TABLE J-7  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",,,,,,,
Box cutters,"32,788","20,991","22,350","21,319",,,,,,,
Knives,"1,036,697","1,961,849","2,058,652","1,822,888",,,,,,,
Other cutting instruments,"1,846,207","2,973,413","3,567,731","3,276,941",,,,,,,
Firearms,927,683,650,"2,217",,,,,,,
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",,,,,,,
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NOTES: 2002 data are April through December.  Other cutting instruments includes scissors, hatchets, swords, sabers, meat cleavers, ice axes, and picks. Knives includes any length and type except round-bladed, butter, and plastic cutlery.  Clubs includes martial arts items, baseball bats, night sticks, hammers, pool cues, and billy clubs.  Firearms includes any weapon (including a starter gun) that is designed to or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive, as well as spear guns, BB guns, flare pistols, compressed air guns, and stunning devices.  Other refers to tools, self-defense items, compressed gas cylinders, bleach, and certain sporting goods. The jump in number of other prohibited items in 2005 is a result of the inclusion of lighters as prohibited items as of April 14, 2005.",,,,,,,,,,,
"SOURCE: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration, Office of Transportation Security Policy, personal communication, November 2006.",,,,,,,,,,,