| Region 05 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 113,161 | -- | 113,187 | -- | 112,831 | -- | 115,451 | -- | 120,509 | -- | 121,875 | -- | ||||
| Population | ||||||||||||||||
| Children (under 18) | 63,571 | -- | 63,495 | -- | 63,325 | -- | 63,177 | -- | 63,526 | -- | 64,359 | -- | ||||
| Adolescents (10 - 17) | 28,729 | -- | 28,150 | -- | 27,964 | -- | 27,859 | -- | 27,836 | -- | 28,018 | -- | ||||
| Adults (18 and Older) | 176,918 | -- | 180,155 | -- | 181,437 | -- | 182,780 | -- | 184,777 | -- | 187,705 | -- | ||||
| Total Population | 240,489 | -- | 243,650 | -- | 244,762 | -- | 245,957 | -- | 248,303 | -- | 252,064 | -- | ||||
| Population under 21 | 73,053 | -- | 72,669 | -- | 72,449 | -- | 72,235 | -- | 72,445 | -- | 73,262 | -- | ||||
| School Enrollment | ||||||||||||||||
| Public School Enrollment: Total (including pre-K) | 41,412 | -- | 41,286 | -- | 41,685 | -- | 41,946 | -- | 42,694 | -- | 44,000 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: 7 - 12 | 11,577 | -- | 18,819 | -- | 11,717 | -- | 19,251 | -- | 19,631 | -- | 20,239 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: Elementary and Middle School | 29,670 | -- | 29,417 | -- | 29,893 | -- | 30,029 | -- | 30,522 | -- | 30,547 | -- | ||||
| Vital Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Births | 3,577 | -- | 3,465 | -- | 3,477 | -- | 3,478 | -- | 3,522 | -- | 3,628 | -- | ||||
| Community Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Availability | ||||||||||||||||
| Beer Permits | 268 | 1.1 | 248 | 1.0 | 249 | 1.0 | 244 | 1.0 | 234 | 0.9 | 228 | 0.9 | ||||
| Private Club Permits | 69 | 0.3 | 62 | 0.3 | 58 | 0.2 | 57 | 0.2 | 57 | 0.2 | 61 | 0.2 | ||||
| Tobacco Sales to Minors (%) | -- | -- | 12 | 29.3 | 91 | 20.0 | 61 | 9.0 | 29 | 4.9 | 19 | 5.7 | ||||
| Tobacco Distributors | 407 | 1.7 | 440 | 1.8 | 361 | 1.5 | 372 | 1.5 | 360 | 1.4 | 370 | 1.5 | ||||
| Community Disorganization | ||||||||||||||||
| Residences Without Complete Kitchen or Plumbing (%) | 1,386 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homicide Victims | 5 | 0.0 | 16 | 0.1 | 14 | 0.1 | 11 | 0.0 | 11 | 0.0 | 15 | 0.1 | ||||
| State Correction Prisoners Received | 506 | 2.1 | 680 | 2.8 | 737 | 3.0 | 920 | 3.7 | 1,079 | 4.3 | 1,008 | 4.0 | ||||
| Total Crime Index Offenses | 10,099 | 42.0 | 10,045 | 41.2 | -- | -- | 9,482 | 38.6 | 8,910 | 35.9 | 9,279 | 36.8 | ||||
| Total Property Crime Offenses | 9,207 | 38.3 | 9,164 | 37.6 | -- | -- | 8,466 | 34.4 | 7,768 | 31.3 | 8,104 | 32.2 | ||||
| Total Violent Crime Offenses | 892 | 3.7 | 881 | 3.6 | -- | -- | 1,016 | 4.1 | 1,142 | 4.6 | 1,175 | 4.7 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,527 | 8.3 | 304 | 1.6 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 748 | 4.0 | 392 | 2.1 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 463 | 2.5 | 422 | 2.2 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,111 | 6.0 | 22 | 0.1 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,630 | 6.6 | 333 | 1.3 | ||||
| Total Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 752 | 3.0 | 401 | 1.6 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 502 | 2.0 | 454 | 1.8 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,140 | 4.6 | 37 | 0.1 | ||||
| Extreme Economic Deprivation | ||||||||||||||||
| Unemployment | 3,973 | 3.5 | 5,527 | 4.9 | 5,905 | 5.2 | 5,714 | 4.9 | 4,989 | 4.1 | 5,650 | 4.6 | ||||
| Children Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunches | 17,906 | 432.4 | 17,758 | 430.1 | 18,798 | 451.0 | 13,022 | 310.4 | 21,446 | 502.3 | 22,629 | 514.3 | ||||
| Children Receiving TEA | 2,655 | 41.8 | 1,656 | 26.1 | 1,609 | 25.4 | 1,621 | 25.7 | 1,307 | 20.6 | 1,216 | 18.9 | ||||
| Children Receiving Food Stamps | 16,630 | 261.6 | 18,224 | 287.0 | 18,999 | 300.0 | 20,808 | 329.4 | 23,387 | 368.1 | 14,295 | 222.1 | ||||
