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Economic Security
Indicators Baseline Current NYS Current
rate or percent (base year;current year) Number Rate Number Rate Rate

Children and Youth Living Below Poverty,
number and percent children/youth ages birth-17 years (2000;2007)

6,378 19.7 6,679 23.7 19.6

Children and Youth Receiving Food Stamps,
number and percent children/youth ages birth-17 years (2000;2008)

4,402 12.9 7,401 26.2 19.3

Children and Youth Receiving Public Assistance,
number and percent children/youth ages birth-17 years (2000;2008)

2,521 7.4 2,146 7.6 6.3

Children and Youth Receiving Supplemental Security Income,
number and percent children/youth ages birth-19 years (2000;2008)

611 1.6 754 2.3 1.8

Children Receiving Free or Reduced-price School Lunch - Public Schools,
number and percent children in grades K-6 (1999/00;2007/08)

5,464 42.4 5,288 49.4 49.1

Physical and Emotional Health
Indicators Baseline Current NYS Current
rate or percent (base year;current year) Number Rate Number Rate Rate

Adolescent Births by Age - 10-14 years,
number and rate/1,000 females ages 10-14 years (2000;2007)

4 * 0.8 * 3 * 0.8 * 0.3

Adolescent Births by Age - 15-17 years,
number and rate/1,000 females ages 15-17 years (2000;2007)

52 16.4 47 15.7 13.2

Adolescent Births by Age - 15-19 years,
number and rate/1,000 females ages 15-19 years (2000;2007)

184 32.7 163 29.0 25.7

Adolescent Pregnancies by Age - 10-14 years,
number and rate/1,000 females ages 10-14 years (2000;2007)

8 * 1.6 * 5 * 1.3 * 1.4

Adolescent Pregnancies by Age - 15-17 years,
number and rate/1,000 females ages 15-17 years (2000;2007)

93 29.4 76 25.4 35.1

Adolescent Pregnancies by Age - 15-19 years,
number and rate/1,000 females ages 15-19 years (2000;2007)

278 49.3 222 39.4 58.4

Asthma - Hospitalizations 0-4 years (Three-Year Average),
number and rate/10,000 children ages birth-4 years (1999-2001;2005-2007)

25 30.9 23 31.8 58.8

Asthma - Hospitalizations 5-14 years (Three-Year Average),
number and rate/10,000 children ages 5-14 years (1999-2001;2005-2007)

6 * 3.0 * 8 * 4.9 * 21.8

Births - Low Birthweight Births (<2,500 Grams) Mothers 10-19 years,
number and percent live births for females ages 10-19 years (2000;2007)

12 * 6.4 * 17 * 10.2 * 9.9

Births - Low Birthweight Births (<2,500 Grams) Mothers All Ages,
number and percent live births for females all ages (2000;2007)

100 6.5 129 8.6 8.1

Births - Premature Births (Less Than 37 Weeks) - Mothers 10-19 years,
number and percent live births for females ages 10-19 years (2000;2007)

28 15.0 23 15.0 14.8

Births - Premature Births (Less Than 37 Weeks) - Mothers All Ages,
number and percent live births for females all ages (2000;2007)

163 10.6 174 12.4 12.4

Infant Mortality (Three-Year Average),
number and rate/1,000 live births (1999-2001;2005-2007)

10 * 6.2 * 9 * 6.3 * 5.6

Infant Mortality - Neonatal (Three-Year Average),
number and rate/1,000 live births (1999-2001;2005-2007)

5 * 5.1 * 5 * 3.6 * 3.8

Infant Mortality - Postneonatal (Three-Year Average),
number and rate/1,000 live births (1999-2001;2005-2007)

2 * 1.6 * 4 * 2.7 * 1.8

Lead Elevated Incidence,
number and percent screened children ages birth-6 years (2000;2003)

49 2.1 41 1.6 N/A

Lead Screening,
number and percent children birth-2 years (2000;2001)

1,053 68.2 1,076 68.2 N/A

Mortality by Age - Adolescents 10-14 years (Three-Year Average),
number and rate/100,000 youth ages 10-14 years (1999-2001;2005-2007)

2 * 16.5 * 1 * 11.3 * 12.6

Mortality by Age - Adolescents 15-19 years (Three-Year Average),
number and rate/100,000 youth ages 15-19 years (1999-2001;2005-2007)

