Table 2-16b: Prohibited Items Intercepted at Airport Screening Checkpoints
Table 2-16b: Prohibited Items Intercepted at Airport Screening Checkpoints
2002a | 2003 | 2004 | (R) 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
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Enplanements | (R) 554,046,622 | (R) 587,535,022 | (R) 634,426,165 | 659,600,540 | 655,144,131 | 673,248,973 |
Total prohibited items | 3,775,345 | 6,114,612 | 7,089,599 | 15,887,596 | 13,711,759 | 6,516,022 |
Firearms | 927 | 683 | 650 | 2,217 | 2,075 | 1,416 |
Knives | 1,036,697 | 1,961,849 | 2,058,652 | 1,822,752 | 1,607,125 | 1,056,687 |
Box cutters | 32,788 | 20,991 | 22,350 | 21,315 | 15,999 | 11,908 |
Other cutting instruments | 1,846,207 | 2,973,413 | 3,567,731 | 3,276,691 | 163,419 | 101,387 |
Clubs | 11,131 | 25,139 | 28,813 | 20,531 | 12,296 | 9,443 |
Incendiaries | 79,341 | 494,123 | 693,649 | 398,830 | 113,700 | 89,623 |
Other | 768,254 | 638,414 | 717,754 | 10,345,260 | 11,797,145 | 5,245,558 |
Key: R = revised.
a All data, except enplanements, for April though December.
SOURCES
All data, except enplanements:
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration, personal communication as of October 2008.
Enplanements:
U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of Airline Information, T-100 Domestic Market Data.