| State of Arkansas | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1,260,256 | -- | 1,271,031 | -- | 1,275,657 | -- | 1,309,367 | -- | 1,361,844 | -- | 1,364,800 | -- | ||||
| Population | ||||||||||||||||
| Children (under 18) | 680,495 | -- | 677,364 | -- | 676,912 | -- | 679,297 | -- | 684,044 | -- | 691,186 | -- | ||||
| Adolescents (10 - 17) | 314,019 | -- | 308,994 | -- | 308,015 | -- | 307,429 | -- | 307,020 | -- | 308,300 | -- | ||||
| Adults (18 and Older) | 1,998,115 | -- | 2,028,834 | -- | 2,046,733 | -- | 2,067,526 | -- | 2,091,664 | -- | 2,119,686 | -- | ||||
| Total Population | 2,678,610 | -- | 2,706,198 | -- | 2,723,645 | -- | 2,746,823 | -- | 2,775,708 | -- | 2,810,872 | -- | ||||
| Population under 21 | 798,467 | -- | 791,611 | -- | 791,559 | -- | 794,088 | -- | 797,938 | -- | 804,897 | -- | ||||
| School Enrollment | ||||||||||||||||
| Public School Enrollment: Total (including pre-K) | 447,352 | -- | 448,246 | -- | 449,171 | -- | 456,017 | -- | 463,203 | -- | 465,615 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: 7 - 12 | 202,323 | -- | 203,621 | -- | 205,383 | -- | 206,882 | -- | 208,876 | -- | 211,724 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: Elementary and Middle School | 317,156 | -- | 313,017 | -- | 312,505 | -- | 316,362 | -- | 319,170 | -- | 325,265 | -- | ||||
| Vital Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Births | 37,791 | -- | 37,454 | -- | 37,783 | -- | 38,242 | -- | 39,162 | -- | 40,610 | -- | ||||
| Community Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Availability | ||||||||||||||||
| Beer Permits | 2,424 | 0.9 | 2,357 | 0.9 | 2,336 | 0.9 | 2,342 | 0.9 | 2,280 | 0.8 | 2,330 | 0.8 | ||||
| Private Club Permits | 526 | 0.2 | 547 | 0.2 | 551 | 0.2 | 584 | 0.2 | 601 | 0.2 | 678 | 0.2 | ||||
| Tobacco Sales to Minors (%) | -- | -- | 311 | 23.4 | 857 | 16.8 | 845 | 10.7 | 502 | 7.5 | 305 | 6.6 | ||||
| Tobacco Distributors | 4,352 | 1.6 | 4,738 | 1.8 | 4,082 | 1.5 | 4,245 | 1.5 | 4,151 | 1.5 | 4,330 | 1.5 | ||||
| Community Disorganization | ||||||||||||||||
| Residences Without Complete Kitchen or Plumbing (%) | 16,073 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homicide Victims | 204 | 0.1 | 194 | 0.1 | 197 | 0.1 | 210 | 0.1 | 207 | 0.1 | 223 | 0.1 | ||||
| State Correction Prisoners Received | 6,502 | 2.4 | 6,898 | 2.5 | 8,309 | 3.1 | 9,146 | 3.3 | 8,380 | 3.0 | 8,278 | 2.9 | ||||
| Total Crime Index Offenses | 110,052 | 41.1 | 104,409 | 38.6 | -- | -- | 112,480 | 40.9 | 117,835 | 42.5 | 123,374 | 43.9 | ||||
| Total Property Crime Offenses | 98,226 | 36.7 | 93,960 | 34.7 | -- | -- | 99,825 | 36.3 | 104,040 | 37.5 | 108,420 | 38.6 | ||||
| Total Violent Crime Offenses | 11,826 | 4.4 | 10,449 | 3.9 | -- | -- | 12,655 | 4.6 | 13,795 | 5.0 | 14,954 | 5.3 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9,096 | 4.3 | 10,674 | 5.0 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6,539 | 3.1 | 8,441 | 4.0 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4,127 | 2.0 | 6,468 | 3.1 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2,624 | 1.3 | 1,565 | 0.7 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9,859 | 3.6 | 11,507 | 4.1 | ||||
| Total Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6,672 | 2.4 | 8,616 | 3.1 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4,274 | 1.5 | 6,692 | 2.4 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2,817 | 1.0 | 1,770 | 0.6 | ||||
| Extreme Economic Deprivation | ||||||||||||||||
| Unemployment | 52,904 | 4.2 | 67,784 | 5.3 | 74,040 | 5.8 | 72,979 | 5.6 | 66,503 | 4.9 | 71,900 | 5.3 | ||||
| Children Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunches | 213,719 | 477.7 | 212,571 | 474.2 | 218,290 | 486.0 | 226,718 | 497.2 | 245,606 | 530.2 | 254,572 | 546.7 | ||||
| Children Receiving TEA | 44,776 | 65.8 | 35,926 | 53.0 | 34,087 | 50.4 | 30,917 | 45.5 | 26,856 | 39.3 | 25,050 | 36.2 | ||||
| Children Receiving Food Stamps | 196,370 | 288.6 | 215,125 | 317.6 | 219,246 | 323.9 | 231,629 | 341.0 | 260,052 | 380.2 | 264,035 | 382.0 | ||||