7 * 64.9 * 6 * 51.4 * 41.1

Mortality by Age - Children 1-4 years (Three-Year Average),
number and rate/100,000 children ages 1-4 years (1998-2000;2005-2007)

2 * 29.7 * 1 * 11.7 * 22.0

Mortality by Age - Children 5-9 years (Three-Year Average),
number and rate/100,000 children ages 5-9 years (1999-2001;2005-2007)

1 * 14.4 * 1 * 8.8 * 11.4

Motor Vehicle Crashes - Hospitalizations (Three-Year Average),
number and rate/100,000 youth/young adults ages 15-24 years (1999-2001;2005-2007)

17 * 81.9 * 9 * 42.1 * 123.5

Motor Vehicle Crashes - Mortality (Three-Year Average),
number and rate/100,000 youth/young adults ages 15-24 years (1999-2001;2005-2007)

4 * 19.3 * 3 * 13.5 * 12.6

Prenatal Care - Births to Women 10-19 Years Receiving Early (1st Trimester) Prenatal Care,
number and percent live births for females ages 10-19 years (2000;2007)

99 55.0 88 57.1 55.1

Prenatal Care - Births to Women 10-19 Years Receiving Late (3rd Trimester) or No Prenatal Care,
number and percent live births for females ages 10-19 years (2000;2007)

14 * 7.8 * 13 * 8.4 * 10.1

Prenatal Care - Births to Women All Ages Receiving Late (3rd Trimester) or No Prenatal Care,
number and percent live births for females all ages (2000;2007)

70 5.1 88 6.3 5.1

Prenatal Care - Births to Women Receiving Early (First Trimester) Prenatal Care,
number and percent live births for females all ages (2000;2007)

1,013 73.3 984 70.1 73.8

Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 10-14 years (Three-Year Average),
number and rate/100,000 youth ages 10-14 years (1999-2001;2005-2007)

2 * 16.2 * 1 * 7.6 * 21.7

Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 15-19 years (Three-Year Average),
number and rate/100,000 youth ages 15-19 years (1999-2001;2005-2007)

9 * 82.2 * 4 * 36.3 * 87.5

Self-Inflicted Injuries - Suicide Mortality (Three-Year Average),
number and rate/100,000 youth ages 10-19 years (1999-2001;2005-2007)

1 * 6.2 * 1 * 5.0 * 2.3

STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Females - all ages,
number and rate/100,000 females all ages (2001-2003;2005-2007)

208 294.3 236 342.0 505.4

STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Females 15-19 yrs,
number and rate/100,000 females ages 15-19 years (2001-2003;2005-2007)

85 1,529.4 110 1,962.2 2,671.1

STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Males - all ages,
number and rate/100,000 males all ages (2001-2003;2005-2007)

55 80.9 58 87.8 224.5

STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Males 15-19 yrs,
number and rate/100,000 males ages 15-19 years (2001-2003;2005-2007)

15 * 263.2 * 19 * 343.5 * 673.2

STD - Reported Cases of Early Syphilis (Three-Year Average),
number and rate/100,000 youth ages 15-19 years (1999-2001;2003-2005)

0 * 2.9 * 0 * 0.0 * 4.0

STD - Reported Cases of Gonorrhea (Three-Year Average),
number and rate/100,000 youth ages 15-19 years (1999-2001;2005-2007)

18 * 161.4 * 24 217.7 313.6

Unintentional Injuries - Hospitalizations 0-19 years,
number and rate/100,000 children/youth ages birth-19 years (2000;2007)

106 270.5 78 231.2 293.3

Unintentional Injuries - Mortality 0-19 years (Three-Year Average),
number and rate/100,000 children/youth ages birth-19 years (1999-2001;2005-2007)

7 * 18.1 * 3 * 7.7 * 7.2

Education
Indicators Baseline Current NYS Current
rate or percent (base year;current year) Number Rate Number Rate Rate

Annual Dropouts - Public Schools,
number and percent students enrolled in grades 9-12 (1999/00;2007/08)

232 3.1 268 3.0 2.9

High School Graduates Intending to Enroll in College - Public Schools,
number and percent graduating seniors (1999/00;2007/08)

1,243 78.5 1,277 83.8 82.6

High School Graduates Receiving Regents Diplomas - Public Schools,
number and percent graduates (1999/00;2007/08)

