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                          1999 Counties Ranked By
                      Fatal Alcohol Involved Crashes
                                     
             Produced for the New Mexico Traffic Safety Bureau
                       Under Contract Number C04425

                                         Fatal Alcohol
                  Rank    COUNTY        Involved Crashes

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


 Note: The 1999 crash file contains 15% fewer crashes than the 1998 file
 This may be due to problems implementing the new system after the old
 system failed, or to underreporting.  Care should be used in interpreting
 differences between the 1999 and other years.