| Van Buren | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 6,628 | -- | 6,874 | -- | 6,818 | -- | 6,955 | -- | 7,110 | -- | 7,150 | -- | ||||
| Population | ||||||||||||||||
| Children (under 18) | 3,483 | -- | 3,453 | -- | 3,432 | -- | 3,432 | -- | 3,408 | -- | 3,407 | -- | ||||
| Adolescents (10 - 17) | 1,667 | -- | 1,626 | -- | 1,614 | -- | 1,615 | -- | 1,575 | -- | 1,553 | -- | ||||
| Adults (18 and Older) | 12,738 | -- | 12,824 | -- | 12,974 | -- | 13,045 | -- | 13,154 | -- | 13,311 | -- | ||||
| Total Population | 16,221 | -- | 16,277 | -- | 16,406 | -- | 16,477 | -- | 16,562 | -- | 16,718 | -- | ||||
| Population under 21 | 4,006 | -- | 3,952 | -- | 3,959 | -- | 3,953 | -- | 3,910 | -- | 3,911 | -- | ||||
| School Enrollment | ||||||||||||||||
| Public School Enrollment: Total (including pre-K) | 2,399 | -- | 2,380 | -- | 2,434 | -- | 2,383 | -- | 2,425 | -- | 2,349 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: 7 - 12 | 1,110 | -- | 1,112 | -- | 1,113 | -- | 1,111 | -- | 1,144 | -- | 1,122 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: Elementary and Middle School | 1,495 | -- | 1,450 | -- | 1,490 | -- | 1,526 | -- | 1,536 | -- | 1,642 | -- | ||||
| Vital Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Births | 160 | -- | 197 | -- | 165 | -- | 185 | -- | 183 | -- | 157 | -- | ||||
| Community Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Availability | ||||||||||||||||
| Beer Permits | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Private Club Permits | 5 | 0.3 | 5 | 0.3 | 6 | 0.4 | 6 | 0.4 | 6 | 0.4 | 6 | 0.4 | ||||
| Tobacco Sales to Minors (%) | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 15.4 | 5 | 7.7 | 2 | 6.1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Tobacco Distributors | 30 | 1.8 | 34 | 2.1 | 25 | 1.5 | 24 | 1.5 | 26 | 1.6 | 27 | 1.6 | ||||
| Community Disorganization | ||||||||||||||||
| Residences Without Complete Kitchen or Plumbing (%) | 199 | 2.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homicide Victims | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||
| State Correction Prisoners Received | 30 | 1.8 | 24 | 1.5 | 36 | 2.2 | 54 | 3.3 | 49 | 3.0 | 55 | 3.3 | ||||
| Total Crime Index Offenses | 145 | 8.9 | 282 | 17.3 | -- | -- | 215 | 13.0 | 214 | 12.9 | 310 | 18.5 | ||||
| Total Property Crime Offenses | 114 | 7.0 | 253 | 15.5 | -- | -- | 200 | 12.1 | 198 | 12.0 | 282 | 16.9 | ||||
| Total Violent Crime Offenses | 31 | 1.9 | 29 | 1.8 | -- | -- | 15 | 0.9 | 16 | 1.0 | 28 | 1.7 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21 | 1.6 | 7 | 0.5 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.2 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.2 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22 | 1.3 | 7 | 0.4 | ||||
| Total Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.1 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.2 | ||||
| Extreme Economic Deprivation | ||||||||||||||||
| Unemployment | 350 | 5.3 | 433 | 6.3 | 471 | 6.9 | 465 | 6.7 | 397 | 5.6 | 425 | 5.9 | ||||
| Children Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunches | 1,358 | 566.1 | 1,377 | 578.6 | 1,416 | 581.8 | 1,395 | 585.4 | 1,505 | 620.6 | 1,469 | 625.4 | ||||
| Children Receiving TEA | 162 | 46.5 | 84 | 24.3 | 74 | 21.6 | 71 | 20.7 | 63 | 18.5 | 58 | 17.0 | ||||
| Children Receiving Food Stamps | 1,227 | 352.3 | 1,204 | 348.7 | 1,252 | 364.8 | 1,407 | 410.0 | 1,530 | 448.9 | 1,535 | 450.5 | ||||
| Low Birthweight Births | 17 | 106.3 | 16 | 81.2 | 8 | 48.5 | 14 | 75.7 | 18 | 98.4 | 13 | 82.8 | ||||
| Infant Mortality | 2 | 12.5 | 2 | 10.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Transitions and Mobility | ||||||||||||||||
| New Home Construction | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.1 | 36 | 2.2 | 24 | 1.5 | 18 | 1.1 | 66 | 3.9 | ||||
| Renter-Occupied Housing Units | 1,288 | 188.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homeless Children Enrolled in Public School | -- | -- | 4 | 1.7 | 30 | 12.3 | 44 | 18.5 | 33 | 13.6 | 40 | 17.0 | ||||
| Net Migrants to Arkansas (%) | -- | -- | -15 | -0.1 | 161 | 1.0 | 137 | 0.8 | 125 | 0.8 | 176 | 1.1 | ||||
| School Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Academic Failure | ||||||||||||||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Math | 68 | 46.8 | 49 | 32.4 | 36 | 23.8 | 61 | 30.2 | 68 | 40.5 | 63 | 38.6 | ||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Literacy | 72 | 49.5 | 53 | 35.2 | 39 | 25.8 | 61 | 30.0 | 76 | 45.2 | 54 | 33.3 | ||||
| High School Dropouts | 31 | 2.8 | 62 | 5.4 | 55 | 4.9 | 33 | 3.0 | 24 | 2.2 | 42 | 3.7 | ||||
| Status Dropouts | 294 | 26.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Lack of Commitment to School | ||||||||||||||||
| Dropouts for "Lack of Interest" | 24 | 2.2 | 5 | 0.4 | 6 | 0.5 | 4 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.3 | ||||
| Family Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Family Conflict | ||||||||||||||||
| Victims of Child Maltreatment | 75 | 21.5 | 43 | 12.5 | 57 | 16.6 | 65 | 18.9 | 44 | 12.9 | 44 | 12.9 | ||||
