Saline
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 42,739 -- 43,057 -- 43,520 -- 45,490 -- 47,501 -- 48,025 --
  Population
Children (under 18) 21,308 -- 21,178 -- 21,117 -- 21,296 -- 21,464 -- 21,791 --
Adolescents (10 - 17) 9,788 -- 9,887 -- 9,872 -- 9,996 -- 10,087 -- 10,170 --
Adults (18 and Older) 62,643 -- 65,011 -- 66,199 -- 67,806 -- 69,762 -- 72,233 --
Total Population 83,951 -- 86,189 -- 87,316 -- 89,102 -- 91,226 -- 94,024 --
Population under 21 24,237 -- 24,157 -- 24,175 -- 24,414 -- 24,606 -- 25,003 --
School Enrollment
Public School Enrollment: Total (including pre-K) 12,062 -- 12,339 -- 12,193 -- 12,539 -- 12,796 -- 13,565 --
Public School Enrollment: 7 - 12 743 -- 5,649 -- 774 -- 5,660 -- 5,853 -- 5,996 --
Public School Enrollment: Elementary and Middle School 8,990 -- 9,154 -- 9,187 -- 9,087 -- 9,204 -- 9,601 --
Vital Statistics
Total Births 954 -- 973 -- 981 -- 1,013 -- 1,069 -- 1,133 --
Community Domain
Availability
Beer Permits -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Private Club Permits 6 0.1 7 0.1 8 0.1 9 0.1 9 0.1 10 0.1
Tobacco Sales to Minors (%) -- -- 4 13.3 17 16.5 23 14.4 7 4.6 5 4.9
Tobacco Distributors 83 1.0 91 1.1 84 1.0 87 1.0 84 0.9 80 0.9
Community Disorganization
Residences Without Complete Kitchen or Plumbing (%) 333 1.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Homicide Victims 0 0.0 7 0.1 5 0.1 3 0.0 3 0.0 8 0.1
State Correction Prisoners Received 74 0.9 63 0.7 127 1.5 141 1.6 158 1.7 113 1.2
Total Crime Index Offenses 2,808 33.4 2,932 34.0 -- -- 1,747 19.6 3,538 38.8 2,855 30.4
Total Property Crime Offenses 2,604 31.0 2,684 31.1 -- -- 1,657 18.6 3,349 36.7 2,685 28.6
Total Violent Crime Offenses 204 2.4 248 2.9 -- -- 90 1.0 189 2.1 170 1.8
Adult Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 71 1.0
Adult Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 58 0.8
Adult Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 0.4
Adult Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3 0.0
Total Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 76 0.8
Total Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 60 0.6
Total Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 0.4
Total Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4 0.0
Extreme Economic Deprivation
Unemployment 1,387 3.2 1,824 4.2 2,075 4.8 2,030 4.5 1,884 4.0 2,150 4.5
Children Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunches 2,619 217.1 3,004 243.5 3,040 249.3 962 76.7 3,403 265.9 4,126 304.2
Children Receiving TEA 325 15.3 484 22.9 453 21.5 382 17.9 306 14.3 235 10.8
Children Receiving Food Stamps 2,565 120.4 3,543 167.3 3,484 165.0 4,069 191.1 4,941 230.2 1,400 64.2
Low Birthweight Births 85 89.1 76 78.1 78 79.5 85 83.9 76 71.1 97 85.6
Infant Mortality 4 4.2 6 6.2 3 3.1 8 7.9 4 3.7 7 6.2
Transitions and Mobility
New Home Construction 420 5.0 663 7.7 680 7.8 648 7.3 835 9.2 777 8.3
Renter-Occupied Housing Units 6,133 193.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Homeless Children Enrolled in Public School -- -- 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.1 2 0.2 35 2.6
Net Migrants to Arkansas (%) -- -- 921 1.1 916 1.0 1,631 1.8 1,894 2.1 2,559 2.7
School Domain
Academic Failure
Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Math 414 51.0 251 30.9 182 23.0 218 23.5 375 39.4 307 29.8
Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Literacy 394 48.5 231 28.5 196 24.7 252 27.2 383 40.2 340 33.0
High School Dropouts 118 2.1 161 2.9 160 2.8 146 18.9 135 2.4 194 3.3
Status Dropouts 1,604 24.7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Lack of Commitment to School
Dropouts for "Lack of Interest" 26 3.5 31 0.5 36 4.7 37 0.7 30 0.5 19 0.3
Family Domain
Family Conflict
Victims of Child Maltreatment 174 8.2 268 12.7 334 15.8 236 11.1 285 13.3 295 13.5
Children Living With Relatives Other Than Parents 1,336 62.7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Children Living With Nonrelatives 319 15.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Children Living in Foster Care 85 4.0 133 6.3 116 5.5 140 6.6 101 4.7 101 4.6
