| Region 04 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 119,275 | -- | 116,435 | -- | 114,811 | -- | 116,392 | -- | 119,363 | -- | 119,700 | -- | ||||
| Population | ||||||||||||||||
| Children (under 18) | 64,039 | -- | 63,240 | -- | 62,737 | -- | 62,710 | -- | 62,761 | -- | 63,154 | -- | ||||
| Adolescents (10 - 17) | 29,477 | -- | 28,549 | -- | 28,246 | -- | 28,145 | -- | 27,978 | -- | 28,010 | -- | ||||
| Adults (18 and Older) | 186,861 | -- | 186,923 | -- | 186,979 | -- | 187,766 | -- | 188,422 | -- | 189,628 | -- | ||||
| Total Population | 250,900 | -- | 250,163 | -- | 249,716 | -- | 250,476 | -- | 251,183 | -- | 252,782 | -- | ||||
| Population under 21 | 76,064 | -- | 74,089 | -- | 73,383 | -- | 73,278 | -- | 73,086 | -- | 73,386 | -- | ||||
| School Enrollment | ||||||||||||||||
| Public School Enrollment: Total (including pre-K) | 43,648 | -- | 43,437 | -- | 43,328 | -- | 43,437 | -- | 44,148 | -- | 43,841 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: 7 - 12 | 19,483 | -- | 19,365 | -- | 19,577 | -- | 19,727 | -- | 19,668 | -- | 19,707 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: Elementary and Middle School | 31,037 | -- | 29,203 | -- | 28,993 | -- | 29,289 | -- | 29,129 | -- | 30,758 | -- | ||||
| Vital Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Births | 3,746 | -- | 3,511 | -- | 3,496 | -- | 3,539 | -- | 3,556 | -- | 3,607 | -- | ||||
| Community Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Availability | ||||||||||||||||
| Beer Permits | 181 | 0.7 | 171 | 0.7 | 173 | 0.7 | 171 | 0.7 | 175 | 0.7 | 175 | 0.7 | ||||
| Private Club Permits | 43 | 0.2 | 40 | 0.2 | 42 | 0.2 | 46 | 0.2 | 50 | 0.2 | 61 | 0.2 | ||||
| Tobacco Sales to Minors (%) | -- | -- | 3 | 50.0 | 121 | 23.3 | 94 | 11.9 | 24 | 5.2 | 45 | 17.6 | ||||
| Tobacco Distributors | 358 | 1.4 | 405 | 1.6 | 347 | 1.4 | 354 | 1.4 | 340 | 1.4 | 347 | 1.4 | ||||
| Community Disorganization | ||||||||||||||||
| Residences Without Complete Kitchen or Plumbing (%) | 1,037 | 1.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homicide Victims | 18 | 0.1 | 17 | 0.1 | 13 | 0.1 | 13 | 0.1 | 11 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.0 | ||||
| State Correction Prisoners Received | 794 | 3.2 | 849 | 3.4 | 1,014 | 4.1 | 1,003 | 4.0 | 915 | 3.6 | 778 | 3.1 | ||||
| Total Crime Index Offenses | 10,026 | 40.0 | 9,481 | 37.9 | -- | -- | 8,549 | 34.1 | 11,117 | 44.3 | 11,269 | 44.6 | ||||
| Total Property Crime Offenses | 9,015 | 35.9 | 8,555 | 34.2 | -- | -- | 7,712 | 30.8 | 9,981 | 39.7 | 10,078 | 39.9 | ||||
| Total Violent Crime Offenses | 1,011 | 4.0 | 926 | 3.7 | -- | -- | 837 | 3.3 | 1,136 | 4.5 | 1,191 | 4.7 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,517 | 8.1 | 1,776 | 9.4 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,018 | 5.4 | 1,198 | 6.3 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 444 | 2.4 | 563 | 3.0 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 176 | 0.9 | 206 | 1.1 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,630 | 6.5 | 1,866 | 7.4 | ||||
| Total Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,038 | 4.1 | 1,235 | 4.9 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 456 | 1.8 | 582 | 2.3 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 207 | 0.8 | 229 | 0.9 | ||||
| Extreme Economic Deprivation | ||||||||||||||||
| Unemployment | 6,097 | 5.1 | 8,395 | 7.2 | 8,748 | 7.6 | 8,021 | 6.9 | 7,211 | 6.0 | 7,500 | 6.3 | ||||
| Children Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunches | 21,216 | 486.1 | 22,061 | 507.9 | 22,301 | 514.7 | 24,345 | 560.5 | 25,760 | 583.5 | 26,291 | 599.7 | ||||
| Children Receiving TEA | 4,465 | 69.7 | 3,974 | 62.8 | 3,931 | 62.7 | 3,559 | 56.8 | 2,814 | 44.8 | 2,504 | 39.6 | ||||
| Children Receiving Food Stamps | 21,135 | 330.0 | 24,048 | 380.3 | 24,189 | 385.6 | 25,291 | 403.3 | 28,146 | 448.5 | 28,274 | 447.7 | ||||
