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| Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | |||||
| Demographic Data | ||||||||||||||||
| Economic Data | ||||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 9,937 | -- | 9,798 | -- | 9,839 | -- | 10,050 | -- | 10,785 | -- | 10,800 | -- | ||||
| Population | ||||||||||||||||
| Children (under 18) | 5,439 | -- | 5,532 | -- | 5,527 | -- | 5,462 | -- | 5,481 | -- | 5,581 | -- | ||||
| Adolescents (10 - 17) | 2,508 | -- | 2,446 | -- | 2,422 | -- | 2,367 | -- | 2,401 | -- | 2,362 | -- | ||||
| Adults (18 and Older) | 15,742 | -- | 15,840 | -- | 15,900 | -- | 15,854 | -- | 15,912 | -- | 16,253 | -- | ||||
| Total Population | 21,181 | -- | 21,372 | -- | 21,427 | -- | 21,316 | -- | 21,393 | -- | 21,834 | -- | ||||
| Population under 21 | 6,305 | -- | 6,308 | -- | 6,307 | -- | 6,269 | -- | 6,246 | -- | 6,333 | -- | ||||
| School Enrollment | ||||||||||||||||
| Public School Enrollment: Total (including pre-K) | 3,917 | -- | 3,977 | -- | 4,001 | -- | 4,063 | -- | 4,258 | -- | 4,202 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: 7 - 12 | 1,740 | -- | 1,804 | -- | 1,799 | -- | 1,864 | -- | 1,910 | -- | 1,865 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: Elementary and Middle School | 2,450 | -- | 2,447 | -- | 2,501 | -- | 2,473 | -- | 2,520 | -- | 2,975 | -- | ||||
| Vital Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Births | 335 | -- | 337 | -- | 309 | -- | 315 | -- | 347 | -- | 361 | -- | ||||
| Community Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Availability | ||||||||||||||||
| Beer Permits | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Private Club Permits | 4 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.2 | 5 | 0.2 | ||||
| Tobacco Sales to Minors (%) | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 8.1 | 6 | 9.4 | 5 | 7.2 | 2 | 6.5 | ||||
| Tobacco Distributors | 39 | 1.8 | 43 | 2.0 | 35 | 1.6 | 35 | 1.6 | 33 | 1.5 | 30 | 1.4 | ||||
| Community Disorganization | ||||||||||||||||
| Residences Without Complete Kitchen or Plumbing (%) | 120 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homicide Victims | 3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| State Correction Prisoners Received | 23 | 1.1 | 21 | 1.0 | 5 | 0.2 | 71 | 3.3 | 33 | 1.5 | 40 | 1.8 | ||||
| Total Crime Index Offenses | 337 | 15.9 | 353 | 16.5 | -- | -- | 330 | 15.5 | 283 | 13.2 | 293 | 13.4 | ||||
| Total Property Crime Offenses | 265 | 12.5 | 336 | 15.7 | -- | -- | 251 | 11.8 | 207 | 9.7 | 193 | 8.8 | ||||
| Total Violent Crime Offenses | 72 | 3.4 | 17 | 0.8 | -- | -- | 79 | 3.7 | 76 | 3.6 | 100 | 4.6 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12 | 0.8 | 10 | 0.6 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 0.4 | 57 | 3.5 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | 1.3 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.2 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15 | 0.7 | 15 | 0.7 | ||||
| Total Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 0.3 | 58 | 2.7 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 23 | 1.1 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.3 | ||||
| Extreme Economic Deprivation | ||||||||||||||||
| Unemployment | 394 | 4.0 | 435 | 4.4 | 512 | 5.2 | 503 | 5.0 | 429 | 4.0 | 500 | 4.6 | ||||
| Children Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunches | 2,076 | 530.0 | 2,259 | 568.0 | 2,355 | 588.6 | 2,342 | 576.4 | 2,675 | 628.2 | 2,818 | 670.6 | ||||
| Children Receiving TEA | 101 | 18.6 | 60 | 10.8 | 51 | 9.2 | 41 | 7.5 | 31 | 5.7 | 31 | 5.6 | ||||
| Children Receiving Food Stamps | 1,148 | 211.1 | 1,314 | 237.5 | 1,426 | 258.0 | 1,427 | 261.3 | 1,575 | 287.4 | 1,638 | 293.5 | ||||
