9
                          1999 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     DE BACA                   42        
                 2     MORA                      40        
                 3     RIO ARRIBA                39        
                 4     CATRON                    35        
                 5     SOCORRO                   30        
                 6     MCKINLEY                  27        
                 7     LUNA                      25        
                 8     QUAY                      20        
                 9     SAN MIGUEL                18        
                10     LINCOLN                   18        
                11     SIERRA                    18        
                12     VALENCIA                  17        
                13     SANDOVAL                  16        
                14     TAOS                      15        
                15     CIBOLA                    15        
                16     COLFAX                    15        
                17     SAN JUAN                  13        
                18     TORRANCE                  12        
                19     ROOSEVELT                 11        
                20     GRANT                     10        
                21     LEA                        9        
                22     EDDY                       9        
                23     SANTA FE                   6        
                24     DONA ANA                   6        
                25     BERNALILLO                 5        
                26     CURRY                      5        
                27     OTERO                      4        
                28     CHAVES                     2        
                29     HIDALGO                    0        
                30     GUADALUPE                  0        
                31     LOS ALAMOS                 0        
                32     UNION                      0        
                33     HARDING                    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.