Table 2-16b:  Prohibited Items Intercepted at Airport Screening Checkpoints,,
,2002a,2003
Enplanements (thousands),"574,859","593,974"
Total prohibited items,"3,775,345","6,114,612"
Firearms,927,683
Knives,"1,036,697","1,961,849"
Box cutters,"32,788","20,991"
Other cutting instruments,"1,846,207","2,973,413"
Clubs,"11,131","25,139"
Incendiaries,"79,341","494,123"
Other,"768,254","638,414"
"a  All data, except enplanements, for April though December.",,
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SOURCES,,
"All data, except enplanements:",,
"U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration, personal communication.",,
Enplanements:,,
"U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of Airline Information, Schedule T-3 data, various years (Washington, DC: 2003).",,