Archives for January 2014

Looking for criminal data or employment background check data?   You’ve come to the right place.  Each week we look at this data for a different state with our blog series “Criminal Data And Employment Background Check Information For Your Favorite State!” We’re working our way through the alphabet…this week we’re onto Arkansas.

Arkansas Population and Age Distribution.  Arkansas’s estimated population was 2.9 million. The median age was 37.6 years.  24% of the population was under the age of 18, and 15% was 65 years and over.

Median Household Income. The median income of households was $40,112.  The total number of households was 1,143,859 with an average of 2.51 people.

Arkansas Employment and Unemployment Rate.  54.2% of the Arkansas population over the age of 15 were employed which ranks 43rd in the nation.  The Arkansas unemployment rate is 8.4% which was ranked 29th in the country.

Types of Employers.  The types of employers in Arkansas were as follows: 77,459 (6.2%) were self-employed, 219,940 (17.6%) were employed by the federal, state, or local government and 951,377 (76%) were employed by the private sector.

Top Five Industries.  The top five industries by percent in Arkansas were: Educational Services and Health Care (24.2%), Manufacturing (14%), Retail (13%), Accommodations/Food Service/Entertainment (8%), and Construction (6.7%).

Occupations.  Occupations for the population employed (over the age of 15) in Arkansas private sector were: Business, Science, and Arts (31.2%), Service (17.3%), Sales and Office (23.9%), Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance (10.7%), and Production, Transportation, and Material Moving (16.9%).

Health Insurance Coverage.  84% of the civilian non-institutionalized population had health insurance coverage (16% had no coverage).  Of those with coverage, 59% had private coverage and 36% had public coverage.

Disability.  16% of the civilian non-institutionalized population of Arkansas reported a disability The Arkansas disability claim rate was ranked 5th in the country.

For a list of Arkansas counties, cities, towns, and county court houses, click here.

Total Violent Crimes.  Arkansas had 13,835 total violent crimes which ranked 27th in the nation and with a violent crime rate 0.47% which ranked it 12th among all the states including DC & PR.  Of the total number of violent crimes, 173 were murders, 1,247 were forcible rapes, 2,320 were robberies, and 10,095 were aggravated assaults.

Property Crime. Arkansas had 107,941 total property crimes.  Of the total number of property crimes, 31,890 were burglaries, 70,327 were larceny/thefts, and 5,724 were motor vehicle thefts.

Law Enforcement.  Arkansas had the 26th most law enforcement employees per population.  Arkansas ranked 35th in the nation for the most police officers per population.

For more Arkansas crime information, please see The Official State of Arkansas Online Criminal Background Check System website. (ASP CBC)

InstantCriminalChecks.com offers two Arkansas employment background check products: an Arkansas state criminal background check and an Arkansas county criminal background check.

The Arkansas state criminal background check covers criminal circuit court reports from Arkansas circuit courts and includes misdemeanor, felony, and violation offenses.  It also pulls historical and current felony conviction reports on inmates and those on probation. For the full description, please visit our Arkansas criminal background check webpage.

The Arkansas county criminal background check covers the circuit courts for felony cases only.  The county background check covers the past seven years and will return convictions and/or deferred judgments.

Other Arkansas employment background check products are an instant national criminal background check that searches 46 states and D.C. (this product is $59.95) and a 3-state criminal background check (this product is $39.90).

*Sources: U.S. Census Bureau and FBI. “About Arkansas” data is from 2011. “Arkansas Crime Data” data is from 2012.

Welcome to the third installment of our weekly blog series, “Criminal Data and Employment Background Check Information for Your Favorite State”!  We’ve already looked at Alabama and Alaska.  This week we are onto Arizona.

Arizona Population and Age Distribution.  Arizona’s estimated population was 6.6 million. The median age was 36.6 years.  25% of the population was under the age of 18, and 15% was 65 years and over.

Median Household Income. The median income of households was $47,826.  The total number of households was 2,392,168 with an average of 2.68 people.

Arizona Employment and Unemployment Rate.  54% of the Arizona population over the age of 15 were employed which ranks 44th in the nation.  The Arizona unemployment rate is 9.8% which was ranked 15th in the country.

