9
                          1997 Counties Ranked By
           Fatal Alcohol Involved Crashes Per 100,000 Population
                                     
             Produced for the New Mexico Traffic Safety Bureau
                       Under Contract Number C04425

                                         Fatal Alcohol
                                        Involved Crashes
               Rank    COUNTY        Per 100,000 Population

                 1     GUADALUPE                 49        
                 2     MORA                      42        
                 3     RIO ARRIBA                40        
                 4     CATRON                    36        
                 5     SOCORRO                   31        
                 6     LUNA                      29        
                 7     MCKINLEY                  27        
                 8     CIBOLA                    27        
                 9     SIERRA                    27        
                10     UNION                     24        
                11     QUAY                      20        
                12     SAN JUAN                  16        
                13     HIDALGO                   16        
                14     LINCOLN                   13        
                15     TAOS                      11        
                16     DONA ANA                  10        
                17     VALENCIA                  10        
                18     SAN MIGUEL                10        
                19     OTERO                      9        
                20     SANTA FE                   8        
                21     BERNALILLO                 7        
                22     EDDY                       6        
                23     SANDOVAL                   5        
                24     LEA                        5        
                25     CHAVES                     5        
                26     ROOSEVELT                  5        
                27     CURRY                      4        
                28     GRANT                      3        
                29     COLFAX                     0        
                30     TORRANCE                   0        
                31     LOS ALAMOS                 0        
                32     DE BACA                    0        
                33     HARDING                    0