 46 | 9.5 | 72 | 14.7 | ||||
| Divorces and Annulments | 141 | 7.0 | 147 | 7.3 | 186 | 9.2 | 153 | 7.6 | 133 | 6.6 | 146 | 7.2 | ||||
| Children in Single-parent Families | 904 | 174.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Family History of High Risk Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Adults in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 35 | 2.3 | 35 | 2.3 | 32 | 2.1 | 20 | 1.3 | 35 | 2.3 | 44 | 2.8 | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Below 9th grade | 1,508 | 11.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: 9th - 12th, No diploma | 2,198 | 16.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: High School Graduate | 4,887 | 36.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Some College | 2,901 | 21.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: College Graduate | 2,011 | 14.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Pregnant Women in Alcohol or Drug Treatment | 1 | 3.6 | 1 | 3.9 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | 1 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Births to Women with <12 Years of Education | 73 | 264.5 | 71 | 278.4 | 61 | 229.3 | 61 | 233.7 | 69 | 252.7 | 59 | 227.8 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Tobacco During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 67 | 256.7 | 72 | 263.7 | 73 | 281.9 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Alcohol During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 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 | 1 | 0.4 | 7 | 3.1 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 5.2 | 1 | 0.4 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Drug Infractions | 2 | 0.9 | 15 | 6.7 | 4 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.8 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Tobacco Infractions | 45 | 19.6 | 33 | 14.8 | 31 | 13.0 | 6 | 2.6 | 5 | 2.0 | 19 | 7.1 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Assaults on Students or Staff | 41 | 17.8 | 21 | 9.4 | 11 | 4.6 | 18 | 7.7 | 4 | 1.6 | 9 | 3.4 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 4 | 1.7 | 2 | 0.9 | 4 | 1.7 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.1 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Vandalism | 24 | 10.4 | 11 | 4.9 | 23 | 9.6 | 14 | 6.0 | 5 | 2.0 | 6 | 2.3 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Gang Involvement | -- | -- | 10 | 4.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Peers Who Engage in Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Juveniles in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.2 | ||||
| Adolescent Pregnancy | 19 | 16.5 | 14 | 12.7 | 24 | 22.1 | 16 | 14.8 | 14 | 13.0 | 14 | 13.2 | ||||
| Births to Mothers Age 10-17 | 16 | 13.9 | 12 | 10.9 | 24 | 22.1 | 15 | 13.9 | 14 | 13.0 | 12 | 11.3 | ||||
| High School Alcohol Infractions | 1 | 0.7 | 4 | 3.0 | 1 | 0.8 | 4 | 3.1 | 7 | 5.0 | 3 | 2.5 | ||||
| High School Drug Infractions | 2 | 1.5 | 7 | 5.3 | 3 | 2.5 | 5 | 3.9 | 2 | 1.4 | 3 | 2.5 | ||||
| High School Tobacco Infractions | 39 | 28.6 | 27 | 20.3 | 28 | 23.1 | 17 | 13.4 | 26 | 18.5 | 42 | 34.7 | ||||
| High School Assaults on Other Students and Staff | 36 | 26.4 | 21 | 15.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 30 | 23.6 | 2 | 1.4 | 7 | 5.8 | ||||
| High School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 4 | 2.9 | 2 | 1.5 | 3 | 2.5 | 3 | 2.4 | 1 | 0.7 | 2 | 1.7 | ||||
| High School Vandalism | 16 | 11.7 | 3 | 2.3 | 4 | 3.3 | 20 | 15.7 | 7 | 5.0 | 12 | 9.9 | ||||
| High School Gang Involvement | -- | -- | 10 | 7.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Students Leaving School for Incarceration | -- | -- | 2 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.6 | 2 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.5 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 1.4 | 6 | 2.8 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.9 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 1.8 | 5 | 2.3 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 0.9 | 3 | 1.4 | ||||
| Consequences | ||||||||||||||||
| Public Health/Safety Outcomes | ||||||||||||||||
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases | 23 | 1.1 | 20 | 1.0 | 27 | 1.3 | 21 | 1.0 | 22 | 1.1 | 13 | 0.6 | ||||
| New HIV Cases | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 0.1 | ||||
| New AIDS Cases | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||
| Alcohol or Drug Related Traffic Injuries | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15 | 0.7 | 16 | 0.8 | 29 | 1.4 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Fatalities | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 9 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Crashes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18 | 0.9 | 14 | 0.7 | 23 | 1.1 | ||||
| Crash Injuries and Deaths: Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.4 | ||||
| Traffic Crashes Involving Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.4 | ||||
| Lung Cancer Deaths (per 100k) | 18 | 88.8 | 22 | 108.7 | 24 | 118.9 | 19 | 94.7 | 12 | 59.6 | 18 | 88.4 | ||||
| Deaths from Alcoholic Liver Disease (per 100k) | 1 | 4.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.0 | 1 | 4.9 | ||||