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  | POPULATION, 2000 |  |  |  | 
 
  |  | United States | Louisiana | Concordia | 
 
  | Total | 281,421,906 | 4,468,976 | 20,247 | 
 
  |  |  |  |  | 
 
  | Children and Adolescents
  by Age |  |  |  | 
 
  | 0 to 12 Years | 52,151,878 | 859,905 | 3,954 | 
 
  | Under 1 Year | 3,827,009 | 65,071 | 336 | 
 
  | 1 to 3 Years | 11,316,208 | 186,342 | 837 | 
 
  | 4 to 5 Years | 7,882,947 | 129,132 | 613 | 
 
  | 6 to 12 Years | 29,125,714 | 479,360 | 2,168 | 
 
  |  |  |  |  | 
 
  | 0 to 17 Years | 72,142,757 | 1,218,453 | 5,616 | 
 
  | Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Census  2000, Sample File 3 (SF3), Tables: P6. Race
  and P8. Sex by Age, |  | 
 
  | http://factfinder.census.gov | <keyword: data sets> |  |  | 
 
  | INJURY RELATED DEATHS |  |  |  | 
 
  | rate per 100,000
  population |  |  |  | 
 
  |  | United States | Louisiana | Concordia | 
 
  | 2000 | 52.7 | 69.8 | 98.9 | 
 
  | 2001 | 55.1 | 69.0 | 79.4 | 
 
  | 2002 | 56.0 | 74.2 | 54.9 | 
 
  | Source:
  Louisiana Hospital Inpatient Discharge Data (LAHID), Prepared by DHH/OPH,
  Center for Community Health, | 
 
  | EMS/Injury Research and
  Prevention Program, 2004. |  |  | 
 
  | CDC, National Center for Injury Prevention
  and Control, Office of Statistics and Programming, NCHS Vital Statistics | 
 
  | System, Bureau of Census
  population estimates. |  |  |  | 
 
  | http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars/default.htm, | <key
  words: Nonfatal>. |  | 
 
  | FATAL and NON-FATAL TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES |  |  |  | 
 
  | by PARISH of RESIDENCE,
  1996-1999 |  |  |  | 
 
  | rate per 100,000 population |  |  |  | 
 
  |  | United States | Louisiana | Concordia | 
 
  | Fatal Traumatic Brian
  Injuries |  | 5,078 | 27 | 
 
  | Rate per 100,000
  Population |  | 28.4 | 32.4 | 
 
  | Non-Fatal Traumatic Brian
  Injuries |  | 10,612 | <30 | 
 
  | Rate per 100,000
  Population |  | 59.3 | ** | 
 
  | **Rate not
  calculated for Non-fatal TBI in parishes with less than 30 cases due to
  unstable rate. |  | 
 
  | Source: DHH/OPH,
  EMS/Injury Research and Prevention Program: Traumatic Brain Injury
  Surveillance System (1996-1999). | 
 
  | UNINTENTIONAL
  DROWNING BY REGION OF INJURY, 2000-2002 | 
 
  | rate per 100,000 population,
  n=286 |  |  |  | 
 
  |  | United States | Louisiana | Region 6 | 
 
  | Unintentional Drowning | 10,210 | 640.6 | 20 | 
 
  | Rate per 100,000
  Population | 1.2 | 4.8 | 2.2 | 
 
  | Source:
  DHH/OPH, Vital Statistics, Death Certificates, Prepared by EMS/Injury
  Research & Prevention Program, March 2005. | 
 
  | Rates calculated using
  estimated 2000, 2001, 2002  populations
  (Source: US Census). |  | 
 
  | CDC, National Center for Injury Prevention
  and Control, Office of Statistics and Programming  NCHS Vital Statistics | 
 
  | System, Bureau of Census
  population estimates. |  |  |  | 
 
  | http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars/default.htm |  |  | 
 
  | <key words: Injury and
  Violence, WISQARS Inquiry Data, Fatal Injury Reports>. |  | 
 