| Low Birthweight Births | 27 | 80.6 | 28 | 83.1 | 24 | 77.7 | 25 | 79.4 | 40 | 115.3 | 33 | 91.4 | ||||
| Infant Mortality | 1 | 3.0 | 4 | 11.9 | 1 | 3.2 | 1 | 3.2 | 4 | 11.5 | 5 | 13.9 | ||||
| Transitions and Mobility | ||||||||||||||||
| New Home Construction | 18 | 0.8 | 23 | 1.1 | 27 | 1.3 | 19 | 0.9 | 15 | 0.7 | 5 | 0.2 | ||||
| Renter-Occupied Housing Units | 2,145 | 270.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homeless Children Enrolled in Public School | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | 4.7 | 9 | 2.2 | 1 | 0.2 | 32 | 7.6 | ||||
| Net Migrants to Arkansas (%) | -- | -- | 10 | 0.0 | 12 | 0.1 | -172 | -0.8 | 29 | 0.1 | 415 | 1.9 | ||||
| School Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Academic Failure | ||||||||||||||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Math | 132 | 60.4 | 106 | 45.6 | 56 | 26.4 | 89 | 31.3 | 132 | 44.0 | 105 | 37.2 | ||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Literacy | 121 | 55.7 | 78 | 33.6 | 53 | 25.4 | 102 | 35.8 | 150 | 49.9 | 114 | 40.4 | ||||
| High School Dropouts | 59 | 3.4 | 67 | 3.8 | 96 | 5.3 | 62 | 3.4 | 76 | 4.1 | 46 | 2.4 | ||||
| Status Dropouts | 752 | 37.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Lack of Commitment to School | ||||||||||||||||
| Dropouts for "Lack of Interest" | 30 | 1.7 | 11 | 0.6 | 18 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.5 | 6 | 0.3 | 10 | 0.5 | ||||
| Family Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Family Conflict | ||||||||||||||||
| Victims of Child Maltreatment | 66 | 12.1 | 56 | 10.1 | 76 | 13.8 | 72 | 13.2 | 91 | 16.6 | 43 | 7.7 | ||||
| Children Living With Relatives Other Than Parents | 525 | 96.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living With Nonrelatives | 139 | 25.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living in Foster Care | 17 | 3.1 | 15 | 2.7 | 16 | 2.9 | 35 | 6.4 | 22 | 4.0 | 43 | 7.7 | ||||
| Divorces and Annulments | 163 | 7.7 | 140 | 6.6 | 125 | 5.8 | 140 | 6.6 | 123 | 5.7 | 120 | 5.5 | ||||
| Children in Single-parent Families | 1,124 | 206.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Family History of High Risk Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Adults in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 57 | 3.6 | 62 | 3.9 | 54 | 3.4 | 47 | 3.0 | 55 | 3.5 | 47 | 2.9 | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Below 9th grade | 2,162 | 15.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: 9th - 12th, No diploma | 2,741 | 20.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: High School Graduate | 4,874 | 35.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Some College | 2,146 | 15.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: College Graduate | 1,736 | 12.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Pregnant Women in Alcohol or Drug Treatment | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3.2 | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.8 | ||||
| Births to Women with <12 Years of Education | 135 | 403.0 | 158 | 468.8 | 137 | 443.4 | 128 | 406.3 | 128 | 368.9 | 138 | 382.3 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Tobacco During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 68 | 215.9 | 63 | 181.6 | 57 | 157.9 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Alcohol During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 11.5 | 2 | 5.5 | ||||
| Peer/Individual Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Alienation, Rebelliousness… | ||||||||||||||||
| Adolescent Suicide (per 100k) | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 42.3 | ||||