| Low Birthweight Births | 315 | 84.1 | 293 | 83.5 | 333 | 95.3 | 349 | 98.6 | 324 | 91.1 | 306 | 84.8 | ||||
| Infant Mortality | 34 | 9.1 | 30 | 8.5 | 43 | 12.3 | 26 | 7.3 | 31 | 8.7 | 36 | 10.0 | ||||
| Transitions and Mobility | ||||||||||||||||
| New Home Construction | 645 | 2.6 | 791 | 3.2 | 855 | 3.4 | 830 | 3.3 | 922 | 3.7 | 757 | 3.0 | ||||
| Renter-Occupied Housing Units | 32,929 | 335.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homeless Children Enrolled in Public School | -- | -- | 196 | 4.5 | 239 | 5.5 | 447 | 10.3 | 530 | 12.0 | 793 | 18.1 | ||||
| Net Migrants to Arkansas (%) | -- | -- | -1,177 | -0.5 | -963 | -0.4 | 238 | 0.1 | 39 | 0.0 | 623 | 0.2 | ||||
| School Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Academic Failure | ||||||||||||||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Math | 1,693 | 59.9 | 1,257 | 48.0 | 880 | 34.1 | 1,195 | 37.7 | 1,687 | 52.7 | 1,286 | 40.6 | ||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Literacy | 1,550 | 54.8 | 982 | 37.4 | 832 | 32.3 | 1,030 | 32.5 | 1,601 | 50.0 | 1,232 | 38.9 | ||||
| High School Dropouts | 684 | 3.5 | 873 | 4.5 | 679 | 3.5 | 643 | 3.3 | 602 | 3.1 | 556 | 2.8 | ||||
| Status Dropouts | 6,040 | 22.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Lack of Commitment to School | ||||||||||||||||
| Dropouts for "Lack of Interest" | 244 | 1.3 | 132 | 0.7 | 73 | 0.4 | 118 | 0.6 | 64 | 0.3 | 60 | 0.3 | ||||
| Family Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Family Conflict | ||||||||||||||||
| Victims of Child Maltreatment | 901 | 14.1 | 865 | 13.7 | 787 | 12.5 | 795 | 12.7 | 948 | 15.1 | 753 | 11.9 | ||||
| Children Living With Relatives Other Than Parents | 5,808 | 90.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living With Nonrelatives | 1,065 | 16.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living in Foster Care | 374 | 5.8 | 465 | 7.4 | 409 | 6.5 | 451 | 7.2 | 553 | 8.8 | 703 | 11.1 | ||||
| Divorces and Annulments | 1,935 | 7.7 | 1,660 | 6.6 | 1,678 | 6.7 | 1,707 | 6.8 | 1,646 | 6.6 | 1,658 | 6.6 | ||||
| Children in Single-parent Families | 15,602 | 243.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Family History of High Risk Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Adults in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 1,166 | 6.2 | 1,333 | 7.1 | 1,152 | 6.2 | 890 | 4.7 | 952 | 5.1 | 1,066 | 5.6 | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Below 9th grade | 21,892 | 13.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: 9th - 12th, No diploma | 26,850 | 16.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: High School Graduate | 56,915 | 35.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Some College | 27,813 | 17.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: College Graduate | 26,257 | 16.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Pregnant Women in Alcohol or Drug Treatment | 9 | 2.4 | 5 | 1.4 | 3 | 0.9 | -- | -- | 11 | 3.1 | 10 | 2.8 | ||||
| Births to Women with <12 Years of Education | 862 | 230.1 | 836 | 238.1 | 764 | 218.5 | 729 | 206.0 | 767 | 215.7 | 771 | 213.8 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Tobacco During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 755 | 213.3 | 805 | 226.4 | 834 | 231.2 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Alcohol During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21 | 5.9 | 14 | 3.9 | 18 | 5.0 | ||||
| Peer/Individual Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Alienation, Rebelliousness… | ||||||||||||||||
| Adolescent Suicide (per 100k) | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3.6 | 1 | 3.6 | 1 | 3.6 | ||||