  | NON-FATAL
  INJURY DISCHARGES by REGION, 2001 |  | 
 
  | rate per 100,000
  population |  |  |  | 
 
  |  | United States | Louisiana | Region 6 | 
 
  | Burns | 498,507 | 521 | 45 | 
 
  | Rate per 100,000
  Population | 174.9 | 11.7 | 15.0 | 
 
  |  |  |  |  | 
 
  | Unintentional Falls | 7,836,956 | 8,330 | 873 | 
 
  | Rate per 100,000
  Population | 2,748.9 | 186.3 | 290.1 | 
 
  |  |  |  |  | 
 
  | Unintentional Poisonings | 519,164 | 1173 | 79 | 
 
  | Rate per 100,000
  Population | 182.1 | 26.2 | 26.3 | 
 
  | **Discharges <30 are not
  reported |  |  |  | 
 
  | Source:
  Louisiana Hospital Inpatient Discharge Database 2001, Prepared by DHH/OPH,
  EMS/Injury Research & | 
 
  | Prevention Program, March
  2005. |  |  |  | 
 
  | CDC, National Center for Injury Prevention
  and Control, Office of Statistics and Programming, NEISS All Injury
  Program | 
 
  | operated by the Consumer
  Product Safety Commission, Bureau of Census population estimates. |  | 
 
  | http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars/default.htm |  |  |  | 
 
  | <key words: Injury and Violence, WISQARS
  Inquiry Data, Fatal and Non-fatal Injury Reports>. |  | 
 
  | MOTOR VEHICLE
  INJURIES AND DEATHS, 2002 |  | 
 
  | rate
  per 100,000 population |  |  |  | 
 
  |  | United States | Louisiana | Concordia | 
 
  | Total Motor Vehicle
  Injuries | 2,998,661 | 87140 | 257 | 
 
  | Rate per 100,000
  Population | 1,041.3 | 1949.9 | 1269.3 | 
 
  | Pedestrian Injuries | 174,235 | 1235 | 2 | 
 
  | % Pedestrian Injuries as
  % of Total Injuries | 5.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 
 
  | Total Motor Vehicle Deaths | 44,065 | 914 | 4 | 
 
  | Rate per 100,000
  Population | 15.8 | 20.5 | 19.8 | 
 
  | Pedestrian Deaths | 6,091 | 105 | 0 | 
 
  | % Pedestrian Deaths as %
  of Total Deaths | 13.8 | 11.5 | 0 | 
 
  | Source:
  Louisiana Highway Safety Commission, Prepared by DHH/OPH EMS/Injury Research
  & Prevention Program, Aug 2004. | 
 
  | CDC, National Center for Injury Prevention
  and Control, Office of Statistics and Programming, NEISS All Injury | 
 
  | Program operated by the
  Consumer Product Safety Commission 
  NCHS Vital Statistics System, Bureau of Census | 
 
  | population estimates. |  |  |  | 
 
  | http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars/default.htm | <key words: Injury and Violence, WISQARS
  Inquiry Data>. | 
 
  | ALCOHOL-RELATED
  CRASHES, 2002 |  |  | 
 
  | rate per 100,000
  population |  |  |  | 
 
  |  | United States | Louisiana | Concordia | 
 
  | Total Injury Crashes |  | 50,947 | 142 | 
 
  | Alcohol-Related |  | 5,391 | 31 | 
 
  | As a % of Total Injury
  Crashes |  | 10.6 | 21.8 | 
 
  | Rate per 100,000
  Population |  | 120.6 | 153.1 | 
 
  | Total Fatal Crashes |  | 818 | 3 | 
 
  | Alcohol-Related |  | 386 | 2 | 
 
  | As a % of Total Fatal
  Crashes |  | 47.2 | 66.7 | 
 
  | Rate per 100,000
  Population |  | 8.6 | 9.9 | 
 
  | Source:
  Louisiana Highway Safety Commission, Prepared by DHH/OPH EMS/Injury Research
  & Prevention Program, Aug 2004. | 
 
