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Table 2-16b: Prohibited Items Intercepted at Airport
Screening Checkpoints
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Enplanements |
574,858,880 |
587,484,502 |
634,545,438 |
660,480,345 |
Total prohibited items |
3,775,345 |
6,114,612 |
7,089,599 |
15,909,141 |
Firearms |
927 |
683 |
650 |
2,217 |
Knives |
1,036,697 |
1,961,849 |
2,058,652 |
1,822,888 |
Box cutters |
32,788 |
20,991 |
22,350 |
21,319 |
Other cutting instruments |
1,846,207 |
2,973,413 |
3,567,731 |
3,276,941 |
Clubs |
11,131 |
25,139 |
28,813 |
20,531 |
Incendiaries |
79,341 |
494,123 |
693,649 |
407,086 |
Other |
768,254 |
638,414 |
717,754 |
10,358,159 |
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.
Enplanements:
U.S. Department of Transportation, Research ann Innovative
Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of
Airline Information.
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