| Region 03 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 97,977 | -- | 97,898 | -- | 98,275 | -- | 100,194 | -- | 103,002 | -- | 102,300 | -- | ||||
| Population | ||||||||||||||||
| Children (under 18) | 51,477 | -- | 50,731 | -- | 50,400 | -- | 50,416 | -- | 50,367 | -- | 50,619 | -- | ||||
| Adolescents (10 - 17) | 25,017 | -- | 24,413 | -- | 24,079 | -- | 23,945 | -- | 23,654 | -- | 23,549 | -- | ||||
| Adults (18 and Older) | 171,278 | -- | 173,214 | -- | 174,395 | -- | 176,162 | -- | 177,631 | -- | 179,440 | -- | ||||
| Total Population | 222,755 | -- | 223,945 | -- | 224,795 | -- | 226,578 | -- | 227,998 | -- | 230,059 | -- | ||||
| Population under 21 | 61,352 | -- | 60,335 | -- | 60,019 | -- | 60,080 | -- | 60,018 | -- | 60,160 | -- | ||||
| School Enrollment | ||||||||||||||||
| Public School Enrollment: Total (including pre-K) | 35,860 | -- | 35,425 | -- | 35,519 | -- | 35,556 | -- | 36,429 | -- | 35,962 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: 7 - 12 | 17,604 | -- | 16,300 | -- | 17,486 | -- | 16,553 | -- | 16,616 | -- | 16,635 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: Elementary and Middle School | 22,971 | -- | 22,324 | -- | 22,271 | -- | 22,385 | -- | 22,437 | -- | 24,998 | -- | ||||
| Vital Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Births | 2,602 | -- | 2,659 | -- | 2,618 | -- | 2,757 | -- | 2,854 | -- | 2,817 | -- | ||||
| Community Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Availability | ||||||||||||||||
| Beer Permits | 57 | 0.3 | 51 | 0.2 | 52 | 0.2 | 53 | 0.2 | 50 | 0.2 | 50 | 0.2 | ||||
| Private Club Permits | 37 | 0.2 | 43 | 0.2 | 45 | 0.2 | 46 | 0.2 | 47 | 0.2 | 48 | 0.2 | ||||
| Tobacco Sales to Minors (%) | -- | -- | -- | -- | 88 | 19.7 | 104 | 16.1 | 44 | 8.3 | 27 | 7.9 | ||||
| Tobacco Distributors | 364 | 1.6 | 400 | 1.8 | 333 | 1.5 | 353 | 1.6 | 347 | 1.5 | 357 | 1.6 | ||||
| Community Disorganization | ||||||||||||||||
| Residences Without Complete Kitchen or Plumbing (%) | 1,527 | 1.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homicide Victims | 9 | 0.0 | 16 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.0 | ||||
| State Correction Prisoners Received | 486 | 2.2 | 433 | 1.9 | 552 | 2.5 | 692 | 3.1 | 666 | 2.9 | 682 | 3.0 | ||||
| Total Crime Index Offenses | 6,034 | 27.1 | 5,555 | 24.8 | -- | -- | 5,931 | 26.2 | 5,495 | 24.1 | 6,317 | 27.5 | ||||
| Total Property Crime Offenses | 5,514 | 24.8 | 5,270 | 23.5 | -- | -- | 5,494 | 24.2 | 5,077 | 22.3 | 5,863 | 25.5 | ||||
| Total Violent Crime Offenses | 520 | 2.3 | 285 | 1.3 | -- | -- | 437 | 1.9 | 418 | 1.8 | 454 | 2.0 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 330 | 1.9 | 617 | 3.4 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 305 | 1.7 | 415 | 2.3 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 143 | 0.8 | 211 | 1.2 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25 | 0.1 | 60 | 0.3 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 347 | 1.5 | 679 | 3.0 | ||||
| Total Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 314 | 1.4 | 425 | 1.8 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 155 | 0.7 | 216 | 0.9 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30 | 0.1 | 68 | 0.3 | ||||
| Extreme Economic Deprivation | ||||||||||||||||
| Unemployment | 4,883 | 5.0 | 5,965 | 6.1 | 6,670 | 6.8 | 6,572 | 6.6 | 6,043 | 5.9 | 6,175 | 6.0 | ||||
| Children Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunches | 18,338 | 511.4 | 17,428 | 492.0 | 18,082 | 509.1 | 21,506 | 604.8 | 19,717 | 541.2 | 19,676 | 547.1 | ||||
| Children Receiving TEA | 2,889 | 56.1 | 1,938 | 38.2 | 1,780 | 35.3 | 1,657 | 32.9 | 1,318 | 26.2 | 1,339 | 26.5 | ||||
| Children Receiving Food Stamps | 15,748 | 305.9 | 17,169 | 338.4 | 17,462 | 346.5 | 18,245 | 361.9 | 20,383 | 404.7 | 23,443 | 463.1 | ||||