Divorces and Annulments 75 0.9 659 7.6 585 6.7 662 7.4 762 8.4 749 8.0
Children in Single-parent Families 4,074 191.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Family History of High Risk Behavior
Adults in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment 348 5.6 420 6.5 443 6.7 345 5.1 415 5.9 484 6.7
Educational Attainment:  Below 9th grade 2,866 5.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Educational Attainment:  9th - 12th, No diploma 6,992 12.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Educational Attainment:  High School Graduate 21,027 37.7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Educational Attainment:  Some College 12,950 23.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Educational Attainment:  College Graduate 11,961 21.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Pregnant Women in Alcohol or Drug Treatment 2 2.1 5 5.1 1 1.0 -- -- 3 2.8 2 1.8
Births to Women with <12 Years of Education 123 128.9 129 132.6 118 120.3 142 140.2 125 116.9 143 126.2
Births to Women Using Tobacco During Pregnancy -- -- -- -- -- -- 191 188.5 167 156.2 182 160.6
Births to Women Using Alcohol During Pregnancy -- -- -- -- -- -- 8 7.9 6 5.6 4 3.5
Peer/Individual Domain
Alienation, Rebelliousness…
Adolescent Suicide (per 100k) 1 10.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 9.9 1 9.8
Early Initiation of Problem Behavior
Elementary/Middle School Alcohol Infractions 1 0.1 1 0.1 1 0.1 17 1.9 5 0.5 1 0.1
Elementary/Middle School Drug Infractions 23 2.6 7 0.8 4 0.4 32 3.5 26 2.8 11 1.1
Elementary/Middle School Tobacco Infractions 123 13.7 66 7.2 104 11.3 21 2.3 16 1.7 18 1.9
Elementary/Middle School Assaults on Students or Staff 192 21.4 67 7.3 98 10.7 0 0.0 76 8.3 83 8.6
Elementary/Middle School Weapons/Explosives Infractions 7 0.8 9 1.0 4 0.4 11 1.2 12 1.3 13 1.4
Elementary/Middle School Vandalism 10 1.1 5 0.5 2 0.2 15 1.7 23 2.5 18 1.9
Elementary/Middle School Gang Involvement 16 1.8 6 0.7 0 0.0 11 1.2 2 0.2 9 0.9
Peers Who Engage in Problem Behavior
Juveniles in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment 13 0.6 14 0.7 16 0.8 30 1.4 43 2.0 56 2.6
Adolescent Pregnancy 22 4.7 49 10.4 40 8.5 42 8.8 48 9.9 47 9.6
Births to Mothers Age 10-17 20 4.3 37 7.9 31 6.6 32 6.7 36 7.4 32 6.5
High School Alcohol Infractions 1 0.3 0 0.0 1 0.3 15 29.4 22 6.1 15 3.8
High School Drug Infractions 6 2.0 1 0.3 2 0.7 54 105.7 55 15.3 30 7.6
High School Tobacco Infractions 91 29.6 47 14.8 59 19.6 74 144.8 69 19.2 68 17.2
High School Assaults on Other Students and Staff 70 22.8 33 10.4 38 12.6 9 17.6 9 2.5 10 2.5
High School Weapons/Explosives Infractions 1 0.3 6 1.9 2 0.7 10 19.6 7 1.9 6 1.5
High School Vandalism 4 1.3 1 0.3 1 0.3 6 11.7 16 4.5 18 4.5
High School Gang Involvement 1 0.3 3 0.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.3
Students Leaving School for Incarceration -- -- 0 0.0 2 2.6 2 0.4 3 0.5 2 0.3
Juv Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 5 0.5
Juv Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2 0.2
Juv Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 6 0.6
Juv Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1 0.1
Consequences
Public Health/Safety Outcomes
Sexually Transmitted Diseases 129 1.5 117 1.4 115 1.3 104 1.2 127 1.4 144 1.5
New HIV Cases -- -- 7 0.1 4 0.0 6 0.1 4 0.0 2 0.0
New AIDS Cases -- -- 5 0.1 -- -- -- -- 4 0.0 2 0.0
Alcohol or Drug Related Traffic Injuries -- -- -- -- -- -- 122 1.4 111 1.2 98 1.0
Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Fatalities 4 0.0 8 0.1 8 0.1 14 0.2 8 0.1 6 0.1
Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Crashes -- -- -- -- -- -- 128 1.4 112 1.2 104 1.1
Crash Injuries and Deaths: Underage Drinking Drivers -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 20 0.8 27 1.1
Traffic Crashes Involving Underage Drinking Drivers -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 16 0.7 22 0.9
Lung Cancer Deaths (per 100k) 44 52.4 54 62.7 69 79.0 72 80.8 62 68.0 61 64.9
Deaths from Alcoholic Liver Disease (per 100k) 0 0.0 1 1.2 3 3.4 1 1.1 2 2.2 0 0.0