  | ESTIMATED
  PERCENT OF CHILD RESTRAINT USAGE, 2004 | 
 
  | Observational
  Study by State Planning Districts |  |  | 
 
  |  | United States | Louisiana | District 6 | 
 
  | Percent of Usage by Age
  Groups |  |  |  | 
 
  | 0 to 12 Years |  | 72.2 | 66.4 | 
 
  | Infants |  | 99.4 | 100.0 | 
 
  | 1
  to 3 Years |  | 88.0 | 77.4 | 
 
  | 4
  to 5 Years |  | 78.3 | 74.0 | 
 
  | 6
  to 12 Years |  | 64.8 | 58.3 | 
 
  | Source: Southern
  Media & Opinion Research, prepared for Louisiana Highway Safety
  Commission October 2004, | 
 
  | http://www.dps.state.la.us/tiger/ | <key words: Occupant Protection, Child Safety
  Restraint Report>. | 
 
  | ADULT CRIME, 2004 |  |  |  | 
 
  | Adult
  Admissions into Louisiana Correction System by Crime Category | 
 
  |  | United States | Louisiana | Concordia | 
 
  | Total Adult Admissions |  | 28,469 | 121 | 
 
  | Drug Crimes |  | 11,692 | 42 | 
 
  | % Drug Crimes |  | 42.0 | 34.7 | 
 
  | Property Crimes |  | 9,726 | 50 | 
 
  | % Property Crimes |  | 35.0 | 41.3 | 
 
  | Violent Crimes |  | 3,604 | 12 | 
 
  | % Violent Crimes |  | 12.0 | 9.9 | 
 
  | All Others |  | 3,160 | 17 | 
 
  | % All Others |  | 11.0 | 14.0 | 
 
  | Source:  Louisiana Department of Corrections,
  Unpublished Data, 2005. |  |  | 
 
  | VALID CHILD
  ABUSE AND NEGLECT CASES |  | 
 
  | July 1, 2003 to June 30,
  2004 |  |  |  | 
 
  |  | United States | Louisiana | Concordia | 
 
  | Total Valid Child Abuse
  & Neglect Cases |  | 13,241 | 121 | 
 
  | Rate/ 1,000 population | 12.4 | 10.9 | 21.5 | 
 
  |  |  |  |  | 
 
  | Valid Allegations by Type | Not available for
  comparison as reported by state. |  |  | 
 
  | #
  Neglect | 9,156 | 81 | 
 
  | %
  Neglect | 69.1 | 66.9 | 
 
  | #
  Physical | 2,745 | 20 | 
 
  | %
  Physical | 20.7 | 16.5 | 
 
  | #
  Sexual | 815 | 5 | 
 
  | %
  Sexual | 6.2 | 4.1 | 
 
  | #
  Emotional | 474 | 15 | 
 
  | %
  Emotional | 3.6 | 12.4 | 
 
  | #
  Death | 43 | 0 | 
 
  | %
  Death | 0.3 | 0.0 | 
 
  | 1Data for some parishes are reported in multi-parish
  aggregates as noted in the column header. | 
 
  | Source:
  Louisiana Department of Social Services, Office of Community Services,
  prepared by Prevent Child Abuse, Louisiana, | 
 
  | Valid Child Abuse and Neglect
  Allegations by Parish, July 1, 2003 through June 30,
  2004", |  | 
 
  | http://www.pcal.org/ | <key words: Resources, Issues and
  Statistics>. |  | 
 
  | U.S. Dept. of
  Health and Human Services, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Child Maltreatment 2003 | 
 
  | http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/general/stats/index.cfm#one |  |  | 
 
  | COMMUNITY RISK
  & PROTECTIVE FACTORS |  | 
 
  | Communities
  that Care Survey (CTC) — grades 6, 8, 10 & 12 combined2 | 
 
  |  | United States | Louisiana | Concordia | 
 
  | Percent Reporting Risk
  Factors |  |  |  | 
 
  | 1998 |  |  |  | 
 
  | Low Neighborhood Attachment | Survey not
  conducted throughout United States | 43 | 44 | 
 
