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Carthage, Missouri

Carthage, MO Profile

Carthage, MO, population 12,668 , is located in Missouri's Jasper county, about 55.8 miles from Springfield and 117.1 miles from Tulsa.

In the 90's the population of Carthage has grown by about 18%. It is Estimated in recent years the population of Carthage has been growing at an annual rate of less than one percent.

Reports show that during 2003 property crime levels in the Carthage area were lower than Missouri's average. The same data shows violent crime levels to be lower than the Missouri average.

Carthage Statistics Carthage Gender Information

Males in Carthage: 6,178 (49%)
Females in Carthage: 6,490 (51%)

As % of Population in Carthage    

Race Diversity in Carthage

White: 87%
African American: 2%
Native American: 1%
Asian: 2%
Other/Mixed: 8%

As % of Population in Carthage          

Age Diversity in Carthage

Median Age in Carthage: 35.0 (Males in Carthage: 31.8, Females in Carthage: 38.4)

Carthage Males Under 20: 15%     Carthage Females Under 20: 14% Carthage Males 20 to 40: 15%     Carthage Females 20 to 40: 13% Carthage Males 40 to 60: 11%     Carthage Females 40 to 60: 11% Carthage Males Over 60: 8%     Carthage Females Over 60: 13%

Economics in Carthage

Carthage Household Average Size: 2.49 people
Carthage Median Household Income: $ 28,557
Carthage Median Value of Homes: $ 57,700

Law Enforcement in Carthage

Reported crimes in the Carthage area during 2003:

Murder and non-negligent man-slaughter: 4
Forcible rape: 8
Robbery: 6
Aggravated assault: 24
Violent crime events per 100,000 people: 326

Burglary: 81
Larceny-theft: 289
Motor vehicle theft: 27
Arson: 0
Property crime events per 100,000 people: 3,082

Carthage Location Information
Elevation: 1,002 feet above sea level. Land Area: 6.2 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Carthage Brooklyn Heights 4.0 Miles Carytown 6.2 Miles Alba 7.3 Miles Fidelity 7.5 Miles Carterville 7.6 Miles Purcell 8.3 Miles Duenweg 8.6 Miles Webb City 8.7 Miles Oronogo 8.9 Miles Reeds 9.0 Miles Big Cities Nearest Carthage (Population 100,000+) Springfield 55.8 Miles Tulsa 117.1 Miles Overland Park 126.4 Miles Independence 132.6 Miles Kansas City 133.8 Miles Kansas City 135.1 Miles Topeka 149.3 Miles Wichita 170.0 Miles Little Rock 202.6 Miles Oklahoma City 214.2 Miles

Carthage, MO

Comparing Carthage to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Missouri (State):

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Facts

So how do we determine if that crummy house around the corner is selling crack? Police departments around the US are trying to reduce the number of crackhouses, apartment units, motel rooms and other properties that engage in illegal drug trafficking and promote crime with in a neighborhood. There are many suspicions that can alert you; frequent visits at all hours, expensive cars in low-income neighborhoods, and visitors who stay for only a short period of time. Other indications include; adults or young adults posing as lookouts, action of specific signal, a porch light on meaning "business is being conducted," houses appearing to be fortified to prevent police entry and shades or blinds being drawn though the house is occupied. Police and other partners feel it best the only way to target local crack houses is to organize groups of neighbors. Police encourage tactics such as; harassing people entering and leaving the house, getting tenants evicted, and shutting off water or electricity. These plans may work to get rid of a crack house but unfortunately the crack and it's dealers don't just disappear they migrate somewhere else. So as police officers around the nation try to crack down on crack houses and get they out of business, neighbors stand by in disgust and disbelief remembering crack kills.
Across people of all ages, males are four times as likely as females to be heavy drinkers.
When used illegally or improperly, though, methadone is one of the most dangerous drugs on the street. According to the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN), emergency room visits related to methadone overdose tripled between 1997 and 2001. Since then, methadone-related deaths and hospitalizations have continued to rise. Two factors have contributed to the spike in methadone-related emergencies. First, doctors are prescribing the drug more often as a painkiller. In that form, methadone is dispensed by pharmacies as pills and taken into homes. Sometimes it is either used improperly by the patient or sold on the street or to drug dealers.
The perceived risk of trying PCP, though very high relative to other drugs in 1988, fell by 14 percentage points from its peak level of 59% in 1988 to 45% in 1999, about where it has remained since. Again, we suspect that teens in more recent classes are simply much less familiar with the drug and its considerable dangers compared to those who grew up in an earlier period; we have termed this phenomenon “generational forgetting."

