Table 2-16 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"Airlinea Passenger Screening Results by Type of Weapons Detected, Persons Arrested, and Bomb Threats Received",,,,,,,,,,,,,
,1980,1985,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,
Persons screened (millions),585,993,"1,145","1,015","1,111","1,150","1,261","1,263","1,497","1,660","1,903","1,754",
Type of weapon detected,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Firearms,,,,,,,,,,,,,
  Handguns,"1,878","2,823","2,490","1,597","2,503","2,707","2,860","2,230","1,999","1,905","1,401","1,421",
  Long guns,36,90,59,47,105,91,134,160,156,162,114,131,
    Total,"1,914","2,913","2,843","1,644","2,608","2,798","2,994","2,390","2,155","2,067","1,515","1,552",
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Other/other dangerous articlesb,108,74,304,275,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,
Explosive/incendiary devices,8,12,15,94,167,251,N,N,N,N,N,N,
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Persons arrested,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Carrying firearms/explosives,"1,031","1,310","1,336",893,"1,282","1,354","1,433","1,194",999,924,660,633,
Giving false information,32,42,18,28,13,31,35,68,131,72,86,58,
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Bomb threats received,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Against airports,"1,179",477,448,498,188,304,250,346,N,U,U,U,
Against aircraft,268,153,338,388,215,248,218,327,N,U,U,U,
"a  Includes operators with a U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration operating certificate engaged in scheduled passenger or public charter passenger ",,,,,,,,,,,,,
operations and airports at which these operations are conducted.,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"b  In 1980 and 1985, the ""Other"" category was included with firearms; in 1990, ""Other"" became ""Other Dangerous Articles.""",,,,,,,,,,,,,
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KEY: N = data do not exist; U = data are not available.,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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SOURCES:,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Persons screened and persons arrested:   ,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1980-85: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Semiannual Report to Congress on the Effectiveness of the Civil Aviation Security Program, ",,,,,,,,,,,,,
"July 1-December 31, 1985 (Washington, DC: May 1986).",,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1990-99: Ibid. Office of Civil Aviation Security Policy and Planning, Annual Report to Congress on Civil Aviation Security (Washington, DC: Annual issues), and personal ",,,,,,,,,,,,,
"communications, May 27, 1999 and Mar. 29, 2000.",,,,,,,,,,,,,
"Bomb threats received: Ibid., Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation (Washington, DC: Annual issues).",,,,,,,,,,,,,