| Early Initiation of Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Elementary/Middle School Alcohol Infractions | 28 | 0.9 | 22 | 0.8 | 25 | 0.9 | 9 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Drug Infractions | 69 | 2.2 | 84 | 2.9 | 99 | 3.4 | 38 | 1.3 | 25 | 0.9 | 34 | 1.1 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Tobacco Infractions | 449 | 14.5 | 411 | 14.1 | 385 | 13.3 | 74 | 2.5 | 64 | 2.2 | 40 | 1.3 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Assaults on Students or Staff | 717 | 23.1 | 681 | 23.3 | 597 | 20.6 | 696 | 23.8 | 721 | 24.8 | 839 | 27.3 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 27 | 0.9 | 27 | 0.9 | 26 | 0.9 | 27 | 0.9 | 21 | 0.7 | 34 | 1.1 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Vandalism | 48 | 1.5 | 57 | 2.0 | 61 | 2.1 | 52 | 1.8 | 44 | 1.5 | 69 | 2.2 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Gang Involvement | 4 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.2 | ||||
| Peers Who Engage in Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Juveniles in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 54 | 0.8 | 43 | 0.7 | 39 | 0.6 | 32 | 0.5 | 33 | 0.5 | 27 | 0.4 | ||||
| Adolescent Pregnancy | 246 | 17.2 | 208 | 15.1 | 193 | 14.2 | 210 | 15.5 | 220 | 16.2 | 209 | 15.3 | ||||
| Births to Mothers Age 10-17 | 233 | 16.3 | 191 | 13.9 | 179 | 13.2 | 196 | 14.5 | 210 | 15.5 | 179 | 13.1 | ||||
| High School Alcohol Infractions | 27 | 2.1 | 20 | 1.4 | 25 | 1.7 | 13 | 0.9 | 34 | 2.4 | 22 | 1.7 | ||||
| High School Drug Infractions | 49 | 3.9 | 69 | 4.8 | 91 | 6.3 | 69 | 4.9 | 76 | 5.5 | 39 | 3.0 | ||||
| High School Tobacco Infractions | 405 | 32.1 | 378 | 26.6 | 350 | 24.4 | 316 | 22.5 | 313 | 22.5 | 280 | 21.6 | ||||
| High School Assaults on Other Students and Staff | 572 | 45.4 | 420 | 29.5 | 338 | 23.6 | 329 | 23.5 | 327 | 23.5 | 338 | 26.1 | ||||
| High School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 19 | 1.5 | 15 | 1.1 | 12 | 0.8 | 8 | 0.6 | 25 | 1.8 | 18 | 1.4 | ||||
| High School Vandalism | 45 | 3.6 | 46 | 3.2 | 42 | 2.9 | 27 | 1.9 | 28 | 2.0 | 52 | 4.0 | ||||
| High School Gang Involvement | 4 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.2 | -- | -- | ||||
| Students Leaving School for Incarceration | -- | -- | 47 | 2.4 | 18 | 0.9 | 53 | 2.7 | 71 | 3.6 | 57 | 2.9 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 101 | 3.6 | 90 | 3.2 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14 | 0.5 | 37 | 1.3 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10 | 0.4 | 19 | 0.7 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29 | 1.0 | 23 | 0.8 | ||||
| Consequences | ||||||||||||||||
| Public Health/Safety Outcomes | ||||||||||||||||
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases | 782 | 3.1 | 886 | 3.5 | 912 | 3.7 | 787 | 3.1 | 1,096 | 4.4 | 1,104 | 4.4 | ||||
| New HIV Cases | -- | -- | 12 | 0.0 | 14 | 0.1 | 16 | 0.1 | 20 | 0.1 | 22 | 0.1 | ||||
| New AIDS Cases | -- | -- | 10 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 9 | 0.0 | 15 | 0.1 | 17 | 0.1 | ||||
| Alcohol or Drug Related Traffic Injuries | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 388 | 1.5 | 443 | 1.8 | 398 | 1.6 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Fatalities | 20 | 0.1 | 20 | 0.1 | 49 | 0.2 | 26 | 0.1 | 16 | 0.1 | 25 | 0.1 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Crashes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 334 | 1.3 | 391 | 1.6 | 339 | 1.3 | ||||
| Crash Injuries and Deaths: Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 62 | 0.8 | 57 | 0.8 | ||||
| Traffic Crashes Involving Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 47 | 0.6 | 38 | 0.5 | ||||
| Lung Cancer Deaths (per 100k) | 184 | 73.3 | 230 | 91.9 | 179 | 71.7 | 189 | 75.5 | 211 | 84.0 | 173 | 68.4 | ||||
| Deaths from Alcoholic Liver Disease (per 100k) | 3 | 1.2 | 4 | 1.6 | 7 | 2.8 | 8 | 3.2 | 6 | 2.4 | 3 | 1.2 | ||||