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| 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 | 4,405 | -- | 4,474 | -- | 4,472 | -- | 4,398 | -- | 4,396 | -- | 4,425 | -- | ||||
| Population | ||||||||||||||||
| Children (under 18) | 2,266 | -- | 2,179 | -- | 2,106 | -- | 2,006 | -- | 1,945 | -- | 1,897 | -- | ||||
| Adolescents (10 - 17) | 1,090 | -- | 997 | -- | 968 | -- | 910 | -- | 889 | -- | 865 | -- | ||||
| Adults (18 and Older) | 7,245 | -- | 7,245 | -- | 7,196 | -- | 7,129 | -- | 7,086 | -- | 7,030 | -- | ||||
| Total Population | 9,511 | -- | 9,424 | -- | 9,302 | -- | 9,135 | -- | 9,031 | -- | 8,927 | -- | ||||
| Population under 21 | 2,595 | -- | 2,489 | -- | 2,410 | -- | 2,313 | -- | 2,242 | -- | 2,173 | -- | ||||
| School Enrollment | ||||||||||||||||
| Public School Enrollment: Total (including pre-K) | 1,577 | -- | 1,529 | -- | 1,446 | -- | 1,407 | -- | 1,339 | -- | 1,317 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: 7 - 12 | 770 | -- | 737 | -- | 697 | -- | 672 | -- | 638 | -- | 604 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: Elementary and Middle School | 807 | -- | 792 | -- | 749 | -- | 732 | -- | 701 | -- | 922 | -- | ||||
| Vital Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Births | 111 | -- | 101 | -- | 94 | -- | 89 | -- | 85 | -- | 92 | -- | ||||
| Community Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Availability | ||||||||||||||||
| Beer Permits | 18 | 1.9 | 17 | 1.8 | 17 | 1.8 | 14 | 1.5 | 14 | 1.6 | 12 | 1.3 | ||||
| Private Club Permits | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||
| Tobacco Sales to Minors (%) | -- | -- | 2 | 10.0 | 7 | 16.3 | 6 | 12.2 | 1 | 3.2 | 1 | 2.9 | ||||
| Tobacco Distributors | 26 | 2.7 | 28 | 3.0 | 26 | 2.8 | 25 | 2.7 | 21 | 2.3 | 17 | 1.9 | ||||
| Community Disorganization | ||||||||||||||||
| Residences Without Complete Kitchen or Plumbing (%) | 41 | 1.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homicide Victims | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| State Correction Prisoners Received | 10 | 1.1 | 1,168 | 123.9 | 29 | 3.1 | 15 | 1.6 | 21 | 2.3 | 23 | 2.6 | ||||
| Total Crime Index Offenses | 161 | 16.9 | 131 | 13.9 | -- | -- | 130 | 14.2 | 117 | 13.0 | 133 | 14.9 | ||||
| Total Property Crime Offenses | 133 | 14.0 | 118 | 12.5 | -- | -- | 106 | 11.6 | 101 | 11.2 | 117 | 13.1 | ||||
| Total Violent Crime Offenses | 28 | 2.9 | 13 | 1.4 | -- | -- | 24 | 2.6 | 16 | 1.8 | 16 | 1.8 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11 | 1.6 | 16 | 2.3 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 43 | 6.1 | 13 | 1.8 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 0.6 | 4 | 0.6 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11 | 1.2 | 17 | 1.9 | ||||
| Total Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 43 | 4.8 | 14 | 1.6 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.4 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.2 | ||||
| Extreme Economic Deprivation | ||||||||||||||||
| Unemployment | 191 | 4.3 | 226 | 5.1 | 234 | 5.2 | 234 | 5.3 | 250 | 5.7 | 275 | 6.2 | ||||
| Children Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunches | 719 | 455.9 | 714 | 467.0 | 675 | 466.8 | 695 | 494.0 | 665 | 496.6 | 761 | 577.8 | ||||
| Children Receiving TEA | 134 | 59.1 | 108 | 49.6 | 66 | 31.3 | 40 | 19.9 | 21 | 10.8 | 24 | 12.7 | ||||
| Children Receiving Food Stamps | 635 | 280.2 | 682 | 313.0 | 676 | 321.0 | 722 | 359.9 | 752 | 386.6 | 749 | 394.8 | ||||
| Low Birthweight Births | 9 | 81.1 | 9 | 89.1 | 12 | 127.7 | 10 | 112.4 | 10 | 117.6 | 7 | 76.1 | ||||
| Infant Mortality | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 10.6 | 2 | 22.5 | 2 | 23.5 | 1 | 10.9 | ||||
| Transitions and Mobility | ||||||||||||||||
| New Home Construction | 6 | 0.6 | 5 | 0.5 | 10 | 1.1 | 2 | 0.2 | 7 | 0.8 | 5 | 0.6 | ||||
| Renter-Occupied Housing Units | 1,061 | 272.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homeless Children Enrolled in Public School | -- | -- | 2 | 1.3 | 1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.5 | 3 | 2.3 | ||||
| Net Migrants to Arkansas (%) | -- | -- | -91 | -1.0 | -103 | -1.1 | -132 | -1.4 | -60 | -0.7 | -64 | -0.7 | ||||
| School Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Academic Failure | ||||||||||||||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Math | 66 | 61.6 | 47 | 56.0 | 24 | 31.6 | 46 | 41.8 | 63 | 57.7 | 37 | 37.9 | ||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Literacy | 51 | 47.6 | 37 | 44.4 | 19 | 24.9 | 32 | 29.1 | 65 | 59.0 | 43 | 44.1 | ||||
| High School Dropouts | 27 | 3.5 | 25 | 3.2 | 29 | 3.9 | 22 | 3.2 | 21 | 3.1 | 14 | 2.2 | ||||
| Status Dropouts | 181 | 25.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Lack of Commitment to School | ||||||||||||||||
| Dropouts for "Lack of Interest" | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.6 | -- | -- | ||||
| Family Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Family Conflict | ||||||||||||||||
| Victims of Child Maltreatment | 25 | 11.0 | 24 | 11.0 | 18 | 8.5 | 13 | 6.5 | 9 | 4.6 | 8 | 4.2 | ||||
