TSA by the Numbers

Aviation Security

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  Responsible for the security of nearly 440 federalized airports
• More than 50,000 transportation security officers keep people secure
• More than 600 aviation transportation security inspectors ensure regulatory compliance
• Nearly 50 percent of TSA officers have five years or more experience as counterterrorism professionals
• Nearly 20 percent of TSA employees are veterans or still proudly serving
• TSA screens more than 2 million passengers daily and over 750 million every year
• TSA screens 1.4 million checked items for explosives and other dangerous items daily
• TSA screens 5.5 million carry-on items for explosives and other prohibited items every day
• Responsible for the security of over 23,000 domestic flights per day
• Responsible for the security of nearly 2,600 outbound international flights per day

Checkpoint Security and Risk-Based Security

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  There are nearly 950 advanced imaging technology machines with privacy protecting software at airports nationwide
• In 2018, officers detected approximately 4,432 firearms at airport checkpoints, averaging 11 firearms per day
• TSA conducts over 29,000 assessments a year to improve hands on-training with transportation security officers
• TSA risk-based security is based on the understanding that the vast majority of people traveling pose little to no threat to aviation and applies an intelligence-driven approach focusing on higher-risk and unknown passengers. Through risk-based security:
  • There are over 400 TSA PreCheck® application centers open nationwide
  • TSA PreCheck® is operating at approximately 200 airports
  • More than 8 million passengers each week experience expedited screening

Inbound International Aviation

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  TSA inspects approximately 280 last point-of-departure airports (those with direct flights into the United States)
• There are 109 countries with at least one last point-of-departure airport
• Responsible for securing nearly 700 foreign repair stations
• Approximately 10 billion pounds of cargo is transported on commercial aircraft annually from foreign airports
• There are 40 recognized countries in the national cargo screening program

Law Enforcement

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  Federal air marshals fly millions of miles each year supporting aviation security
• There are more than 1000 TSA canine teams deployed nationwide tasked with screening passengers and cargo, and supporting other security missions
• In 2019, more than 300,000 hours of canine explosives detection screening throughout the nation’s transportation system
• Thousands of federal flight deck officers participate voluntarily to ensure the traveling public security
• Provide assistance to hundreds of crew member self-defense trainings yearly

Multi-modal Security Efforts

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  TSA secures the United States transportation network which connects cities, manufacturers and retailers through:
  • More than 4 million miles of roadways
  • Nearly 140,000 miles of railroad track
  • Approximately 612,000 bridges and more than 470 tunnels
  • Approximately 360 maritime ports, over 3,700 marine terminals and approximately 12,000 miles of coastline
  • Approximately 2.75 million miles of pipeline
• Approximately 250 surface transportation security inspectors ensure the security of the surface transportation arena
• More than 8,000 surface regulatory inspections are conducted annually in support of risk-based security
• Nearly 30 million daily trips are taken on public transportation

Last Updated on May 19, 2021