| Low Birthweight Births | 252 | 96.8 | 240 | 90.3 | 244 | 93.2 | 266 | 96.5 | 273 | 95.7 | 245 | 87.0 | ||||
| Infant Mortality | 24 | 9.2 | 26 | 9.8 | 14 | 5.3 | 19 | 6.9 | 20 | 7.0 | 18 | 6.4 | ||||
| Transitions and Mobility | ||||||||||||||||
| New Home Construction | 230 | 1.0 | 283 | 1.3 | 357 | 1.6 | 348 | 1.5 | 392 | 1.7 | 417 | 1.8 | ||||
| Renter-Occupied Housing Units | 21,328 | 241.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homeless Children Enrolled in Public School | -- | -- | 38 | 1.1 | 109 | 3.1 | 200 | 5.6 | 332 | 9.1 | 544 | 15.1 | ||||
| Net Migrants to Arkansas (%) | -- | -- | 753 | 0.3 | 1,040 | 0.5 | 2,068 | 0.9 | 1,500 | 0.7 | 1,964 | 0.9 | ||||
| School Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Academic Failure | ||||||||||||||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Math | 1,215 | 52.9 | 798 | 35.0 | 514 | 24.0 | 730 | 27.7 | 1,110 | 43.2 | 948 | 35.2 | ||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Literacy | 1,139 | 49.6 | 681 | 29.9 | 546 | 25.5 | 629 | 23.8 | 1,028 | 40.0 | 828 | 30.8 | ||||
| High School Dropouts | 438 | 2.6 | 601 | 3.7 | 543 | 3.3 | 447 | 2.6 | 439 | 2.7 | 428 | 2.6 | ||||
| Status Dropouts | 4,769 | 23.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Lack of Commitment to School | ||||||||||||||||
| Dropouts for "Lack of Interest" | 202 | 1.1 | 48 | 0.3 | 55 | 0.3 | 63 | 0.4 | 66 | 0.4 | 46 | 0.3 | ||||
| Family Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Family Conflict | ||||||||||||||||
| Victims of Child Maltreatment | 699 | 13.6 | 690 | 13.6 | 703 | 13.9 | 690 | 13.7 | 764 | 15.2 | 575 | 11.4 | ||||
| Children Living With Relatives Other Than Parents | 4,186 | 81.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living With Nonrelatives | 987 | 19.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living in Foster Care | 382 | 7.4 | 349 | 6.9 | 418 | 8.3 | 477 | 9.5 | 497 | 9.9 | 568 | 11.2 | ||||
| Divorces and Annulments | 1,551 | 7.0 | 1,415 | 6.3 | 1,422 | 6.3 | 1,432 | 6.3 | 1,578 | 6.9 | 1,446 | 6.3 | ||||
| Children in Single-parent Families | 10,566 | 205.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Family History of High Risk Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Adults in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 1,156 | 6.7 | 1,091 | 6.3 | 1,107 | 6.3 | 1,028 | 5.8 | 1,070 | 6.0 | 1,707 | 9.5 | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Below 9th grade | 17,255 | 11.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: 9th - 12th, No diploma | 24,603 | 16.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: High School Graduate | 56,003 | 37.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Some College | 27,855 | 18.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: College Graduate | 24,356 | 16.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Pregnant Women in Alcohol or Drug Treatment | 5 | 1.9 | 16 | 6.0 | 11 | 4.2 | -- | -- | 3 | 1.1 | 11 | 3.9 | ||||
| Births to Women with <12 Years of Education | 498 | 191.4 | 523 | 196.7 | 509 | 194.4 | 541 | 196.2 | 573 | 200.8 | 540 | 191.7 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Tobacco During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 700 | 253.9 | 744 | 260.7 | 646 | 229.3 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Alcohol During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16 | 5.8 | 18 | 6.3 | 13 | 4.6 | ||||
| Peer/Individual Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Alienation, Rebelliousness… | ||||||||||||||||