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Carthage, MO. nearby Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Programs, Private Health Insurance, Men and State Financed other than Medicaid services:


Army Substance Abuse Program CDR USAMEDDACArmy Substance Abuse Program CDR USAMEDDAC is a drug treatment and alcohol rehab program located at 126 Missouri Avenue Building 310 Box 1241 Fort Leonard Wood, MO 65473. You can contact Army Substance Abuse Program CDR USAMEDDAC by calling (573) 596-0119. Army Substance Abuse Program CDR USAMEDDAC specializes in Substance Abuse Treatment , Outpatient , Day Treatment . Army Substance Abuse Program CDR USAMEDDAC accepts , Military Insurance .


Ozark Center/New Directions Neosho OfficeOzark Center/New Directions Neosho Office is a alcohol and drug rehab program located at 214 North Washington Street Neosho, MO 64850. You can contact Ozark Center/New Directions Neosho Office by calling (417) 451-1122. Ozark Center/New Directions Neosho Office specializes in Substance Abuse Treatment , Mental Health & Substance Abuse Treatment , Outpatient . Ozark Center/New Directions Neosho Office specalizes in helping , DUI/DWI Offenders , Criminal Justice Clients , Assistance for hearing impaired . Ozark Center/New Directions Neosho Office accepts , Medicaid , Private Health Insurance , Military Insurance , Self Payment , Access to Recovery Voucher .


Family Counseling Center Inc West Plains OfficeFamily Counseling Center Inc West Plains Office is a drug treatment and alcohol rehab program located at 3411 Division Drive West Plains, MO 65775. You can contact Family Counseling Center Inc West Plains Office by calling (417) 257-9152. Family Counseling Center Inc West Plains Office specializes in Substance Abuse Treatment , Outpatient , Day Treatment , Residential Long-term Treatment(More than 30 days) . Family Counseling Center Inc West Plains Office specalizes in helping , Adolescents . Family Counseling Center Inc West Plains Office accepts , Medicaid , State Financed other than Medicaid , Medicare , Private Health Insurance , Military Insurance , Self Payment .


Centrec Care IncCentrec Care Inc is a drug treatment and alcohol rehab program located at 1224 Fern Ridge Pkwy Suite 305 St. Louis, MO 63141. You can contact Centrec Care Inc by calling (314) 205-8068. Centrec Care Inc specializes in Substance Abuse Treatment , Mental Health & Substance Abuse Treatment , Detoxification , Outpatient , Day Treatment . Centrec Care Inc specalizes in helping , Adolescents , Co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders , Women , Men , Assistance for hearing impaired . Centrec Care Inc accepts , Medicaid , Medicare , Private Health Insurance , Self Payment .




Facts:

Some law enforcement agencies in Missouri have reported a resurgence in methamphetamine laboratory seizures in late 2007.
Marijuana is continuing problem throughout the state of Missouri.
The issue of local methamphetamine laboratories in Missouri remains a top priority with local officials.
Some highway interdictions in Missouri of larger quantities of South American white heroin have occurred in the past year. In each situation, the heroin was believed to be enroute to Chicago, Illinois.
The number of methamphetamine laboratory seizures in eastern Missouri declined 54% from its peak of 601 in 2004 to 278 in 2007, which is twenty percent less than the decline in western Missouri.
Khat is mainly abused by immigrants in Missouri, from eastern African countries such as Somalia.

Local Listings Carthage, MO.

Drug Addiction is not easy to overcome alone. Support Groups like Narcotics Anonymous help provide a safe environment for recovering Drug Addicts. Here is a list of NA meetings in Carthage, Missouri:

Grace Episcopal Church
820 Howard Street
Carthage, MO 64836
Notes: Under Grace Non-Smoking Open

Meeting Days and Times
Sunday, 1900
Drug Overdose is dangerous and potentially fatal. In the event you or someone you know is having a drug overdose, get them immediately to a hospital for medical assistance. The following hospitals are located in Carthage, Missouri:

Mccune-Brooks Hospital
627 West Centennial Avenue
Carthage, MO 64836-0677
(417) 358-8121