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                          1999 Counties Ranked By
            Alcohol Involved Fatalities Per 100,000 Population
                                     
             Produced for the New Mexico Traffic Safety Bureau
                       Under Contract Number C04425

                                          Rate Alcohol
                                      Involved Fatalities
               Rank    COUNTY        Per 100,000 Population

                 1     RIO ARRIBA                45        
                 2     DE BACA                   42        
                 3     MORA                      40        
                 4     SOCORRO                   36        
                 5     CATRON                    35        
                 6     MCKINLEY                  28        
                 7     LUNA                      25        
                 8     VALENCIA                  22        
                 9     QUAY                      20        
                10     SAN MIGUEL                18        
                11     TAOS                      18        
                12     LINCOLN                   18        
                13     SIERRA                    18        
                14     SANDOVAL                  16        
                15     GRANT                     16        
                16     CIBOLA                    15        
                17     COLFAX                    15        
                18     SAN JUAN                  14        
                19     TORRANCE                  12        
                20     LEA                       11        
                21     ROOSEVELT                 11        
                22     EDDY                       9        
                23     SANTA FE                   7        
                24     BERNALILLO                 6        
                25     DONA ANA                   6        
                26     CURRY                      5        
                27     OTERO                      4        
                28     CHAVES                     2        
                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.