| Low Birthweight Births | 229 | 64.0 | 254 | 73.3 | 287 | 82.5 | 291 | 83.7 | 303 | 86.0 | 295 | 81.3 | ||||
| Infant Mortality | 20 | 5.6 | 17 | 4.9 | 41 | 11.8 | 20 | 5.8 | 22 | 6.2 | 19 | 5.2 | ||||
| Transitions and Mobility | ||||||||||||||||
| New Home Construction | 470 | 2.0 | 629 | 2.6 | 664 | 2.7 | 634 | 2.6 | 778 | 3.1 | 609 | 2.4 | ||||
| Renter-Occupied Housing Units | 27,612 | 297.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homeless Children Enrolled in Public School | -- | -- | 41 | 1.0 | 86 | 2.1 | 153 | 3.6 | 207 | 4.8 | 365 | 8.3 | ||||
| Net Migrants to Arkansas (%) | -- | -- | 678 | 0.3 | 228 | 0.1 | 471 | 0.2 | 1,518 | 0.6 | 2,583 | 1.0 | ||||
| School Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Academic Failure | ||||||||||||||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Math | 1,334 | 51.0 | 913 | 36.7 | 577 | 24.2 | 918 | 30.0 | 1,368 | 44.1 | 1,233 | 39.6 | ||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Literacy | 1,257 | 48.1 | 757 | 30.4 | 580 | 24.3 | 844 | 27.6 | 1,370 | 44.2 | 1,171 | 37.6 | ||||
| High School Dropouts | 516 | 2.7 | 726 | 3.8 | 650 | 3.5 | 638 | 5.4 | 508 | 2.6 | 495 | 2.5 | ||||
| Status Dropouts | 6,238 | 30.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Lack of Commitment to School | ||||||||||||||||
| Dropouts for "Lack of Interest" | 256 | 2.2 | 125 | 0.7 | 107 | 0.9 | 130 | 0.7 | 136 | 0.7 | 145 | 0.7 | ||||
| Family Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Family Conflict | ||||||||||||||||
| Victims of Child Maltreatment | 707 | 11.1 | 745 | 11.7 | 719 | 11.4 | 664 | 10.5 | 696 | 11.0 | 625 | 9.7 | ||||
| Children Living With Relatives Other Than Parents | 4,702 | 74.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living With Nonrelatives | 1,362 | 21.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living in Foster Care | 620 | 9.8 | 854 | 13.4 | 848 | 13.4 | 997 | 15.8 | 997 | 15.7 | 1,044 | 16.2 | ||||
| Divorces and Annulments | 949 | 3.9 | 1,620 | 6.6 | 1,711 | 7.0 | 1,702 | 6.9 | 1,686 | 6.8 | 1,696 | 6.7 | ||||
| Children in Single-parent Families | 13,847 | 217.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Family History of High Risk Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Adults in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 859 | 4.9 | 927 | 5.1 | 860 | 4.7 | 858 | 4.7 | 770 | 4.2 | 1,313 | 7.0 | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Below 9th grade | 16,091 | 10.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: 9th - 12th, No diploma | 25,092 | 16.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: High School Graduate | 52,840 | 33.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Some College | 32,720 | 21.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: College Graduate | 28,927 | 18.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Pregnant Women in Alcohol or Drug Treatment | 10 | 2.8 | 11 | 3.2 | 10 | 2.9 | -- | -- | 14 | 4.0 | 26 | 7.2 | ||||
| Births to Women with <12 Years of Education | 989 | 276.5 | 939 | 271.0 | 904 | 260.0 | 961 | 276.3 | 937 | 266.0 | 874 | 240.9 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Tobacco During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 682 | 196.1 | 713 | 202.4 | 716 | 197.4 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Alcohol During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13 | 3.7 | 10 | 2.8 | 13 | 3.6 | ||||
| Peer/Individual Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Alienation, Rebelliousness… | ||||||||||||||||
| Adolescent Suicide (per 100k) | 2 | 7.0 | 3 | 10.7 | 1 | 3.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 7.2 | 2 | 7.1 | ||||
