| Region 08 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 73,499 | -- | 73,203 | -- | 74,310 | -- | 76,234 | -- | 78,549 | -- | 78,875 | -- | ||||
| Population | ||||||||||||||||
| Children (under 18) | 36,469 | -- | 36,254 | -- | 36,309 | -- | 36,328 | -- | 36,409 | -- | 36,642 | -- | ||||
| Adolescents (10 - 17) | 17,452 | -- | 17,159 | -- | 17,051 | -- | 16,873 | -- | 16,799 | -- | 16,865 | -- | ||||
| Adults (18 and Older) | 126,407 | -- | 128,017 | -- | 128,851 | -- | 129,930 | -- | 131,509 | -- | 133,296 | -- | ||||
| Total Population | 162,876 | -- | 164,271 | -- | 165,160 | -- | 166,258 | -- | 167,918 | -- | 169,938 | -- | ||||
| Population under 21 | 43,350 | -- | 43,051 | -- | 42,994 | -- | 42,997 | -- | 43,048 | -- | 43,292 | -- | ||||
| School Enrollment | ||||||||||||||||
| Public School Enrollment: Total (including pre-K) | 21,317 | -- | 25,098 | -- | 25,257 | -- | 25,824 | -- | 25,586 | -- | 25,623 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: 7 - 12 | 9,764 | -- | 11,550 | -- | 11,673 | -- | 11,764 | -- | 11,768 | -- | 11,755 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: Elementary and Middle School | 16,542 | -- | 16,027 | -- | 17,009 | -- | 17,070 | -- | 16,989 | -- | 17,858 | -- | ||||
| Vital Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Births | 1,901 | -- | 1,779 | -- | 1,974 | -- | 1,942 | -- | 1,973 | -- | 2,111 | -- | ||||
| Community Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Availability | ||||||||||||||||
| Beer Permits | 169 | 1.0 | 170 | 1.0 | 173 | 1.0 | 166 | 1.0 | 151 | 0.9 | 166 | 1.0 | ||||
| Private Club Permits | 18 | 0.1 | 22 | 0.1 | 24 | 0.1 | 25 | 0.2 | 23 | 0.1 | 26 | 0.2 | ||||
| Tobacco Sales to Minors (%) | -- | -- | 55 | 30.2 | 39 | 12.9 | 48 | 11.7 | 32 | 7.3 | 18 | 5.5 | ||||
| Tobacco Distributors | 306 | 1.9 | 332 | 2.0 | 293 | 1.8 | 303 | 1.8 | 304 | 1.8 | 319 | 1.9 | ||||
| Community Disorganization | ||||||||||||||||
| Residences Without Complete Kitchen or Plumbing (%) | 950 | 1.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homicide Victims | 10 | 0.1 | 12 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.0 | 16 | 0.1 | 11 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.0 | ||||
| State Correction Prisoners Received | 314 | 1.9 | 402 | 2.4 | 425 | 2.6 | 409 | 2.5 | 384 | 2.3 | 330 | 1.9 | ||||
| Total Crime Index Offenses | 5,941 | 36.5 | 1,912 | 11.6 | -- | -- | 8,506 | 51.2 | 6,536 | 38.9 | 9,068 | 53.4 | ||||
| Total Property Crime Offenses | 5,360 | 32.9 | 1,648 | 10.0 | -- | -- | 7,768 | 46.7 | 5,853 | 34.9 | 8,261 | 48.6 | ||||
| Total Violent Crime Offenses | 581 | 3.6 | 264 | 1.6 | -- | -- | 738 | 4.4 | 683 | 4.1 | 807 | 4.7 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 353 | 2.7 | 489 | 3.7 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 456 | 3.5 | 673 | 5.0 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,157 | 8.8 | 1,376 | 10.3 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 83 | 0.6 | 58 | 0.4 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 397 | 2.4 | 552 | 3.2 | ||||
| Total Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 463 | 2.8 | 681 | 4.0 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,173 | 7.0 | 1,410 | 8.3 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 93 | 0.6 | 73 | 0.4 | ||||
| Extreme Economic Deprivation | ||||||||||||||||
| Unemployment | 3,093 | 4.2 | 4,190 | 5.7 | 4,557 | 6.1 | 4,428 | 5.8 | 3,978 | 5.1 | 4,175 | 5.3 | ||||
| Children Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunches | 10,540 | 494.4 | 11,332 | 451.5 | 11,728 | 464.3 | 12,097 | 468.4 | 13,205 | 516.1 | 13,816 | 539.2 | ||||
| Children Receiving TEA | 1,446 | 39.7 | 936 | 25.8 | 891 | 24.5 | 852 | 23.5 | 801 | 22.0 | 729 | 19.9 | ||||
| Children Receiving Food Stamps | 10,039 | 275.3 | 10,688 | 294.8 | 10,755 | 296.2 | 11,678 | 321.5 | 13,442 | 369.2 | 13,739 | 375.0 | ||||
