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| 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 | ||||