| Early Initiation of Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Elementary/Middle School Alcohol Infractions | 14 | 0.5 | 35 | 1.2 | 37 | 1.2 | 3 | 0.1 | 21 | 0.7 | 14 | 0.5 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Drug Infractions | 87 | 2.9 | 141 | 4.8 | 143 | 4.8 | 48 | 1.6 | 62 | 2.0 | 59 | 1.9 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Tobacco Infractions | 382 | 12.9 | 425 | 14.4 | 438 | 14.7 | 122 | 4.1 | 137 | 4.5 | 153 | 5.0 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Assaults on Students or Staff | 544 | 18.3 | 412 | 14.0 | 372 | 12.4 | 271 | 9.0 | 194 | 6.4 | 227 | 7.4 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 34 | 1.1 | 38 | 1.3 | 33 | 1.1 | 40 | 1.3 | 25 | 0.8 | 43 | 1.4 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Vandalism | 71 | 2.4 | 62 | 2.1 | 94 | 3.1 | 86 | 2.9 | 81 | 2.7 | 122 | 4.0 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Gang Involvement | 3 | 0.1 | 10 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.1 | 23 | 0.8 | 31 | 1.0 | 30 | 1.0 | ||||
| Peers Who Engage in Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Juveniles in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 155 | 2.4 | 132 | 2.1 | 167 | 2.6 | 129 | 2.0 | 149 | 2.3 | 201 | 3.1 | ||||
| Adolescent Pregnancy | 226 | 16.4 | 184 | 13.6 | 202 | 14.9 | 173 | 12.8 | 172 | 12.7 | 172 | 12.7 | ||||
| Births to Mothers Age 10-17 | 202 | 14.7 | 159 | 11.7 | 188 | 13.9 | 160 | 11.8 | 155 | 11.5 | 143 | 10.5 | ||||
| High School Alcohol Infractions | 9 | 0.8 | 18 | 1.5 | 34 | 2.9 | 39 | 4.8 | 34 | 2.9 | 23 | 1.7 | ||||
| High School Drug Infractions | 54 | 4.6 | 81 | 6.8 | 90 | 7.6 | 70 | 8.6 | 94 | 7.9 | 90 | 6.7 | ||||
| High School Tobacco Infractions | 219 | 18.7 | 298 | 25.1 | 320 | 27.1 | 338 | 41.7 | 314 | 26.3 | 336 | 25.0 | ||||
| High School Assaults on Other Students and Staff | 231 | 19.7 | 181 | 15.2 | 149 | 12.6 | 163 | 20.1 | 79 | 6.6 | 95 | 7.1 | ||||
| High School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 22 | 1.9 | 16 | 1.3 | 19 | 1.6 | 18 | 2.2 | 10 | 0.8 | 11 | 0.8 | ||||
| High School Vandalism | 34 | 2.9 | 35 | 2.9 | 41 | 3.5 | 73 | 9.0 | 64 | 5.4 | 46 | 3.4 | ||||
| High School Gang Involvement | 1 | 0.1 | 10 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.1 | 9 | 1.1 | 13 | 1.1 | 14 | 1.0 | ||||
| Students Leaving School for Incarceration | -- | -- | 38 | 2.0 | 23 | 2.0 | 29 | 1.5 | 41 | 2.1 | 34 | 1.7 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 98 | 3.5 | 29 | 1.0 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 0.1 | 9 | 0.3 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 33 | 1.2 | 32 | 1.1 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 27 | 1.0 | 15 | 0.5 | ||||
| Consequences | ||||||||||||||||
| Public Health/Safety Outcomes | ||||||||||||||||
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases | 453 | 1.9 | 770 | 3.2 | 526 | 2.1 | 486 | 2.0 | 574 | 2.3 | 647 | 2.6 | ||||
| New HIV Cases | -- | -- | 16 | 0.1 | 9 | 0.0 | 11 | 0.0 | 20 | 0.1 | 25 | 0.1 | ||||
| New AIDS Cases | -- | -- | 7 | 0.0 | 11 | 0.0 | 9 | 0.0 | 14 | 0.1 | 10 | 0.0 | ||||
| Alcohol or Drug Related Traffic Injuries | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 379 | 1.5 | 371 | 1.5 | 472 | 1.9 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Fatalities | 9 | 0.0 | 12 | 0.0 | 53 | 0.2 | 19 | 0.1 | 23 | 0.1 | 29 | 0.1 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Crashes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 389 | 1.6 | 362 | 1.5 | 408 | 1.6 | ||||
| Crash Injuries and Deaths: Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 46 | 0.6 | 60 | 0.8 | ||||
| Traffic Crashes Involving Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 38 | 0.5 | 44 | 0.6 | ||||
| Lung Cancer Deaths (per 100k) | 184 | 76.5 | 206 | 84.5 | 191 | 78.0 | 225 | 91.5 | 201 | 80.9 | 178 | 70.6 | ||||
| Deaths from Alcoholic Liver Disease (per 100k) | 11 | 4.6 | 8 | 3.3 | 3 | 1.2 | 12 | 4.9 | 4 | 1.6 | 14 | 5.6 | ||||