| Children Living With Relatives Other Than Parents | 315 | 90.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living With Nonrelatives | 86 | 24.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living in Foster Care | 36 | 10.3 | 42 | 12.2 | 43 | 12.5 | 41 | 11.9 | 39 | 11.4 | 53 | 15.6 | ||||
| Divorces and Annulments | 98 | 6.0 | 98 | 6.0 | 86 | 5.2 | 111 | 6.7 | 115 | 6.9 | 95 | 5.7 | ||||
| Children in Single-parent Families | 724 | 207.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Family History of High Risk Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Adults in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 53 | 4.2 | 41 | 3.2 | 47 | 3.6 | 46 | 3.5 | 56 | 4.3 | 75 | 5.6 | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Below 9th grade | 1,358 | 11.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: 9th - 12th, No diploma | 1,933 | 16.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: High School Graduate | 4,270 | 36.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Some College | 2,342 | 20.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: College Graduate | 1,699 | 14.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Pregnant Women in Alcohol or Drug Treatment | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | 1 | 5.5 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Births to Women with <12 Years of Education | 35 | 218.8 | 40 | 203.0 | 41 | 248.5 | 46 | 248.6 | 33 | 180.3 | 31 | 197.5 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Tobacco During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13 | 70.3 | 12 | 65.6 | 3 | 19.1 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Alcohol During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 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 | 1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.3 | 1 | 0.6 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Drug Infractions | 6 | 4.0 | 1 | 0.7 | 4 | 2.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.7 | 4 | 2.4 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Tobacco Infractions | 13 | 8.7 | 15 | 10.3 | 37 | 24.8 | 9 | 5.9 | 14 | 9.1 | 1 | 0.6 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Assaults on Students or Staff | 11 | 7.4 | 10 | 6.9 | 8 | 5.4 | 29 | 19.0 | 19 | 12.4 | 8 | 4.9 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 3 | 2.0 | 2 | 1.4 | 2 | 1.3 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Vandalism | 5 | 3.3 | 1 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.7 | 2 | 1.3 | 1 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.6 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Gang Involvement | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Peers Who Engage in Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Juveniles in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 4 | 1.1 | 4 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.6 | ||||
| Adolescent Pregnancy | 10 | 13.0 | 11 | 14.5 | 13 | 17.3 | 14 | 18.7 | 10 | 13.6 | 9 | 12.7 | ||||
| Births to Mothers Age 10-17 | 9 | 11.7 | 11 | 14.5 | 11 | 14.7 | 13 | 17.3 | 9 | 12.3 | 8 | 11.3 | ||||
| High School Alcohol Infractions | 1 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.4 | ||||
| High School Drug Infractions | 4 | 4.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2.1 | 1 | 1.2 | 2 | 2.4 | 32 | 45.3 | ||||
| High School Tobacco Infractions | 11 | 12.2 | 8 | 8.6 | 35 | 37.1 | 17 | 20.0 | 32 | 37.7 | 18 | 25.5 | ||||
| High School Assaults on Other Students and Staff | 9 | 10.0 | 10 | 10.8 | 7 | 7.4 | 53 | 62.4 | 20 | 23.6 | 12 | 17.0 | ||||
| High School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 1 | 1.1 | 2 | 2.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2.8 | ||||
| High School Vandalism | 5 | 5.5 | 1 | 1.1 | 1 | 1.1 | 7 | 8.2 | 2 | 2.4 | 2 | 2.8 | ||||
| High School Gang Involvement | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Students Leaving School for Incarceration | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.8 | 1 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.9 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 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) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.6 | ||||
| Consequences | ||||||||||||||||
| Public Health/Safety Outcomes | ||||||||||||||||
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases | 14 | 0.9 | 10 | 0.6 | 11 | 0.7 | 23 | 1.4 | 11 | 0.7 | 9 | 0.5 | ||||
| New HIV Cases | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| New AIDS Cases | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Alcohol or Drug Related Traffic Injuries | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9 | 0.5 | 22 | 1.3 | 41 | 2.5 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Fatalities | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Crashes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13 | 0.8 | 18 | 1.1 | 23 | 1.4 | ||||
| Crash Injuries and Deaths: Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.5 | ||||
| Traffic Crashes Involving Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.5 | ||||
| Lung Cancer Deaths (per 100k) | 23 | 141.8 | 19 | 116.7 | 20 | 121.9 | 20 | 121.4 | 16 | 96.6 | 13 | 77.8 | ||||
| Deaths from Alcoholic Liver Disease (per 100k) | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||