| Low Birthweight Births | 153 | 80.5 | 125 | 70.3 | 149 | 75.5 | 180 | 92.7 | 159 | 80.6 | 196 | 92.8 | ||||
| Infant Mortality | 17 | 8.9 | 16 | 9.0 | 12 | 6.1 | 18 | 9.3 | 12 | 6.1 | 15 | 7.1 | ||||
| Transitions and Mobility | ||||||||||||||||
| New Home Construction | 140 | 0.9 | 169 | 1.0 | 153 | 0.9 | 161 | 1.0 | 177 | 1.1 | 164 | 1.0 | ||||
| Renter-Occupied Housing Units | 18,225 | 271.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homeless Children Enrolled in Public School | -- | -- | 60 | 2.4 | 96 | 3.8 | 156 | 6.0 | 180 | 7.0 | 277 | 10.8 | ||||
| Net Migrants to Arkansas (%) | -- | -- | 922 | 0.6 | 1,217 | 0.7 | 1,347 | 0.8 | 1,921 | 1.1 | 2,243 | 1.3 | ||||
| School Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Academic Failure | ||||||||||||||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Math | 891 | 58.5 | 672 | 41.6 | 440 | 30.1 | 594 | 32.9 | 897 | 47.8 | 660 | 34.2 | ||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Literacy | 778 | 51.0 | 514 | 31.8 | 414 | 28.3 | 485 | 26.9 | 840 | 44.7 | 699 | 36.3 | ||||
| High School Dropouts | 278 | 2.4 | 401 | 3.4 | 295 | 2.6 | 293 | 2.5 | 322 | 2.7 | 409 | 3.5 | ||||
| Status Dropouts | 3,517 | 23.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Lack of Commitment to School | ||||||||||||||||
| Dropouts for "Lack of Interest" | 44 | 0.5 | 36 | 0.3 | 29 | 0.2 | 35 | 0.3 | 35 | 0.3 | 29 | 0.2 | ||||
| Family Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Family Conflict | ||||||||||||||||
| Victims of Child Maltreatment | 370 | 10.1 | 389 | 10.7 | 428 | 11.8 | 508 | 14.0 | 480 | 13.2 | 420 | 11.5 | ||||
| Children Living With Relatives Other Than Parents | 3,151 | 86.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living With Nonrelatives | 614 | 16.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living in Foster Care | 324 | 8.9 | 385 | 10.6 | 354 | 9.7 | 400 | 11.0 | 381 | 10.5 | 342 | 9.3 | ||||
| Divorces and Annulments | 1,104 | 6.8 | 1,029 | 6.3 | 997 | 6.0 | 1,056 | 6.4 | 1,006 | 6.0 | 1,018 | 6.0 | ||||
| Children in Single-parent Families | 8,564 | 234.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Family History of High Risk Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Adults in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 631 | 5.0 | 660 | 5.2 | 550 | 4.3 | 498 | 3.8 | 582 | 4.4 | 846 | 6.3 | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Below 9th grade | 9,059 | 8.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: 9th - 12th, No diploma | 17,700 | 16.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: High School Graduate | 38,555 | 34.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Some College | 23,407 | 21.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: College Graduate | 22,085 | 19.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Pregnant Women in Alcohol or Drug Treatment | 2 | 1.1 | 18 | 10.1 | 10 | 5.1 | -- | -- | 7 | 3.5 | 8 | 3.8 | ||||
| Births to Women with <12 Years of Education | 413 | 217.3 | 331 | 186.1 | 450 | 228.0 | 401 | 206.5 | 417 | 211.4 | 449 | 212.7 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Tobacco During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 423 | 217.8 | 359 | 182.0 | 433 | 205.1 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Alcohol During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24 | 12.4 | 29 | 14.7 | 23 | 10.9 | ||||
| Peer/Individual Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Alienation, Rebelliousness… | ||||||||||||||||
