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TABLE J-7 Prohibited Items Intercepted at Airport Screening Checkpoints: 2002-2005
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| 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 |
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.
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