Saint Francis
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 10,919 -- 10,858 -- 10,874 -- 10,739 -- 10,936 -- 10,775 --
  Population
Children (under 18) 8,168 -- 7,818 -- 7,750 -- 7,587 -- 7,498 -- 7,471 --
Adolescents (10 - 17) 3,628 -- 3,463 -- 3,391 -- 3,328 -- 3,264 -- 3,226 --
Adults (18 and Older) 21,117 -- 20,750 -- 20,634 -- 20,443 -- 20,227 -- 20,064 --
Total Population 29,285 -- 28,568 -- 28,384 -- 28,030 -- 27,725 -- 27,535 --
Population under 21 9,431 -- 9,047 -- 8,911 -- 8,732 -- 8,601 -- 8,539 --
School Enrollment
Public School Enrollment: Total (including pre-K) 5,873 -- 5,527 -- 5,539 -- 5,358 -- 5,341 -- 4,814 --
Public School Enrollment: 7 - 12 5,510 -- 2,430 -- 5,566 -- 2,412 -- 2,328 -- 2,211 --
Public School Enrollment: Elementary and Middle School 4,382 -- 4,143 -- 4,186 -- 4,095 -- 3,941 -- 3,317 --
Vital Statistics
Total Births 452 -- 445 -- 433 -- 423 -- 395 -- 439 --
Community Domain
Availability
Beer Permits 56 1.9 58 2.0 53 1.9 51 1.8 49 1.8 46 1.7
Private Club Permits 6 0.2 7 0.2 8 0.3 9 0.3 8 0.3 6 0.2
Tobacco Sales to Minors (%) -- -- -- -- 15 18.5 5 11.6 9 17.6 4 4.7
Tobacco Distributors 64 2.2 71 2.5 59 2.1 56 2.0 59 2.1 60 2.2
Community Disorganization
Residences Without Complete Kitchen or Plumbing (%) 196 2.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Homicide Victims 5 0.2 5 0.2 3 0.1 2 0.1 2 0.1 1 0.0
State Correction Prisoners Received 143 4.9 149 5.2 114 4.0 92 3.3 87 3.1 50 1.8
Total Crime Index Offenses 1,912 65.3 1,525 53.4 -- -- 1,681 60.0 1,713 61.8 1,596 58.0
Total Property Crime Offenses 1,580 54.0 1,250 43.8 -- -- 1,502 53.6 1,532 55.3 1,418 51.5
Total Violent Crime Offenses 332 11.3 275 9.6 -- -- 179 6.4 181 6.5 178 6.5
Adult Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 168 8.3 0 0.0
Adult Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2 0.1 0 0.0
Adult Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 0.0 0 0.0
Adult Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 14 0.7 0 0.0
Total Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 183 6.6 0 0.0
Total Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2 0.1 0 0.0
Total Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 0.0 0 0.0
Total Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 15 0.5 0 0.0
Extreme Economic Deprivation
Unemployment 753 6.9 877 8.1 1,027 9.4 1,008 9.4 913 8.3 1,000 9.3
Children Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunches 4,431 754.5 4,056 733.9 4,118 743.5 3,312 618.1 4,892 915.9 4,713 979.0
Children Receiving TEA 1,948 238.5 1,391 177.9 1,326 171.1 1,065 140.4 866 115.5 834 111.6
Children Receiving Food Stamps 4,661 570.6 4,878 623.9 4,966 640.8 4,765 628.0 4,832 644.4 5,421 725.6
Low Birthweight Births 45 99.6 52 116.9 65 150.1 69 163.1 33 83.5 68 154.9
Infant Mortality 4 8.8 5 11.2 5 11.5 8 18.9 3 7.6 3 6.8
Transitions and Mobility
New Home Construction 17 0.6 19 0.7 13 0.5 25 0.9 19 0.7 17 0.6
Renter-Occupied Housing Units 3,694 367.8 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Homeless Children Enrolled in Public School -- -- 9 1.6 0 0.0 6 1.1 14 2.6 22 4.6
Net Migrants to Arkansas (%) -- -- -363 -1.3 -274 -1.0 -465 -1.7 -425 -1.5 -335 -1.2
School Domain
Academic Failure
Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Math 316 80.4 257 75.8 234 63.7 234 61.4 247 66.7 256 62.3
Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Literacy 274 69.8 206 60.7 189 51.4 193 50.6 256 68.9 221 53.7
High School Dropouts 34 1.2 138 5.5 126 5.2 137 2.5 133 5.5 132 5.7
Status Dropouts 1,033 34.7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Lack of Commitment to School
Dropouts for "Lack of Interest" 18 0.3 3 0.1 4 0.1 9 0.4 11 0.5 4 0.2
Family Domain
Family Conflict
Victims of Child Maltreatment 107 13.1 100 12.8 115 14.8 68 9.0 95 12.7 67 9.0
Children Living With Relatives Other Than Parents 1,187 145.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Children Living With Nonrelatives 131 16.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Children Living in Foster Care 63 7.7 39 5.0 81 10.5 77 10.1 67 8.9 78 10.4
