| Community | Parish Health Profiles |
|
||
| Safety | StJames | |||
| click to download data: | St. James Parish | All Parishes | ||
| POPULATION, 2000 | ||||
| United States | Louisiana | StJames | ||
| Total | 281,421,906 | 4,468,976 | 21,216 | |
| Children and Adolescents by Age | ||||
| 0 to 12 Years | 52,151,878 | 859,905 | 4,273 | |
| Under 1 Year | 3,827,009 | 65,071 | 348 | |
| 1 to 3 Years | 11,316,208 | 186,342 | 869 | |
| 4 to 5 Years | 7,882,947 | 129,132 | 585 | |
| 6 to 12 Years | 29,125,714 | 479,360 | 2,471 | |
| 0 to 17 Years | 72,142,757 | 1,218,453 | 6,265 | |
| 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 | StJames | ||
| 2000 | 52.7 | 69.8 | 84.9 | |
| 2001 | 55.1 | 69.0 | 75.2 | |
| 2002 | 56.0 | 74.2 | 89.0 | |
| 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 TRAU | ||||
| by PARISH of RESIDENCE, 1996-1999 | ||||
| rate per 100,000 population | ||||
| United States | Louisiana | StJames | ||
| Fatal Traumatic Brian Injuries | 5,078 | 25 | ||
| Rate per 100,000 Population | 28.4 | 29.6 | ||
| Non-Fatal Traumatic Brian Injuries | 10,612 | 46 | ||
| Rate per 100,000 Population | 59.3 | 54.4 | ||
| **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 3 | ||
| Unintentional Drowning | 10,210 | 640.6 | 31 | |
| Rate per 100,000 Population | 1.2 | 4.8 | 2.7 | |
| 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 3 | ||
| Burns | 498,507 | 521 | 31 | |
| Rate per 100,000 Population | 174.9 | 11.7 | 8.1 | |
| Unintentional Falls | 7,836,956 | 8,330 | 443 | |
| Rate per 100,000 Population | 2,748.9 | 186.3 | 115 | |
| Unintentional Poisonings | 519,164 | 1173 | 65 | |
| Rate per 100,000 Population | 182.1 | 26.2 | 16.9 | |
| **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. | ||||
| <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 | StJames | ||
| Total Motor Vehicle Injuries | 2,998,661 | 87140 | 319 | |
| Rate per 100,000 Population | 1,041.3 | 1949.9 | 1503.6 | |
| Pedestrian Injuries | 174,235 | 1235 | 2 | |
| % Pedestrian Injuries as % of Total Injuries | 5.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | |
| Total Motor Vehicle Deaths | 44,065 | 914 | 4 | |
| Rate per 100,000 Population | 15.8 | 20.5 | 18.9 | |
| 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 | StJames | ||
| Total Injury Crashes | 50,947 | 196 | ||
| Alcohol-Related | 5,391 | 33 | ||
| As a % of Total Injury Crashes | 10.6 | 16.8 | ||
| Rate per 100,000 Population | 120.6 | 155.5 | ||
| Total Fatal Crashes | 818 | 2 | ||
| Alcohol-Related | 386 | 0 | ||
| As a % of Total Fatal Crashes | 47.2 | 0.0 | ||
| Rate per 100,000 Population | 8.6 | 0.0 | ||
| 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 3 | ||
| Percent of Usage by Age Groups | ||||
| 0 to 12 Years | 72.2 | 70.4 | ||
| Infants | 99.4 | 100.0 | ||
| 1 to 3 Years | 88.0 | 65.9 | ||
| 4 to 5 Years | 78.3 | 91.7 | ||
| 6 to 12 Years | 64.8 | 60.3 | ||
| 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 | StJames | ||
| Total Adult Admissions | 28,469 | 75 | ||
| Drug Crimes | 11,692 | 28 | ||
| % Drug Crimes | 42.0 | 37.3 | ||
| Property Crimes | 9,726 | 30 | ||
| % Property Crimes | 35.0 | 40.0 | ||
| Violent Crimes | 3,604 | 10 | ||
| % Violent Crimes | 12.0 | 13.3 | ||
| All Others | 3,160 | 7 | ||
| % All Others | 11.0 | 9.3 | ||
