2012 FULL-YEAR ANALYSIS
TSA finds 1,525 guns at check-in — average of four a day. Complete wrapup, with data, charts, tables.
TSA finds 1,525 guns at check-in — average of four a day. Complete wrapup, with data, charts, tables.
Data below compiled from weekly TSA Blog updates on the number and type of weapons confiscated during carry-on searches at airports. Data is updated weekly (current data through May 9, 2013). (Download CSV file).
The number of confiscations was up 14% in the first quarter of this year compared to a year earlier, with a significant bump in January driving the increase. (Full story on Quarter 1 2013 vs. 2012) Data in these charts, and the download file, is up to date to include confiscations through Jan. 31.
Use your mouse to roll over the bars on the top chart to see totals for each week.
Daily Data
Click on column label below to sort that column. There are 30 records visible at a time; click the arrow key at the bottom to see the next (or previous) set of records.
Download Data
→ Download year-to-date data. (Click on File | Download As and choose your format).
Thanks to NSJI’s Natalie Jones for help with data entry.