Types of Employers.  The types of employers in Arizona were as follows: 163,931 (5.9%) were self-employed, 409,982 (14.9%) were employed by the federal, state, or local government and 2,179,758 (79%) were employed by the private sector.

Top Five Industries.  The top five industries by percent in Arizona were: Educational Services and Health Care (22.3%), Retail (12.2%), Professional/Administrative/Scientific (11.9%), Accommodations/Food Service/Entertainment (10.6%), and Finance, Insurance Real Estate, Rental/Leasing (8.1%).

Occupations.  Occupations for the population employed (over the age of 15) in Arizona’s private sector were: Business, Science, and Arts (34.9%); Service (20.2%), Sales and Office (26.2%), Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance (9.1%), and Production, Transportation, and Material Moving (9.5%).  [Fact Finder, p. 6]

Health Insurance Coverage.  82% of the civilian non-institutionalized population had health insurance coverage (18% had no coverage).  Of those with coverage, 59% had private coverage and 34% had public coverage.

Disability.  12% of the civilian non-institutionalized population of Arizona reported a disability The Arizona disability claim rate was ranked 31st in the country.

For a list of Arizona counties, cities, towns, and county court houses, click here.

Total Violent Crimes.  Arizona had 28,108 total violent crimes which ranked 12th in the nation and with a violent crime rate 0.43% which ranked it 16th among all the states including DC & PR.  Of the total number of violent crimes, 358 were murders, 2,277 were forcible rapes, 7,386 were robberies, and 18,087 were aggravated assaults.

Property Crime. Arizona had 231,930 total property crimes.  Of the total number of property crimes, 52,934 were burglaries, 159,838 were larceny/thefts, and 19,158 were motor vehicle thefts.

Law Enforcement.  Arizona had the 14th most law enforcement employees per population.  Arizona ranked 34th in the nation for the most police officers per population.

For more Arizona crime information, please see the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS)

InstantCriminalChecks.com offers two Arizona employment background check products: an Arizona county criminal background check and an Arizona state criminal background check.  The price of the Arizona state criminal background check is only $24.95. For the full description, please visit our Arizona criminal background check webpage.

The Arizona state criminal background check pulls criminal court data that includes superior, municipal, and justice of the peace court reports.  It also pulls corrections data that includes current and historical criminal reports on inmates and probationers that are or have been under the supervision of a state correctional facility.

The Arizona county criminal background check covers the superior and justice of the peace courts for felony and misdemeanor cases.  The county background check covers the past seven years and will return convictions and/or deferred judgments.

Other Arizona employment background check products that include Arizona are an instant national criminal background check that searches 46 states and D.C. (this product is $59.95) and a 3-state criminal background check (this product is $39.90).

*Sources: U.S. Census Bureau and FBI. “About Arizona” data is from 2011. “Arizona Crime Data” data is from 2012.

Welcome to the second posting in our weekly blog series, “Criminal Data And Employment Background Check Information For Your Favorite State”!  Each week we look at criminal data and general information, like population and employment status, for a specific state.  Last week we looked at Alabama.  This week we’re on to Alaska.

Alaska Population and Age Distribution.  Alaska’s estimated population was just over 730,000 thousand people. The median age was 33.8 years.  26% of the population was under the age of 18, and 8.5% was 65 years and over.

Median Household Income. The median income of households was $67,712.  The total number of households was 251,651 with an average of 2.8 people.

Alaska Employment and Unemployment Rate.  62.3% of the Alaska population over the age of 15 were employed which ranks 12th in the nation. The Alaska unemployment rate is 7.8% which was ranked 34th in the country.

Types of Employers.  The types of employers in Alaska were as follows: 22,407 (6.4%) were self-employed, 91,227 (26%) were employed by the federal, state, or local government and 237,316 (67.5%) were employed by the private sector.

Top Five Industries.  The top five industries by percent in Alaska were: Educational Services and Health Care (24.4%), Public Administration (11.7%), Retail (10.7%), Accommodations/Food Service/Entertainment (9.3%), and Professional/Administrative/Scientific (8.1%).