| Source: Louisiana Department of Corrections, Unpublished Data, 2005. | ||||
| VALID CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT CASES | ||||
| July 1, 2003 to June 30, 2004 | ||||
| United States | Louisiana | 1StJames & St.Charles & StJohn |
||
| Total Valid Child Abuse & Neglect Cases | 13,241 | 224 | ||
| Rate/ 1,000 population | 12.4 | 10.9 | 6.5 | |
| Valid Allegations by Type | Not available for comparison as reported by state. | |||
| # Neglect | 9,156 | 166 | ||
| % Neglect | 69.1 | 74.1 | ||
| # Physical | 2,745 | 44 | ||
| % Physical | 20.7 | 19.6 | ||
| # Sexual | 815 | 7 | ||
| % Sexual | 6.2 | 3.1 | ||
| # Emotional | 474 | 4 | ||
| % Emotional | 3.6 | 1.8 | ||
| # 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 | StJames | ||
| Percent Reporting Risk Factors | ||||
| 1998 | ||||
| Low Neighborhood Attachment | Survey not conducted throughout United States | 43 | 50 | |
| Community Disorganization | 44 | 55 | ||
| Transitions & Mobility | 41 | 26 | ||
| Laws & Norms Favor Drug Use | 49 | 46 | ||
| Perceived Availability of Drugs | 40 | 37 | ||
| Perceived Availability of Handguns | 33 | 31 | ||
| 2001 | ||||
| Low Neighborhood Attachment | 43 | 52 | ||
| Community Disorganization | 52 | 68 | ||
| Transitions & Mobility | 40 | 23 | ||
| Laws & Norms Favor Drug Use | 47 | 41 | ||
| Perceived Availability of Drugs | 43 | 43 | ||
| Perceived Availability of Handguns | 35 | 29 | ||
| 2002 | ||||
| Low Neighborhood Attachment | 41 | 42 | ||
| Community Disorganization | 51 | 69 | ||
| Transitions & Mobility | 43 | 25 | ||
| Laws & Norms Favor Drug Use | 42 | 41 | ||
| Perceived Availability of Drugs | 37 | 34 | ||
| Perceived Availability of Handguns | 31 | 23 | ||
| Percent Reporting Protective Factors | ||||
| 1998 | Survey not conducted throughout United States | |||
| Opportunities for Prosocial involvement | 43 | 44 | ||
| Comm. Rewards for Prosocial Involvement | 54 | 62 | ||
| 2001 | ||||
| Opportunities for Prosocial involvement | 54 | 61 | ||
| Comm. Rewards for Prosocial Involvement | 51 | 61 | ||
| 2002 | ||||
| Opportunities for Prosocial involvement | 44 | 50 | ||
| Comm. Rewards for Prosocial Involvement | 52 | 60 | ||
| 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 | StJames | ||
| Percent Reporting Antisocial Behavior | ||||
| 1998 | ||||
| Suspended from School | Survey not conducted throughout United States | 18 | 18 | |
| Drunk or High at School | 12 | 11 | ||
| Sold Illegal Drugs | 6 | 6 | ||
| Stolen a Vehicle | 3 | 4 | ||
| Been Arrested | 7 | 6 | ||
| Attacked to Harm | 18 | 21 | ||
| Carried a Handgun | 6 | 7 | ||
| Handgun to School | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2001 | ||||
| Suspended from School | 19 | 23 | ||
| Drunk or High at School | 12 | 10 | ||
| Sold Illegal Drugs | 5 | 4 | ||
| Stolen a Vehicle | 3 | 5 | ||
| Been Arrested | 7 | 6 | ||
| Attacked to Harm | 17 | 16 | ||
| Carried a Handgun | 6 | 6 | ||
| Handgun to School | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2002 | ||||
| Suspended from School | 19 | 20 | ||
| Drunk or High at School | 10 | 9 | ||
| Sold Illegal Drugs | 4 | 5 | ||
| Stolen a Vehicle | 3 | 3 | ||
| Been Arrested | 7 | 5 | ||
| Attacked to Harm | 14 | 14 | ||
| Carried a Handgun | 5 | 6 | ||
| Handgun to School | 1 | 2 | ||
| 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>. | |||