| Low Birthweight Births | 3,263 | 86.3 | 3,218 | 85.9 | 3,366 | 89.1 | 3,636 | 95.1 | 3,513 | 89.7 | 3,776 | 93.0 | ||||
| Infant Mortality | 317 | 8.4 | 313 | 8.4 | 326 | 8.6 | 319 | 8.3 | 311 | 7.9 | 319 | 7.9 | ||||
| Transitions and Mobility | ||||||||||||||||
| New Home Construction | 7,354 | 2.7 | 8,752 | 3.2 | 10,859 | 4.0 | 11,411 | 4.2 | 13,756 | 5.0 | 11,495 | 4.1 | ||||
| Renter-Occupied Housing Units | 319,238 | 306.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homeless Children Enrolled in Public School | -- | -- | 1,632 | 3.6 | 2,183 | 4.9 | 2,516 | 5.5 | 3,579 | 7.7 | 5,326 | 11.4 | ||||
| Net Migrants to Arkansas (%) | -- | -- | 6,018 | 0.2 | 9,046 | 0.3 | 15,233 | 0.6 | 19,393 | 0.7 | 23,684 | 0.8 | ||||
| School Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Academic Failure | ||||||||||||||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Math | -- | -- | 12,642 | 44.9 | 8,874 | 33.0 | 11,646 | 35.0 | 16,211 | 49.0 | 13,475 | 40.0 | ||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Literacy | -- | -- | 9,967 | 35.4 | 8,068 | 30.0 | 10,315 | 31.0 | 15,880 | 48.0 | 13,138 | 39.0 | ||||
| High School Dropouts | 6,441 | 3.1 | 8,199 | 4.0 | 7,929 | 3.9 | 6,922 | 3.4 | 6,895 | 3.3 | 6,932 | 3.3 | ||||
| Status Dropouts | 64,413 | 24.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Lack of Commitment to School | ||||||||||||||||
| Dropouts for "Lack of Interest" | 1,920 | 0.9 | 767 | 0.4 | 686 | 0.3 | 908 | 0.4 | 1,089 | 0.5 | 926 | 0.4 | ||||
| Family Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Family Conflict | ||||||||||||||||
| Victims of Child Maltreatment | 7,734 | 11.4 | 8,064 | 11.9 | 8,118 | 12.0 | 8,041 | 11.8 | 8,069 | 11.8 | 7,338 | 10.6 | ||||
| Children Living With Relatives Other Than Parents | 62,167 | 91.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living With Nonrelatives | 12,167 | 17.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living in Foster Care | 5,486 | 8.1 | 6,471 | 9.6 | 6,202 | 9.2 | 6,502 | 9.6 | 6,401 | 9.4 | 6,809 | 9.9 | ||||
| Divorces and Annulments | 17,101 | 6.4 | 16,759 | 6.2 | 16,592 | 6.1 | 16,874 | 6.1 | 16,728 | 6.0 | 16,480 | 5.9 | ||||
| Children in Single-parent Families | 167,902 | 246.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Family History of High Risk Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Adults in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 13,517 | 6.8 | 14,425 | 7.1 | 13,287 | 6.5 | 11,187 | 5.4 | 10,677 | 5.1 | 15,926 | 7.5 | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Below 9th grade | 162,464 | 9.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: 9th - 12th, No diploma | 264,985 | 15.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: High School Graduate | 590,416 | 34.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Some College | 355,329 | 20.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: College Graduate | 358,006 | 20.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Pregnant Women in Alcohol or Drug Treatment | 79 | 2.1 | 115 | 3.1 | 101 | 2.7 | -- | -- | 104 | 2.7 | 136 | 3.3 | ||||
| Births to Women with <12 Years of Education | 8,613 | 227.9 | 8,309 | 221.8 | 8,296 | 219.6 | 8,301 | 217.1 | 8,576 | 219.0 | 8,732 | 215.0 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Tobacco During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6,273 | 164.0 | 6,363 | 162.5 | 6,469 | 159.3 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Alcohol During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 289 | 7.6 | 261 | 6.7 | 247 | 6.1 | ||||
| Peer/Individual Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Alienation, Rebelliousness… | ||||||||||||||||
| Adolescent Suicide (per 100k) | 15 | 4.8 | 14 | 4.5 | 12 | 3.9 | 5 | 1.6 | 22 | 7.2 | 15 | 4.9 | ||||