| Children Living With Relatives Other Than Parents | 253 | 111.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living With Nonrelatives | 37 | 16.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living in Foster Care | 13 | 5.7 | 11 | 5.0 | 3 | 1.4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2.1 | ||||
| Divorces and Annulments | 67 | 7.0 | 53 | 5.6 | 48 | 5.2 | 46 | 5.0 | 42 | 4.7 | 53 | 5.9 | ||||
| Children in Single-parent Families | 535 | 236.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Family History of High Risk Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Adults in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 44 | 6.1 | 48 | 6.6 | 39 | 5.4 | 48 | 6.7 | 27 | 3.8 | 41 | 5.8 | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Below 9th grade | 902 | 13.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: 9th - 12th, No diploma | 1,178 | 18.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: High School Graduate | 2,543 | 38.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Some College | 1,128 | 17.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: College Graduate | 799 | 12.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Pregnant Women in Alcohol or Drug Treatment | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 10.6 | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Births to Women with <12 Years of Education | 18 | 162.2 | 21 | 207.9 | 16 | 170.2 | 12 | 134.8 | 14 | 164.7 | 8 | 87.0 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Tobacco During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18 | 202.2 | 28 | 329.4 | 19 | 206.5 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Alcohol During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 11.2 | 2 | 23.5 | 1 | 10.9 | ||||
| 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 | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Drug Infractions | 1 | 1.2 | 2 | 2.5 | 3 | 4.0 | 1 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Tobacco Infractions | 28 | 34.7 | 8 | 10.1 | 5 | 6.7 | 1 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Assaults on Students or Staff | 26 | 32.2 | 7 | 8.8 | 6 | 8.0 | 5 | 6.8 | 1 | 1.4 | 5 | 5.4 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.1 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Vandalism | 4 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 6.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.4 | 2 | 2.2 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Gang Involvement | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Peers Who Engage in Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Juveniles in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 3 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2.0 | 5 | 2.6 | 3 | 1.6 | ||||
| Adolescent Pregnancy | 7 | 13.3 | 6 | 12.5 | 5 | 11.1 | 7 | 16.7 | 7 | 16.8 | 2 | 4.9 | ||||
| Births to Mothers Age 10-17 | 6 | 11.4 | 5 | 10.5 | 4 | 8.9 | 3 | 7.1 | 2 | 4.8 | 1 | 2.5 | ||||
| High School Alcohol Infractions | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 8.9 | 1 | 1.6 | -- | -- | ||||
| High School Drug Infractions | 1 | 1.3 | 2 | 2.7 | 3 | 4.3 | 4 | 6.0 | 5 | 7.8 | 7 | 17.8 | ||||
| High School Tobacco Infractions | 28 | 36.4 | 8 | 10.9 | 5 | 7.2 | 4 | 6.0 | 10 | 15.7 | 7 | 17.8 | ||||
| High School Assaults on Other Students and Staff | 26 | 33.8 | 7 | 9.5 | 6 | 8.6 | 13 | 19.3 | 1 | 1.6 | 25 | 63.5 | ||||
| High School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.5 | ||||
| High School Vandalism | 4 | 5.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 7.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| High School Gang Involvement | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Students Leaving School for Incarceration | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.7 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.2 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.2 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.2 | ||||
| Consequences | ||||||||||||||||
| Public Health/Safety Outcomes | ||||||||||||||||
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases | 30 | 3.2 | 31 | 3.3 | 49 | 5.3 | 29 | 3.2 | 15 | 1.7 | 21 | 2.4 | ||||
| New HIV Cases | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| New AIDS Cases | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Alcohol or Drug Related Traffic Injuries | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11 | 1.2 | 29 | 3.2 | 4 | 0.4 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Fatalities | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Crashes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10 | 1.1 | 20 | 2.2 | 9 | 1.0 | ||||
| Crash Injuries and Deaths: Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Traffic Crashes Involving Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 0.4 | -- | -- | ||||
| Lung Cancer Deaths (per 100k) | 13 | 136.7 | 8 | 84.9 | 5 | 53.8 | 14 | 153.3 | 8 | 88.6 | 14 | 156.8 | ||||
| Deaths from Alcoholic Liver Disease (per 100k) | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 10.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 10.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||