| Adolescent Suicide (per 100k) | 3 | 12.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 8.5 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Early Initiation of Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Elementary/Middle School Alcohol Infractions | 39 | 1.7 | 12 | 0.5 | 21 | 0.9 | 5 | 0.2 | 6 | 0.3 | 7 | 0.3 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Drug Infractions | 90 | 3.9 | 74 | 3.3 | 67 | 3.0 | 37 | 1.7 | 43 | 1.9 | 42 | 1.7 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Tobacco Infractions | 320 | 13.9 | 293 | 13.1 | 286 | 12.8 | 64 | 2.9 | 72 | 3.2 | 68 | 2.7 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Assaults on Students or Staff | 290 | 12.6 | 211 | 9.5 | 231 | 10.4 | 109 | 4.9 | 83 | 3.7 | 190 | 7.6 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 30 | 1.3 | 22 | 1.0 | 32 | 1.4 | 24 | 1.1 | 15 | 0.7 | 28 | 1.1 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Vandalism | 255 | 11.1 | 67 | 3.0 | 86 | 3.9 | 61 | 2.7 | 51 | 2.3 | 56 | 2.2 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Gang Involvement | 4 | 0.2 | 9 | 0.4 | 5 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||
| Peers Who Engage in Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Juveniles in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 104 | 2.0 | 81 | 1.6 | 66 | 1.3 | 78 | 1.5 | 118 | 2.3 | 72 | 1.4 | ||||
| Adolescent Pregnancy | 150 | 12.3 | 154 | 12.9 | 127 | 10.8 | 180 | 15.5 | 148 | 12.9 | 176 | 15.4 | ||||
| Births to Mothers Age 10-17 | 122 | 10.0 | 130 | 10.9 | 108 | 9.2 | 135 | 11.6 | 115 | 10.0 | 152 | 13.3 | ||||
| High School Alcohol Infractions | 28 | 2.2 | 12 | 0.9 | 15 | 1.1 | 15 | 1.1 | 29 | 2.2 | 23 | 2.1 | ||||
| High School Drug Infractions | 74 | 5.7 | 66 | 5.0 | 54 | 4.1 | 48 | 3.7 | 73 | 5.5 | 104 | 9.5 | ||||
| High School Tobacco Infractions | 282 | 21.9 | 197 | 15.0 | 252 | 19.0 | 334 | 25.5 | 338 | 25.4 | 355 | 32.5 | ||||
| High School Assaults on Other Students and Staff | 227 | 17.6 | 159 | 12.1 | 160 | 12.1 | 200 | 15.2 | 107 | 8.0 | 112 | 10.2 | ||||
| High School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 21 | 1.6 | 16 | 1.2 | 18 | 1.4 | 18 | 1.4 | 24 | 1.8 | 30 | 2.7 | ||||
| High School Vandalism | 218 | 16.9 | 45 | 3.4 | 53 | 4.0 | 57 | 4.3 | 44 | 3.3 | 97 | 8.9 | ||||
| High School Gang Involvement | 4 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | -- | -- | ||||
| Students Leaving School for Incarceration | -- | -- | 14 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.2 | 12 | 0.7 | 7 | 0.4 | 13 | 0.8 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11 | 0.5 | 62 | 2.6 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 0.3 | 10 | 0.4 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 0.3 | 5 | 0.2 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 0.2 | 8 | 0.3 | ||||
| Consequences | ||||||||||||||||
| Public Health/Safety Outcomes | ||||||||||||||||
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases | 317 | 1.4 | 286 | 1.3 | 387 | 1.7 | 550 | 2.4 | 536 | 2.4 | 461 | 2.0 | ||||
| New HIV Cases | -- | -- | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 12 | 0.1 | 15 | 0.1 | ||||
| New AIDS Cases | -- | -- | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 | 16 | 0.1 | ||||
| Alcohol or Drug Related Traffic Injuries | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 363 | 1.6 | 398 | 1.7 | 392 | 1.7 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Fatalities | 17 | 0.1 | 21 | 0.1 | 76 | 0.3 | 29 | 0.1 | 22 | 0.1 | 33 | 0.1 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Crashes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 319 | 1.4 | 293 | 1.3 | 286 | 1.2 | ||||
| Crash Injuries and Deaths: Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 41 | 0.7 | 71 | 1.2 | ||||
| Traffic Crashes Involving Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 28 | 0.5 | 39 | 0.6 | ||||
| Lung Cancer Deaths (per 100k) | 227 | 101.9 | 235 | 104.9 | 216 | 96.1 | 208 | 91.8 | 233 | 102.2 | 213 | 92.6 | ||||
| Deaths from Alcoholic Liver Disease (per 100k) | 5 | 2.2 | 4 | 1.8 | 14 | 6.2 | 3 | 1.3 | 5 | 2.2 | 3 | 1.3 | ||||