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| Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | |||||
| Demographic Data | ||||||||||||||||
| Economic Data | ||||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 6,565 | -- | 6,402 | -- | 6,403 | -- | 6,500 | -- | 6,648 | -- | 6,575 | -- | ||||
| Population | ||||||||||||||||
| Children (under 18) | 3,756 | -- | 3,753 | -- | 3,747 | -- | 3,699 | -- | 3,699 | -- | 3,794 | -- | ||||
| Adolescents (10 - 17) | 1,758 | -- | 1,751 | -- | 1,737 | -- | 1,743 | -- | 1,706 | -- | 1,732 | -- | ||||
| Adults (18 and Older) | 13,426 | -- | 13,599 | -- | 13,692 | -- | 13,724 | -- | 13,827 | -- | 14,169 | -- | ||||
| Total Population | 17,182 | -- | 17,352 | -- | 17,439 | -- | 17,423 | -- | 17,526 | -- | 17,963 | -- | ||||
| Population under 21 | 4,285 | -- | 4,299 | -- | 4,286 | -- | 4,235 | -- | 4,228 | -- | 4,333 | -- | ||||
| School Enrollment | ||||||||||||||||
| Public School Enrollment: Total (including pre-K) | 3,060 | -- | 3,033 | -- | 3,175 | -- | 3,243 | -- | 3,598 | -- | 3,330 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: 7 - 12 | 2,639 | -- | 1,377 | -- | 2,454 | -- | 1,484 | -- | 1,632 | -- | 1,607 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: Elementary and Middle School | 1,767 | -- | 1,844 | -- | 1,921 | -- | 1,938 | -- | 2,004 | -- | 2,292 | -- | ||||
| Vital Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Births | 184 | -- | 178 | -- | 157 | -- | 208 | -- | 178 | -- | 197 | -- | ||||
| Community Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Availability | ||||||||||||||||
| Beer Permits | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Private Club Permits | 5 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.2 | ||||
| Tobacco Sales to Minors (%) | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12 | 30.8 | 5 | 12.5 | 2 | 10.0 | 1 | 10.0 | ||||
| Tobacco Distributors | 29 | 1.7 | 31 | 1.8 | 28 | 1.6 | 27 | 1.5 | 25 | 1.4 | 25 | 1.4 | ||||
| Community Disorganization | ||||||||||||||||
| Residences Without Complete Kitchen or Plumbing (%) | 124 | 1.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homicide Victims | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.1 | ||||
| State Correction Prisoners Received | 21 | 1.2 | 22 | 1.3 | 9 | 0.5 | 20 | 1.1 | 19 | 1.1 | 26 | 1.4 | ||||
| Total Crime Index Offenses | 250 | 14.6 | 246 | 14.2 | -- | -- | 237 | 13.6 | 325 | 18.5 | 309 | 17.2 | ||||
| Total Property Crime Offenses | 232 | 13.5 | 232 | 13.4 | -- | -- | 203 | 11.7 | 293 | 16.7 | 279 | 15.5 | ||||
| Total Violent Crime Offenses | 18 | 1.0 | 14 | 0.8 | -- | -- | 34 | 2.0 | 32 | 1.8 | 30 | 1.7 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 44 | 3.2 | 199 | 14.0 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30 | 2.2 | 7 | 0.5 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 0.8 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 47 | 2.7 | 223 | 12.4 | ||||
| Total Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31 | 1.8 | 7 | 0.4 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 0.7 | ||||
| Extreme Economic Deprivation | ||||||||||||||||
| Unemployment | 340 | 5.2 | 463 | 7.2 | 532 | 8.3 | 489 | 7.5 | 435 | 6.5 | 450 | 6.8 | ||||
| Children Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunches | 1,600 | 522.9 | 1,602 | 528.2 | 1,770 | 557.5 | 4,994 | 1539.9 | 2,224 | 618.1 | 1,935 | 581.1 | ||||
| Children Receiving TEA | 311 | 82.8 | 267 | 71.1 | 299 | 79.8 | 234 | 63.3 | 149 | 40.3 | 134 | 35.3 | ||||
| Children Receiving Food Stamps | 1,284 | 341.9 | 1,531 | 407.9 | 1,592 | 424.9 | 1,659 | 448.5 | 1,776 | 480.1 | 4,742 | 1249.9 | ||||
| Low Birthweight Births | 17 | 92.4 | 15 | 84.3 | 10 | 63.7 | 23 | 110.6 | 15 | 84.3 | 13 | 66.0 | ||||
| Infant Mortality | 1 | 5.4 | 1 | 5.6 | 3 | 19.1 | 1 | 4.8 | 2 | 11.2 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Transitions and Mobility | ||||||||||||||||
| New Home Construction | 5 | 0.3 | 14 | 0.8 | 11 | 0.6 | 28 | 1.6 | 31 | 1.8 | 40 | 2.2 | ||||
| Renter-Occupied Housing Units | 1,434 | 198.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homeless Children Enrolled in Public School | -- | -- | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 2.5 | 6 | 1.7 | 8 | 2.4 | ||||
| Net Migrants to Arkansas (%) | -- | -- | 155 | 0.9 | 157 | 0.9 | 72 | 0.4 | 141 | 0.8 | 478 | 2.7 | ||||
| School Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Academic Failure | ||||||||||||||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Math | 89 | 47.2 | 85 | 44.3 | 57 | 25.7 | 56 | 21.8 | 84 | 33.7 | 47 | 19.8 | ||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Literacy | 85 | 45.3 | 73 | 37.8 | 55 | 24.8 | 49 | 19.3 | 112 | 44.8 | 60 | 25.4 | ||||
| High School Dropouts | 36 | 2.5 | 47 | 3.4 | 37 | 2.7 | 34 | 1.4 | 47 | 3.2 | 24 | 1.5 | ||||
| Status Dropouts | 326 | 29.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Lack of Commitment to School | ||||||||||||||||
| Dropouts for "Lack of Interest" | 16 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||
| Family Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Family Conflict | ||||||||||||||||
| Victims of Child Maltreatment | 61 | 16.2 | 49 | 13.1 | 97 | 25.9 | 93 | 25.1 | 88 | 23.8 | 54 | 14.2 | ||||