Occupations.  Occupations for the population employed (over the age of 15) in Alaska’s private sector were: Business, Science, and Arts (36.8%); Service (19.2%), Sales and Office (21.4%), Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance (11.8%), and Production, Transportation, and Material Moving (10.8%).

Health Insurance Coverage.  80% of the civilian non-institutionalized population had health insurance coverage (21% had no coverage).  Of those with coverage, 63% had private coverage and 26% had public coverage.

Disability.  11% of the civilian non-institutionalized population of Alaska reported a disability. The Alaska disability claim rate was ranked 38th in the country.

For a list of Alaska counties, cities, towns, and county court houses, click here.

Alaska Crime Data*

Total Crime Rate.  Alaska had a total crime rate of 632.6 incidents per 100,000 individuals.  Of the 632.6, 3.2 were murders, 73.4 were forcible rapes, 94 were robberies, and 462 were aggravated assaults.

Property Crime Rate. The property crime rate was 2,935 incidents per 100,000 individuals.  Of the 2,935, 514 were burglaries, 2,178 were larceny/thefts, and 241 were motor vehicle thefts.

Law Enforcement.  Alaska had the 40th most law enforcement employees per population.  Alaska ranked 43rd for the most police officers per population by state.

For more Alaska crime information, please see the Alaska Court System website courts.alaska.gov.

InstantCriminalChecks.com offers two Alaska employment background check products: an Alaska county criminal background check and an Alaska state criminal background check.

The Alaska state criminal background check includes an Alaska criminal background check, a sex offender record search of Alaska as well as the entire country, and a search of the Most Wanted List.  The criminal background check pulls from records contained in 34 superior courts within four judicial districts.  The Alaska state criminal background check is “instant” and results are received within a few seconds of placing an order.  The price of this product is only $24.95. For the full description, please visit our Alaska criminal background check webpage.

The Alaska county criminal background check will return felony and misdemeanor convictions and deferred judgments over the past seven years.  The results are provided within one to three business days.  The cost of this product is $24.95 per county.

Other Alaska employment background check products include an instant national criminal background check that searches 46 states and D.C. (this product is $59.95) and a 3-state criminal background check (this product is $39.90).

*Sources: U.S. Census Bureau and FBI. “About Alaska” data is from 2012. “Alaska Crime Data” data is from 2009.

Welcome to the first positing of our new weekly blog series, “Criminal Data And Employment Background Check Information For Your Favorite State”!  Each blog posting will have general information on a state, like population and employment status, as well as criminal data.  We will work our way through the alphabet so our first state is Alabama.

Alabama Population and Age Distribution.  Alabama’s estimated population was 4.8 million. The median age was 38.1 years.  23% of the population was under the age of 18, and 14% was 65 years and over.

Alabama’s Age Distribution of Population:

• 23.4% under 18
• 10.1% ages 18 to 24
• 25.5% ages 25 to 44
• 27.0% ages 45 to 64
• 14.0% ages 65 and over

Median Household Income. The median income of households was $41,415.  The average household size was 2.5 people.

Employment and Unemployment Rate.  52% of the Alabama population over the age of 15 were employed.

Types of Employers.  The types of employers in Alabama were as follows: 104,381 (5%) were self-employed, 338,799 (17%) were employed by the federal, state, or local government, and 1,534,049 (77%) were employed by the private sector.

Top Five Industries.  The top five industries by percent in Alabama were: Educational Services and Health Care (22.5%), Manufacturing (13.5%), Retail (12.1%), Professional/Administrative/Scientific (9.5%), and Accommodations/Food Service/Entertainment (8%).

Occupations.  Occupations for the population employed (over the age of 15) in Alabama’s private sector were: Business, Science, and Arts (32.9%); Service (17.2%), Sales and Office (24.6%), Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance (10.2%), and Production, Transportation, and Material Moving (15.1%).

Health Insurance Coverage.  86% of the civilian non-institutionalized population had health insurance coverage (14% had no coverage).  Of those with coverage, 65% had private coverage and 33% had public coverage. 

Disability.  16% of the civilian non-institutionalized population of Alabama reported a disability.

For a list of Alabama counties, cities, towns, and county court houses, click here.