TABLE F-5  Prohibited Items Intercepted at Airport Screening Checkpoints: 2002–2005,,,,,,,,,,,
,2002,2003,2004,2005,,,,,,,
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",,,,,,,
NOTES: 2002 data are April through December.,,,,,,,,,,,
The large increase in 2005 was primarily due to the prohibition of lighters on board beginning in April 2005,,,,,,,,,,,
"SOURCE: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration, Office of Transportation Security Policy, personal communication, August 2007.",,,,,,,,,,,