| Adolescent Suicide (per 100k) | 1 | 5.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 29.8 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Early Initiation of Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Elementary/Middle School Alcohol Infractions | 17 | 1.0 | 34 | 2.1 | 12 | 0.7 | 8 | 0.5 | 5 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Drug Infractions | 44 | 2.7 | 61 | 3.8 | 91 | 5.4 | 38 | 2.2 | 36 | 2.1 | 34 | 1.9 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Tobacco Infractions | 124 | 7.5 | 194 | 12.1 | 183 | 10.8 | 40 | 2.3 | 55 | 3.2 | 43 | 2.4 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Assaults on Students or Staff | 255 | 15.4 | 219 | 13.7 | 243 | 14.3 | 110 | 6.4 | 166 | 9.8 | 91 | 5.1 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 20 | 1.2 | 32 | 2.0 | 24 | 1.4 | 16 | 0.9 | 27 | 1.6 | 18 | 1.0 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Vandalism | 25 | 1.5 | 52 | 3.2 | 48 | 2.8 | 31 | 1.8 | 23 | 1.4 | 21 | 1.2 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Gang Involvement | 58 | 3.5 | 5 | 0.3 | 13 | 0.8 | 7 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.2 | 13 | 0.7 | ||||
| Peers Who Engage in Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Juveniles in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 27 | 0.7 | 21 | 0.6 | 17 | 0.5 | 19 | 0.5 | 36 | 1.0 | 34 | 0.9 | ||||
| Adolescent Pregnancy | 124 | 14.7 | 124 | 14.9 | 115 | 13.9 | 106 | 12.9 | 133 | 16.3 | 125 | 15.3 | ||||
| Births to Mothers Age 10-17 | 99 | 11.7 | 96 | 11.6 | 85 | 10.3 | 82 | 10.0 | 101 | 12.4 | 95 | 11.6 | ||||
| High School Alcohol Infractions | 15 | 1.7 | 28 | 3.1 | 9 | 1.1 | 19 | 2.3 | 34 | 4.1 | 12 | 1.5 | ||||
| High School Drug Infractions | 30 | 3.4 | 38 | 4.2 | 55 | 6.7 | 43 | 5.1 | 54 | 6.5 | 78 | 10.1 | ||||
| High School Tobacco Infractions | 92 | 10.5 | 137 | 15.1 | 156 | 18.9 | 156 | 18.6 | 162 | 19.4 | 208 | 26.8 | ||||
| High School Assaults on Other Students and Staff | 110 | 12.5 | 142 | 15.7 | 149 | 18.1 | 95 | 11.3 | 111 | 13.3 | 117 | 15.1 | ||||
| High School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 13 | 1.5 | 19 | 2.1 | 15 | 1.8 | 21 | 2.5 | 21 | 2.5 | 22 | 2.8 | ||||
| High School Vandalism | 14 | 1.6 | 35 | 3.9 | 36 | 4.4 | 38 | 4.5 | 38 | 4.6 | 34 | 4.4 | ||||
| High School Gang Involvement | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.4 | 11 | 1.3 | 14 | 1.7 | 6 | 0.8 | ||||
| Students Leaving School for Incarceration | -- | -- | 13 | 1.1 | 10 | 0.9 | 11 | 0.9 | 22 | 1.9 | 10 | 0.9 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 42 | 2.5 | 63 | 3.7 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 0.4 | 8 | 0.5 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16 | 1.0 | 34 | 2.0 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10 | 0.6 | 15 | 0.9 | ||||
| Consequences | ||||||||||||||||
| Public Health/Safety Outcomes | ||||||||||||||||
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases | 530 | 3.3 | 612 | 3.7 | 637 | 3.9 | 677 | 4.1 | 678 | 4.0 | 524 | 3.1 | ||||
| New HIV Cases | -- | -- | 8 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.1 | 10 | 0.1 | 22 | 0.1 | ||||
| New AIDS Cases | -- | -- | 5 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 0.1 | ||||
| Alcohol or Drug Related Traffic Injuries | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 344 | 2.1 | 283 | 1.7 | 307 | 1.8 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Fatalities | 8 | 0.0 | 17 | 0.1 | 31 | 0.2 | 20 | 0.1 | 26 | 0.2 | 19 | 0.1 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Crashes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 307 | 1.8 | 291 | 1.7 | 278 | 1.6 | ||||
| Crash Injuries and Deaths: Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 37 | 0.9 | 33 | 0.8 | ||||
| Traffic Crashes Involving Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 34 | 0.8 | 28 | 0.6 | ||||
| Lung Cancer Deaths (per 100k) | 134 | 82.3 | 177 | 107.7 | 162 | 98.1 | 161 | 96.8 | 164 | 97.7 | 140 | 82.4 | ||||
| Deaths from Alcoholic Liver Disease (per 100k) | 3 | 1.8 | 4 | 2.4 | 13 | 7.9 | 6 | 3.6 | 8 | 4.8 | 9 | 5.3 | ||||