During the first five months of the year, the period for which the most recent information is available, the percentage of traffic accidents (both fatal and injurious) in which alcohol was a factor dropped 12% in Orange County cities, compared to the same period last year. Declines also occurred in the county's unincorporated areas (on the state highways and county roads), yielding a 13% countywide decrease in these incidents. Following are the January-May totals by city, ranked by percent change:
Jan.-May Jan.-May Percent City 1987 1988 Change Villa Park 1 0 -100 Placentia 16 7 -56 Yorba Linda 12 7 -42 Orange 88 52 -41 Buena Park 49 32 -35 Brea 24 16 -33 Fountain Valley 39 26 -33 Anaheim 204 151 -26 Newport Beach 51 40 -22 Stanton 20 16 -20 Fullerton 77 64 -17 La Habra 26 22 -15 Westminster 52 44 -15 Huntington Beach 115 105 -9 Santa Ana 225 212 -6 La Palma 6 6 even San Clemente 12 12 even San Juan Capistrano 15 15 even Tustin 32 32 even Garden Grove 109 113 +4 Costa Mesa 58 63 +9 Irvine 38 44 +16 Seal Beach 15 18 +20 Laguna Beach 17 21 +24 Cypress 17 45 +47 Los Alamitos 3 6 +100 CITY TOTAL 1,321 * 1,160 -12 State Highways 63 49 -22 County Roads 141 126 -11 COUNTY TOTAL 1,525 1,325 -13