Divorces and Annulments 556 19.0 140 4.9 170 6.0 121 4.3 134 4.8 110 4.0
Children in Single-parent Families 2,990 366.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Family History of High Risk Behavior
Adults in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment 142 6.7 376 18.1 261 12.6 198 9.7 261 12.9 218 10.9
Educational Attainment:  Below 9th grade 2,438 13.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Educational Attainment:  9th - 12th, No diploma 3,896 21.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Educational Attainment:  High School Graduate 5,953 32.8 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Educational Attainment:  Some College 3,311 18.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Educational Attainment:  College Graduate 2,575 14.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Pregnant Women in Alcohol or Drug Treatment 0 0.0 1 2.2 0 0.0 -- -- 0 0.0 0 0.0
Births to Women with <12 Years of Education 130 287.6 119 267.4 112 258.7 108 255.3 95 240.5 108 246.0
Births to Women Using Tobacco During Pregnancy -- -- -- -- -- -- 91 215.1 66 167.1 89 202.7
Births to Women Using Alcohol During Pregnancy -- -- -- -- -- -- 6 14.2 3 7.6 2 4.6
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 9 2.1 0 0.0 2 0.5 1 0.2 4 1.0 -- --
Elementary/Middle School Drug Infractions 1 0.2 2 0.5 1 0.2 7 1.7 6 1.5 13 3.9
Elementary/Middle School Tobacco Infractions 28 6.4 25 6.0 30 7.2 9 2.2 17 4.3 52 15.7
Elementary/Middle School Assaults on Students or Staff 6 1.4 9 2.2 1 0.2 0 0.0 241 61.2 105 31.7
Elementary/Middle School Weapons/Explosives Infractions 4 0.9 2 0.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 9 2.3 9 2.7
Elementary/Middle School Vandalism 92 21.0 5 1.2 4 1.0 7 1.7 2 0.5 18 5.4
Elementary/Middle School Gang Involvement -- -- 0 0.0 0 0.0 10 2.4 3 0.8 44 13.3
Peers Who Engage in Problem Behavior
Juveniles in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 0.3
Adolescent Pregnancy 54 30.6 35 21.5 37 23.1 29 18.3 33 20.9 36 22.7
Births to Mothers Age 10-17 40 22.7 32 19.6 35 21.9 27 17.1 31 19.6 35 22.1
High School Alcohol Infractions 9 6.0 0 0.0 2 1.5 7 2.0 0 0.0 1 0.7
High School Drug Infractions 1 0.7 0 0.0 1 0.7 8 2.3 3 2.5 3 2.1
High School Tobacco Infractions 27 18.1 18 13.0 28 20.7 26 7.5 45 36.9 3 2.1
High School Assaults on Other Students and Staff 6 4.0 9 6.5 1 0.7 24 7.0 17 13.9 5 3.4
High School Weapons/Explosives Infractions 4 2.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 0.6 2 1.6 3 2.1
High School Vandalism 92 61.7 3 2.2 4 3.0 3 0.9 3 2.5 3 2.1
High School Gang Involvement -- -- 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 2.5 -- --
Students Leaving School for Incarceration -- -- 5 2.1 3 0.5 6 2.5 3 1.3 1 0.5
Juv Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 15 4.6 0 0.0
Juv Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 0.0 0 0.0
Juv Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 0.0 0 0.0
Juv Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1 0.3 0 0.0
Consequences
Public Health/Safety Outcomes
Sexually Transmitted Diseases 246 8.4 277 9.7 285 10.0 249 8.9 254 9.2 241 8.8
New HIV Cases -- -- -- -- -- -- 6 0.2 7 0.3 8 0.3
New AIDS Cases -- -- 7 0.2 -- -- -- -- 4 0.1 5 0.2
Alcohol or Drug Related Traffic Injuries -- -- -- -- -- -- 23 0.8 25 0.9 25 0.9
Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Fatalities 2 0.1 3 0.1 19 0.7 2 0.1 1 0.0 1 0.0
Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Crashes -- -- -- -- -- -- 21 0.7 21 0.8 16 0.6
Crash Injuries and Deaths: Underage Drinking Drivers -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2 0.2 3 0.4
Traffic Crashes Involving Underage Drinking Drivers -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2 0.2 3 0.4
Lung Cancer Deaths (per 100k) 18 61.5 14 49.0 16 56.4 22 78.5 22 79.4 25 90.8
Deaths from Alcoholic Liver Disease (per 100k) 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 3.5 1 3.6 0 0.0 1 3.6