| Early Initiation of Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Elementary/Middle School Alcohol Infractions | 436 | 1.4 | 444 | 1.4 | 443 | 1.4 | 147 | 0.5 | 130 | 0.4 | 85 | 0.3 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Drug Infractions | 894 | 2.8 | 1,409 | 4.5 | 1,253 | 4.0 | 569 | 1.8 | 601 | 1.9 | 567 | 1.7 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Tobacco Infractions | 3,795 | 12.0 | 3,769 | 12.0 | 3,901 | 12.5 | 951 | 3.0 | 1,128 | 3.5 | 953 | 2.9 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Assaults on Students or Staff | 6,863 | 21.6 | 5,616 | 17.9 | 5,081 | 16.3 | 4,573 | 14.5 | 5,922 | 18.6 | 4,822 | 14.8 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 443 | 1.4 | 408 | 1.3 | 385 | 1.2 | 388 | 1.2 | 363 | 1.1 | 460 | 1.4 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Vandalism | 1,425 | 4.5 | 1,072 | 3.4 | 1,236 | 4.0 | 638 | 2.0 | 780 | 2.4 | 800 | 2.5 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Gang Involvement | 251 | 0.8 | 157 | 0.5 | 175 | 0.6 | 126 | 0.4 | 145 | 0.5 | 199 | 0.6 | ||||
| Peers Who Engage in Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Juveniles in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 905 | 1.3 | 812 | 1.2 | 829 | 1.2 | 821 | 1.2 | 931 | 1.4 | 933 | 1.3 | ||||
| Adolescent Pregnancy | 2,359 | 15.5 | 2,295 | 15.3 | 2,220 | 14.8 | 2,178 | 14.6 | 2,079 | 13.9 | 2,324 | 15.4 | ||||
| Births to Mothers Age 10-17 | 1,922 | 12.6 | 1,897 | 12.7 | 1,834 | 12.3 | 1,826 | 12.2 | 1,758 | 11.8 | 1,879 | 12.5 | ||||
| High School Alcohol Infractions | 332 | 2.5 | 337 | 2.5 | 359 | 2.6 | 359 | 2.6 | 411 | 3.1 | 337 | 2.4 | ||||
| High School Drug Infractions | 542 | 4.1 | 886 | 6.6 | 816 | 6.0 | 892 | 6.6 | 1,039 | 7.7 | 1,108 | 7.9 | ||||
| High School Tobacco Infractions | 2,933 | 22.0 | 2,854 | 21.1 | 3,008 | 22.0 | 2,933 | 21.6 | 2,833 | 21.0 | 2,839 | 20.3 | ||||
| High School Assaults on Other Students and Staff | 3,552 | 26.6 | 2,900 | 21.4 | 2,495 | 18.3 | 2,360 | 17.4 | 2,484 | 18.4 | 2,292 | 16.4 | ||||
| High School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 260 | 1.9 | 231 | 1.7 | 207 | 1.5 | 233 | 1.7 | 257 | 1.9 | 251 | 1.8 | ||||
| High School Vandalism | 914 | 6.8 | 696 | 5.1 | 818 | 6.0 | 1,038 | 7.7 | 553 | 4.1 | 699 | 5.0 | ||||
| High School Gang Involvement | 67 | 0.5 | 90 | 0.7 | 56 | 0.4 | 66 | 0.5 | 74 | 0.5 | 59 | 0.4 | ||||
| Students Leaving School for Incarceration | -- | -- | 259 | 1.3 | 149 | 0.7 | 277 | 1.3 | 326 | 1.6 | 256 | 1.2 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 652 | 2.1 | 833 | 2.7 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 99 | 0.3 | 175 | 0.6 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 126 | 0.4 | 224 | 0.7 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 184 | 0.6 | 205 | 0.7 | ||||
| Consequences | ||||||||||||||||
| Public Health/Safety Outcomes | ||||||||||||||||
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases | 10,386 | 3.9 | 12,009 | 4.4 | 11,930 | 4.4 | 12,213 | 4.4 | 13,089 | 4.7 | 12,718 | 4.5 | ||||
| New HIV Cases | -- | -- | 310 | 0.1 | 245 | 0.1 | 326 | 0.1 | 353 | 0.1 | 341 | 0.1 | ||||
| New AIDS Cases | -- | -- | 225 | 0.1 | 167 | 0.1 | 206 | 0.1 | 214 | 0.1 | 212 | 0.1 | ||||
| Alcohol or Drug Related Traffic Injuries | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4,605 | 1.7 | 4,637 | 1.7 | 4,705 | 1.7 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Fatalities | 204 | 0.1 | 243 | 0.1 | 641 | 0.2 | 272 | 0.1 | 247 | 0.1 | 307 | 0.1 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Crashes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4,296 | 1.6 | 4,266 | 1.5 | 4,029 | 1.4 | ||||
| Crash Injuries and Deaths: Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 626 | 0.8 | 725 | 0.9 | ||||
| Traffic Crashes Involving Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 512 | 0.6 | 501 | 0.6 | ||||
| Lung Cancer Deaths (per 100k) | 1,992 | 74.4 | 2,128 | 78.6 | 2,013 | 73.9 | 2,102 | 76.5 | 2,174 | 78.3 | 1,972 | 70.2 | ||||
| Deaths from Alcoholic Liver Disease (per 100k) | 68 | 2.5 | 65 | 2.4 | 76 | 2.8 | 70 | 2.5 | 67 | 2.4 | 77 | 2.7 | ||||