Table 2-16b:  Prohibited Items Intercepted at Airport Screening Checkpoints,,,,,,
,2002a,2003,2004, (R) 2005 ,2006,2007
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.,,,,,,
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"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 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.",,,,,,







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