




Bellevue, Washington
Bellevue, WA Profile
Bellevue, WA, population 109,569 , is located
in Washington's King county,
about 6.1 miles from Seattle and 27.2 miles from Tacoma.
In the 90's the population of Bellevue has grown by about 26%.
It is Estimated in recent years the population of Bellevue has been growing at an annual rate of less than one percent.
Reports show that during 2003 property crime levels in the Bellevue area were higher than Washington's average.
The same data shows violent crime levels to be lower than the Washington average.
Bellevue Statistics
Bellevue Gender Information
Males in Bellevue: 54,347 (50%)
Females in Bellevue: 55,222 (50%)
As % of Population in Bellevue
Race Diversity in Bellevue
White: 74%
African American: 2%
Asian: 17%
Other/Mixed: 7%
As % of Population in Bellevue
Age Diversity in Bellevue
Median Age in Bellevue: 38.2 (Males in Bellevue: 36.3, Females in Bellevue: 39.9)
Bellevue Males Under 20: 12%
Bellevue Females Under 20: 11%
Bellevue Males 20 to 40: 16%
Bellevue Females 20 to 40: 14%
Bellevue Males 40 to 60: 14%
Bellevue Females 40 to 60: 15%
Bellevue Males Over 60: 8%
Bellevue Females Over 60: 10%
Economics in Bellevue
Bellevue Household Average Size: 2.37 people
Bellevue Median Household Income: $ 62,338
Bellevue Median Value of Homes: $ 287,300
Law Enforcement in Bellevue
Reported crimes in the Bellevue area during 2003:
Murder and non-negligent man-slaughter: 0
Forcible rape: 28
Robbery: 68
Aggravated assault: 68
Violent crime events per 100,000 people: 144
Burglary: 518
Larceny-theft: 3,213
Motor vehicle theft: 588
Arson: 55
Property crime events per 100,000 people: 3,787
Bellevue Location Information
Elevation: 100 feet above sea level.
Land Area: 26.4 Square Miles.
Water Area: 3.1 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Bellevue
Medina 1.5 Miles
Clyde Hill 1.7 Miles
Beaux Arts Village 1.9 Miles
Yarrow Point 2.6 Miles
Hunts Point 2.7 Miles
Mercer Island 2.9 Miles
Eastgate 3.6 Miles
Kirkland 4.9 Miles
West Lake Sammamish 5.2 Miles
Newcastle 5.4 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Bellevue
(Population 100,000+)
Seattle 6.1 Miles
Tacoma 27.2 Miles
Vancouver 138.1 Miles
Portland 146.1 Miles
Salem 188.8 Miles
Spokane 222.5 Miles
Eugene 249.8 Miles
Boise 400.5 Miles
Reno 571.5 Miles
Sacramento 625.5 Miles
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Facts
Among youths who were heavy drinkers in 2000, 65.5 percent were also current illicit drug users. Among nondrinkers, only 4.2 percent were current illicit drug users. Similarly, among youths who smoked cigarettes, the rate of past month illicit drug use was 42.7 percent, compared with 4.6 percent for nonsmokers. An estimated 15.4 percent of unemployed adults were current illicit drug users in 2000, compared with 6.3 percent of full-time employed adults and 7.8 percent of part-time employed adults. Of the 11.8 million adult illicit drug users in 2000, 9.1 million (77 percent) were employed either full time or part time. Marijuana culture and commercialisation was prohibited in Mexico in 1920, poppy in 1926. According to Mexican officials an argument for this was "race degeneration" provoked by these and other drugs, such as cocaine. Perception of the social and political elites was mimed on the ideas created and reproduced by members of the same social groups in the United States and Europe. Drug use and abuse in Mexico was not a widespread phenomenon and the number of people concerned was far from the figures of its northern neighbour. Marijuana use was generally related to soldiers, criminals and poor people; opium smoking to Chinese minorities; and morphine, heroin and cocaine to artists, middle class and bourgeois degenerated individuals. Drug traffickers main business was north of the border. Prior to the 1980s most schools around the country had courses in health education, tobacco education, alcohol education, or drug education. In these courses, students typically were taught that using tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, or other drugs was bad for their health. Students learned how these substances affected the body, how long the effects lasted, and even how people used them. Many of these education programs tried to scare students by pointing out how many people die each year from drug abuse. The people who designed these programs believed that if students really knew how harmful smoking, drinking, or using drugs is, they would not do it. However, teaching facts or using scare tactics did not work as people expected, and prevention programs had to change. New research showed that, to be effective, prevention programs must deal with the causes of drug abuse. Outside of the home, one of the first things that suffers when teenagers start using drugs is schoolwork. Young drug users may cut classes or skip school altogether as securing and using drugs becomes a more important part of their life. Their grades fall and teachers notice a lack of motivation. These students may find themselves getting in trouble more often as they become less concerned with the school's rules and how others perceive them. |
Drug Abuse
Drug abuse is defined as the chronic or habitual use of any chemical substance to alter states of body or mind for other than medically warranted purposes. Drug abuse is a problem which has an effect on people of all income levels,
ages, and stations in life. Quite often the last person to see that there is a
problem is the drug abuser them self. Every year, more and more people become
drug addicts in their pursuit to get "high".
Therapeutic Community
An effective therapeutic community attends to the many needs of the individual, not just his or her drug use. Care given at a therapeutic community addresses the individual's drug use and associated medical, psychological, social, vocational, and legal problems. Also, a therapeutic community will continue to be flexible and provide ongoing assessments of the individual's needs, which may change during the course of care.
Remaining in care at a therapeutic community for an adequate period of time is critical for treatment effectiveness. The time depends on an individual's needs. For most people, the significant improvement is reached at about 3 months in treatment.
Drug Rehabilitation
Drug rehabilitation is a place or program that an individual enters to treat a drug or alcohol addiction. Through therapy and education, the individual is restored to their former non-drug using self. They are then able to re-enter society clean and sober. There are many reasons why a person would need to attend a drug rehabilitation program. Some of the many reasons are: the inability to control their drinking or drug use, alienating their friends and family, problems with the law, and problems at work. Also, there are several different types of drug rehabilitation programs available: inpatient, outpatient, residential, short-term, and long-term.
Residential Treatment
Residential treatment offers intensive drug addiction help over a period of weeks or months. This form of treatment has some advantages over out-patient treatment, although it may not be suitable for everyone. For example, those who are responsible for caring for young children may be better suited to attendance at an out patient treatment program. Residential treatment offers a safe, drug and alcohol-free environment where individuals can confront their own drug addiction and associated issues, with the help of qualified staff. Therapy usually consists of a mixture of group counseling, individual counseling and an introduction to the principles of a drug recovery program.
Dependence
Dependence is the compulsive use of a substance despite negative consequences which can be severe; drug dependence is simply excessive use of a drug or use of a drug for purposes for which it was not medically intended. Physical dependence on a substance (needing a drug to function) is not necessary or sufficient to define addiction. There are some substances that don't cause addiction but do cause physical dependence (for example, some blood pressure medications) and substances that cause addiction but not classic physical dependence (cocaine withdrawal, for example, it does not have symptoms like vomiting and chills; it is mainly characterized by depression).
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