  | Community Disorganization | 44 | 49 | 
 
  | Transitions & Mobility | 41 | 33 | 
 
  | Laws & Norms Favor Drug Use | 49 | 51 | 
 
  | Perceived Availability of Drugs | 40 | 37 | 
 
  | Perceived Availability of Handguns | 33 | 38 | 
 
  | 2001 |  |  | 
 
  | Low Neighborhood Attachment | 43 | 50 | 
 
  | Community Disorganization | 52 | 67 | 
 
  | Transitions & Mobility | 40 | 34 | 
 
  | Laws & Norms Favor Drug Use | 47 | 47 | 
 
  | Perceived Availability of Drugs | 43 | 44 | 
 
  | Perceived Availability of Handguns | 35 | 37 | 
 
  | 2002 |  |  | 
 
  | Low Neighborhood Attachment | 41 | 42 | 
 
  | Community Disorganization | 51 | 61 | 
 
  | Transitions & Mobility | 43 | 40 | 
 
  | Laws & Norms Favor Drug Use | 42 | 41 | 
 
  | Perceived Availability of Drugs | 37 | 41 | 
 
  | Perceived Availability of Handguns | 31 | 34 | 
 
  | Percent Reporting
  Protective Factors |  |  |  | 
 
  | 1998 | Survey not
  conducted throughout United States |  |  | 
 
  | Opportunities for Prosocial involvement | 43 | 48 | 
 
  | Comm. Rewards for Prosocial Involvement | 54 | 60 | 
 
  | 2001 |  |  | 
 
  | Opportunities for Prosocial involvement | 54 | 53 | 
 
  | Comm. Rewards for Prosocial Involvement | 51 | 55 | 
 
  | 2002 |  |  | 
 
  | Opportunities for Prosocial involvement | 44 | 44 | 
 
  | Comm. Rewards for Prosocial Involvement | 52 | 57 | 
 
  | 2Unweighted aggregate |  |  |  | 
 
  | Source:
  DHH, Office for Addictive Disorders, Louisiana Communities That Care Survey,
  State and Parish Reports, | 
 
  | http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov | <key
  words: Reports>. |  | 
 
  | Antisocial
  Behavior in the PaStYear |  |  | 
 
  | Communities that Care Survey (CTC) — grades
  6, 8, 10 & 12 combined3 | 
 
  |  | United States | Louisiana | Concordia | 
 
  | Percent Reporting Antisocial
  Behavior |  |  |  | 
 
  | 1998 |  |  |  | 
 
  | Suspended from School | Survey not
  conducted throughout United States | 18 | 19 | 
 
  | Drunk or High at School | 12 | 10 | 
 
  | Sold Illegal Drugs | 6 | 5 | 
 
  | Stolen
  a Vehicle | 3 | 3 | 
 
  | Been
  Arrested | 7 | 5 | 
 
  | Attacked
  to Harm | 18 | 16 | 
 
  | Carried
  a Handgun | 6 | 6 | 
 
  | Handgun
  to School | 1 | 2 | 
 
  | 2001 |  |  | 
 
  | Suspended from School | 19 | 18 | 
 
  | Drunk or High at School | 12 | 12 | 
 
  | Sold Illegal Drugs | 5 | 6 | 
 
  | Stolen
  a Vehicle | 3 | 4 | 
 
  | Been
  Arrested | 7 | 9 | 
 
  | Attacked
  to Harm | 17 | 18 | 
 
  | Carried
  a Handgun | 6 | 8 | 
 
  | Handgun
  to School | 1 | 1 | 
 
  | 2002 |  |  | 
 
  | Suspended from School | 19 | 16 | 
 
  | Drunk or High at School | 10 | 16 | 
 
  | Sold Illegal Drugs | 4 | 5 | 
 
  | Stolen
  a Vehicle | 3 | 3 | 
 
  | Been
  Arrested | 7 | 8 | 
 
  | Attacked
  to Harm | 14 | 15 | 
 
  | Carried
  a Handgun | 5 | 7 | 
 
  | Handgun
  to School | 1 | 1 | 
 
  | 3Unweighted aggregate |  |  |  | 
 
  | Source:
  DHH, Office for Addictive Disorders, Louisiana Communities That Care Survey,
  State and Parish Reports, | 
 
  | http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov | <key
  words: Reports>. |  | 
 
 
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