14
                            Counties Ranked By
          1999 Crashes with Alcohol Involved Teen Drivers (15-19)
                     per 100,000 Licensed Teen Drivers
                                     
             Produced for the New Mexico Traffic Safety Bureau
                       Under Contract Number C04425

                                              Rate
                                        Alcohol-involved
                  Rank    COUNTY            Crashes

                    1     MCKINLEY            1,332     
                    2     MORA                  965     
                    3     SAN JUAN              838     
                    4     RIO ARRIBA            834     
                    5     DONA ANA              763     
                    6     SANTA FE              753     
                    7     SOCORRO               738     
                    8     LUNA                  727     
                    9     CATRON                709     
                   10     TAOS                  705     
                   11     LINCOLN               669     
                   12     CIBOLA                560     
                   13     SAN MIGUEL            511     
                   14     ROOSEVELT             504     
                   15     COLFAX                490     
                   16     EDDY                  464     
                   17     SIERRA                459     
                   18     BERNALILLO            421     
                   19     UNION                 334     
                   20     OTERO                 332     
                   21     GRANT                 326     
                   22     QUAY                  318     
                   23     LEA                   311     
                   24     SANDOVAL              300     
                   25     CURRY                 278     
                   26     TORRANCE              251     
                   27     VALENCIA              249     
                   28     HIDALGO               243     
                   29     CHAVES                198     
                   30     LOS ALAMOS            171     
                   31     DE BACA                 0     
                   32     GUADALUPE               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.