868 54.8 1,324 86.9 79.9

Student Performance in English Language Arts - Public Schools - Grade 3,
number and percent at or above Level 3 (2005/06;2007/08)

1,004 68.5 1,053 70.9 70.1

Student Performance in English Language Arts - Public Schools - Grade 4,
number and percent at or above Level 3 (2005/06;2007/08)

969 63.0 1,048 67.1 71.2

Student Performance in English Language Arts - Public Schools - Grade 5,
number and percent at or above Level 3 (2005/06;2007/08)

981 62.5 1,155 78.6 77.7

Student Performance in English Language Arts - Public Schools - Grade 6,
number and percent at or above Level 3 (2005/06;2007/08)

950 55.9 1,086 67.2 67.1

Student Performance in English Language Arts - Public Schools - Grade 7,
number and percent at or above Level 3 (2005/06;2007/08)

978 58.1 1,105 68.4 70.1

Student Performance in English Language Arts - Public Schools - Grade 8,
number and percent at or above Level 3 (2005/06;2007/08)

818 45.4 886 51.6 56.2

Student Performance in Mathematics - Public Schools - Grade 3,
number and percent at or above Level 3 (2005/06;2007/08)

1,191 80.2 1,287 86.4 89.9

Student Performance in Mathematics - Public Schools - Grade 4,
number and percent at or above Level 3 (2005/06;2007/08)

1,189 76.1 1,263 80.0 83.9

Student Performance in Mathematics - Public Schools - Grade 5,
number and percent at or above Level 3 (2005/06;2007/08)

1,025 64.3 1,204 81.4 83.3

Student Performance in Mathematics - Public Schools - Grade 6,
number and percent at or above Level 3 (2005/06;2007/08)

996 58.5 1,278 78.9 79.5

Student Performance in Mathematics - Public Schools - Grade 7,
number and percent at or above Level 3 (2005/06;2007/08)

1,004 59.3 1,333 82.8 79.0

Student Performance in Mathematics - Public Schools - Grade 8,
number and percent at or above Level 3 (2005/06;2007/08)

1,040 57.8 1,238 72.0 69.9

Student Performance in Science -Public Schools - Grade 4,
number and percent at or above Level 3 (2005/06;2007/08)

1,359 87.8 1,361 86.7 85.2

Student Performance in Science -Public Schools - Grade 8,
number and percent at or above Level 3 (2005/06;2007/08)

1,358 78.5 1,383 84.7 71.0

Student Performance in Social Studies -Public Schools - Grade 5,
number and percent at or above Level 3 (2005/06;2007/08)

1,306 83.8 1,246 84.2 84.8

Student Performance in Social Studies -Public Schools - Grade 8,
number and percent at or above Level 3 (2005/06;2007/08)

1,147 63.6 1,160 67.8 63.4

Students with Limited English Proficiency - Public and Non-Public Schools,
number and percent students enrolled in Pre-K-grade 12 (1999/00;2007/08)

456 1.7 466 2.0 8.0

Citizenship
Indicators Baseline Current NYS Current
rate or percent (base year;current year) Number Rate Number Rate Rate

Hospitalizations Resulting from Assault (Three-Year Average),
number and rate/100,000 youth ages 10-19 years (1999-2001;2005-2007)

2 * 7.7 * 1 * 6.7 * 73.6

Referral to Court - JD Intakes,
number and rate/1,000 youth ages 10-15 years (2004;2006)

333 29.1 305 28.2 16.2

Referral to Court - JD Intakes by Outcomes - Adjusted,
number and percent JD intakes of youth ages 10-15 years (2004;2006)

140 42.0 152 49.8 32.4

Referral to Court - JD Intakes by Outcomes - Referred for Court Petition After Diversion Attempt,
number and percent JD intakes of youth ages 10-15 years (2004;2006)

13 * 3.9 * 20 6.6 7.4

Referral to Court - JD Intakes by Outcomes - Referred for Court Petition Immediately,
number and percent JD intakes of youth ages 10-15 years (2004;2006)

159 47.7 117 38.4 58.9

Referral to Court - JD Offenses Designated as Felonies,
number and percent JD intakes of youth ages 10-15 years (2004;2006)

0 * 0.0 * 0 * 0.0 * 0.1

Young Adult Arrests - Property Crimes - 16-21 years,
number and rate/10,000 young adults ages 16-21 years (2000;2008)