| Children Living With Relatives Other Than Parents | 278 | 74.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living With Nonrelatives | 64 | 17.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living in Foster Care | 32 | 8.5 | 28 | 7.5 | 27 | 7.2 | 44 | 11.9 | 53 | 14.3 | 96 | 25.3 | ||||
| Divorces and Annulments | 140 | 8.1 | 116 | 6.7 | 105 | 6.0 | 121 | 6.9 | 140 | 8.0 | 124 | 6.9 | ||||
| Children in Single-parent Families | 767 | 204.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Family History of High Risk Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Adults in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 47 | 3.5 | 59 | 4.3 | 44 | 3.2 | 40 | 2.9 | 66 | 4.8 | 107 | 7.6 | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Below 9th grade | 1,366 | 11.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: 9th - 12th, No diploma | 1,962 | 16.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: High School Graduate | 4,713 | 38.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Some College | 2,530 | 20.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: College Graduate | 1,723 | 14.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Pregnant Women in Alcohol or Drug Treatment | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.1 | ||||
| Births to Women with <12 Years of Education | 41 | 222.8 | 39 | 219.1 | 25 | 159.2 | 38 | 182.7 | 34 | 191.0 | 33 | 167.5 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Tobacco During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 54 | 259.6 | 54 | 303.4 | 56 | 284.3 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Alcohol During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.6 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| 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 | 8 | 4.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Drug Infractions | 1 | 0.6 | 2 | 1.1 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 1.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Tobacco Infractions | 53 | 30.0 | 3 | 1.6 | 18 | 9.4 | 8 | 4.1 | 8 | 4.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Assaults on Students or Staff | 48 | 27.2 | 67 | 36.3 | 49 | 25.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 3.1 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 1 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.9 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Vandalism | 5 | 2.8 | 6 | 3.3 | 2 | 1.0 | 5 | 2.6 | 1 | 0.5 | 4 | 1.7 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Gang Involvement | -- | -- | 2 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Peers Who Engage in Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Juveniles in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 7 | 1.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.5 | 8 | 2.2 | 5 | 1.3 | ||||
| Adolescent Pregnancy | 15 | 17.1 | 16 | 18.4 | 5 | 5.8 | 29 | 33.8 | 28 | 33.6 | 15 | 17.7 | ||||
| Births to Mothers Age 10-17 | 9 | 10.2 | 14 | 16.1 | 5 | 5.8 | 12 | 14.0 | 13 | 15.6 | 14 | 16.5 | ||||
| High School Alcohol Infractions | 8 | 6.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2.4 | 1 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| High School Drug Infractions | 1 | 0.8 | 2 | 1.7 | 2 | 1.6 | 9 | 7.1 | 2 | 1.3 | 9 | 8.7 | ||||
| High School Tobacco Infractions | 53 | 41.0 | 3 | 2.5 | 17 | 13.6 | 33 | 26.1 | 46 | 30.9 | 47 | 45.3 | ||||
| High School Assaults on Other Students and Staff | 44 | 34.0 | 38 | 32.0 | 31 | 24.7 | 17 | 13.5 | 2 | 1.3 | 6 | 5.8 | ||||
| High School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | -- | -- | 1 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2.7 | 4 | 3.9 | ||||
| High School Vandalism | 4 | 3.1 | 5 | 4.2 | 1 | 0.8 | 6 | 4.8 | 3 | 2.0 | 2 | 1.9 | ||||
| High School Gang Involvement | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Students Leaving School for Incarceration | -- | -- | 1 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 1.2 | 24 | 13.9 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Consequences | ||||||||||||||||
| Public Health/Safety Outcomes | ||||||||||||||||
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases | 12 | 0.7 | 11 | 0.6 | 14 | 0.8 | 9 | 0.5 | 22 | 1.3 | 23 | 1.3 | ||||
| New HIV Cases | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||
| New AIDS Cases | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Alcohol or Drug Related Traffic Injuries | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29 | 1.7 | 20 | 1.1 | 36 | 2.0 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Fatalities | 4 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.2 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Crashes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25 | 1.4 | 17 | 1.0 | 25 | 1.4 | ||||
| Crash Injuries and Deaths: Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 0.2 | 10 | 2.3 | ||||
| Traffic Crashes Involving Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 0.2 | 6 | 1.4 | ||||
| Lung Cancer Deaths (per 100k) | 26 | 151.3 | 22 | 126.8 | 14 | 80.3 | 16 | 91.8 | 15 | 85.6 | 22 | 122.5 | ||||
| Deaths from Alcoholic Liver Disease (per 100k) | 1 | 5.8 | 1 | 5.8 | 1 | 5.7 | 1 | 5.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||