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Archival Social Indicators: Statewide

Community: Availability of Drugs 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Net sales of ABC outlets in dollars per individual (age 21 or older) 69.47 65.03 62.33 58.88 55.24
Number of retail alcohol sales outlets per 100,000 population (age 21 or older) 331.33 325.34 324.46 342.53 333.25

Community: Extreme Economic and Social Deprivation 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Average monthly rate of Food Stamp recipients per 1,000 population 59.58 51.95 47.96 46.71 50.65
Percentage of labor force not employed 4.07 4.07 3.39 2.2 2.78
Percentage of population age 25 or older reporting the following level of educational attainment: Grade 9 -12, no diploma       11.29  
Percentage of students enrolled in public schools (grades K - 12) whose FRLP applications have been approved 30.61 30.42 30.15 30.9 31.68
Rate of children (age 0 -17) living in single-parent households, per 1,000 children       222.14  
Rate of participants in the federal TANF program per 1,000 population (ages 0 - 17) 39.45 37.55 36.29 39.38 50.23

Community: Low Neighborhood Attachment 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Percentage of registered voters who voted in the November general elections 30.75 39.38 46.38 68.54 36.02
Rate of admissions to local prisons per 100,000 population   3398.82 3324.6 3319.54 3374.84
Rate of admissions to state prisons per 100,000 population 149.34 146.01 134.78 129.55 122.02

Community: Transition and Mobility 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Number of new residents who moved into area minus number of residents who moved out, per 1,000 population 7.56 7.01 6.51 2.18 6.11
Percentage of all households living in rental housing       31.91  
Rate of new building permits issued for single- and multi-family dwellings per 1,000 population 7.58 8.05 7.43 6.87 7.62

Community: Urban/Rural Population 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Percentage of population living in urban areas       72.94  

Family: Family History of Problem Behavior 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Rate of deaths attributed to liver disease and cirrhosis of the liver per 100,000 population 8.14 8.17 7.34 8.06 7.42

Family: Family Management Problems 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Average daily rate of children (age 0 - 17) in State-supervised, family-based foster care per 1,000 children   4.36 4.31 4.36 4.81
Rate of children (age 0 - 17) living in home situations other than with one or both parents per guardian per 1,000 children       101.26  
Rate of founded child abuse and neglect cases per 1,000 children (age 0 - 17) 3.65 4.71 5.11 5.6 4.95
Rate of runaway arrests per 1,000 children (age 0 - 17) 2.23 2.22 1.75 1.86 2.66

School: Low Commitment to School 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Percentage of adolescents (age 16 - 19) who have not completed high school and are not enrolled in school, regardless of when they dropped out       7.66  
Percentage of students (grades 7 - 12) who drop out of school in a single year 2.12 1.97 2.42 2.49 3.2
Percentage of students (grades 9 - 12) who drop out of school in a single year   3.05      

Problem Behavior-Outcomes: Adolescent Sexual Behavior 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Rate of live births to adolescent females (age 10 - 17) per 1,000 female adolescents 6.75 7.34 7.84 8.23 9.08
Rate of pregnancies to adolescent females (age 10 - 17) per 1,000 female adolescents 10.68 11.2 12.12 13.07 14.5

Problem Behavior-Outcomes: Non-Violent Crime 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Rate of adult (age 18 or older) arrests for curfew, vandalism, and disorderly conduct per 100,000 adults 143.34 152.81 148.09 153.57 203.28
Rate of adult (age 18 or older) arrests for property crimes (burglary, larceny, arson, motor vehicle theft) per 100,000 adults 364.68 376.07 364.6 365.81 509.3
Rate of juvenile (age 10 - 17) arrests for curfew, vandalism, and disorderly conduct per 100,000 juveniles 559.02 638.71 628.73 640.81 957.4
Rate of juvenile (age 10 - 17) arrests for property crimes (burglary, larceny, arson, motor vehicle theft) per 100,000 juveniles 733.58 791.43 809.55 906.3 1394.44

Problem Behavior-Outcomes: Substance Use 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Percentage of all traffic fatalities related to alcohol 38.32 41.07 38.29 38.17 41.51
Rate of adult (age 18 or older) arrests for alcohol-related (DUI, public drunkenness, liquor law violations) crimes per 100,000 adults 961.71 1004.07 1048.84 1219.66 1524.95
Rate of adult (age 18 or older) arrests for drug-related crimes (possession, sale, use, growing, and manufacturing of illegal drugs) per 100,000 adults 415.05 407.17 403.26 403.89 454.89
Rate of adult (age 18 or older) arrests for DUI or DWI per 1,000 adults 4.18 4.33 4.5 5.2 5.91
Rate of juvenile (age 10 - 17) arrests for alcohol violations (DUI, public drunkenness, liquor law violations) per 100,000 juveniles 233.59 309.99 307.36 342.55 533.55
Rate of juvenile (age 10 - 17) arrests for drug violations (possession, sale, use, growing, and manufacturing) per 100,000 juveniles 333.08 340.05 328.37 343.32 413.89

Problem Behavior-Outcomes: Suicide 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Rate of successful suicides per 1,000 population 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.16

Problem Behavior-Outcomes: Violent Crime 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Number of homicide victims per 100,000 population 3.61 3.56 3.95 3.67 4.42
Rate of adult (age 18 or older) arrests for violent crimes (murder, aggravated assault, robbery, rape) per 100,000 adults 114.25 124.15 127.26 119.58 157.37
Rate of juvenile (age 10 - 17) arrests for violent crimes (murder, aggravated assault, robbery, rape) per 100,000 juveniles 132.89 150.5 147.68 145.67 184.8

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