241 174.7 216 174.3 177.0

Young Adult Arrests - Violent Crimes - 16-21 years,
number and rate/10,000 young adults ages 16-21 years (2000;2008)

54 39.1 53 42.8 97.1

Young Adults - Driving While Intoxicated,
number and rate/10,000 arrests for young adults ages 16-21 years (2000;2008)

126 91.3 112 90.4 41.8

Young Adults Arrests - Drug Use/Possession/Sale,
number and rate/10,000 arrests for young adults ages 16-21 years (2000;2008)

57 41.3 93 75.1 202.6

Family
Indicators Baseline Current NYS Current
rate or percent (base year;current year) Number Rate Number Rate Rate

Child Abuse/Maltreatment - Children/Youth in Indicated Reports of Abuse/Maltreatment,
number and rate/1,000 children/youth ages 0-17 years (2000;2008)

894 26.1 868 24.0 16.9

Child Abuse/Maltreatment - Indicated Reports of Child Abuse and Maltreatment,
number and percent of reports (2000;2008)

680 33.2 543 26.6 31.8

Foster Care Admissions - Children/Youth Admitted to Foster Care,
number and rate/1,000 children/youth ages 0-17 years (2000;2008)

121 3.6 70 2.3 2.8

Foster Care Adoption Milestone - Children/Youth Discharged to Adoption,
number and percent children/youth in foster care with goal and status of free for adoption (2000;2008)

1 * 2.4 * 21 35.6 41.1

Foster Care Adoption Milestone - Children/Youth Freed for Adoption,
number and percent children/youth in foster care (2000;2008)

11 * 3.8 * 29 14.5 5.3

Foster Care Adoption Milestone - Children/Youth Placed for Adoption,
number and percent children/youth in foster care with goal of adoption or goal set, freed, placed or discharged to adoption (2000;2004)

27 50.9 8 * 18.6 * 21.6

Foster Care Adoption Milestone - Children/Youth with Adoption Goal Set,
number and percent children/youth in foster care (2000;2004)

13 * 4.4 * 21 9.2 7.4

Foster Care Children In Care - Children/Youth 0-17 years (pre-2000),
number and rate/1,000 children/youth ages birth-17 years (1996;2000)

168 4.5 187 5.3 8.5

Foster Care Children In Care - Children/Youth 0-21 years,
number and rate/1,000 children/youth ages birth-21 years (2000;2008)

186 4.3 127 3.3 4.5

Foster Care Discharges - Children/Youth Discharged from Foster Care,
number and percent children/youth in foster care (2000;2008)

107 36.5 73 36.5 34.8

Foster Care Surrendered Judgments - Surrendered Parental Rights,
number and percent surrendered parental rights judgments (2004;2005)

17 * 100.0 * 28 96.6 74.4

Foster Care TPR Judgments - Dismissed or Withdrawn Judgments,
number and percent TPR determinations in given year (2004;2008)

8 * 50.0 * 21 77.8 36.4

Foster Care TPR Judgments - Other Judgments,
number and percent TPR determinations in given year (2004;2008)

0 * 0.0 * 0 * 0.0 * 4.0

Foster Care TPR Judgments - Suspended Judgments,
number and percent TPR determinations in given year (2004;2008)

0 * 0.0 * 0 * 0.0 * 8.8

Foster Care TPR Judgments - Terminated Judgments,
number and percent TPR determinations in given year (2004;2008)

8 * 50.0 * 6 * 22.2 * 50.8

Community
Indicators Baseline Current NYS Current
rate or percent (base year;current year) Number Rate Number Rate Rate

Crimes Known to the Police - Firearm Related Index Crimes - General Population,
number and rate/10,000 persons in general population (2000;2008)

18 * 1.3 * 35 2.6 N/A

Crimes Known to the Police - Property Index Crimes - General Population,
number and rate/10,000 persons in general population (2000;2008)

3,659 255.3 3,402 255.4 198.0

Crimes Known to the Police - Violent Index Crimes - General Population,
number and rate/10,000 persons in general population (2000;2008)

287 20.0 321 24.1 39.7

Unemployment - Resident Civilian,
number and rate persons 16 years of age and older in the labor force and not employed (2000;2008)

2,700 4.0 3,800 5.6 5.4
Created February 9, 2010 5:29 AM EST
Notes:
* Rates are not stable when the number is less than 20.
N/A: Data not available

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