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

                                          Total Alcohol
                 Rank    COUNTY        Involved Fatalities

                   1     BERNALILLO              33       
                   2     MCKINLEY                19       
                   3     RIO ARRIBA              17       
                   4     SAN JUAN                15       
                   5     SANDOVAL                14       
                   6     VALENCIA                14       
                   7     DONA ANA                11       
                   8     SANTA FE                 9       
                   9     LEA                      6       
                  10     LUNA                     6       
                  11     SOCORRO                  6       
                  12     EDDY                     5       
                  13     GRANT                    5       
                  14     SAN MIGUEL               5       
                  15     TAOS                     5       
                  16     CIBOLA                   4       
                  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.