| Early Initiation of Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Elementary/Middle School Alcohol Infractions | 6 | 2.4 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Drug Infractions | 1 | 0.4 | 3 | 1.2 | 2 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1.3 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Tobacco Infractions | 82 | 33.5 | 68 | 27.8 | 50 | 20.0 | 3 | 1.2 | 6 | 2.4 | 3 | 1.0 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Assaults on Students or Staff | 55 | 22.4 | 56 | 22.9 | 37 | 14.8 | 86 | 34.8 | 10 | 4.0 | 101 | 33.9 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 3 | 1.2 | 8 | 3.3 | 1 | 0.4 | 3 | 1.2 | 2 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.7 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Vandalism | 47 | 19.2 | 28 | 11.4 | 49 | 19.6 | 8 | 3.2 | 7 | 2.8 | 4 | 1.3 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Gang Involvement | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.3 | ||||
| Peers Who Engage in Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Juveniles in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 5 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.9 | 9 | 1.6 | 8 | 1.4 | ||||
| Adolescent Pregnancy | 34 | 29.4 | 28 | 24.7 | 25 | 21.9 | 19 | 17.0 | 14 | 12.2 | 20 | 17.6 | ||||
| Births to Mothers Age 10-17 | 24 | 20.8 | 22 | 19.4 | 24 | 21.0 | 16 | 14.4 | 14 | 12.2 | 16 | 14.1 | ||||
| High School Alcohol Infractions | 3 | 2.0 | 1 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.7 | 2 | 1.3 | 4 | 2.5 | 2 | 1.6 | ||||
| High School Drug Infractions | 1 | 0.7 | 3 | 2.0 | 2 | 1.3 | 1 | 0.6 | 11 | 6.8 | 8 | 6.5 | ||||
| High School Tobacco Infractions | 76 | 51.8 | 62 | 40.5 | 47 | 31.3 | 25 | 15.9 | 67 | 41.3 | 30 | 24.4 | ||||
| High School Assaults on Other Students and Staff | 45 | 30.7 | 50 | 32.7 | 34 | 22.7 | 54 | 34.3 | 20 | 12.3 | 19 | 15.5 | ||||
| High School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 3 | 2.0 | 6 | 3.9 | 1 | 0.7 | 3 | 1.9 | 4 | 2.5 | 1 | 0.8 | ||||
| High School Vandalism | 44 | 30.0 | 25 | 16.3 | 49 | 32.7 | 41 | 26.1 | 9 | 5.5 | 13 | 10.6 | ||||
| High School Gang Involvement | 1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.6 | -- | -- | ||||
| Students Leaving School for Incarceration | -- | -- | 2 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.5 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 0.8 | 5 | 2.1 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.4 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.8 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 0.4 | 3 | 1.3 | ||||
| Consequences | ||||||||||||||||
| Public Health/Safety Outcomes | ||||||||||||||||
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases | 33 | 1.6 | 38 | 1.8 | 37 | 1.7 | 37 | 1.7 | 38 | 1.8 | 38 | 1.7 | ||||
| New HIV Cases | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| New AIDS Cases | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Alcohol or Drug Related Traffic Injuries | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 54 | 2.5 | 26 | 1.2 | 26 | 1.2 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Fatalities | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.1 | 6 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.1 | 6 | 0.3 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Crashes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 33 | 1.5 | 29 | 1.4 | 26 | 1.2 | ||||
| Crash Injuries and Deaths: Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 0.3 | 5 | 0.8 | ||||
| Traffic Crashes Involving Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.3 | ||||
| Lung Cancer Deaths (per 100k) | 14 | 66.1 | 20 | 93.6 | 19 | 88.7 | 16 | 75.1 | 24 | 112.2 | 19 | 87.0 | ||||
| Deaths from Alcoholic Liver Disease (per 100k) | 1 | 4.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4.7 | 1 | 4.7 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||