TSA at a Glance
Aviation Security
• Responsible for the security of nearly 440 federalized airports
• More than 43,000 transportation security officers keep people secure
• More than 600 aviation transportation security inspectors ensure regulatory compliance
• Nearly 60 percent of TSA officers have five years or more experience as counterterrorism professionals
• Nearly 20 percent of TSA employees are veterans or still serving
• T SA screens more than 2 million passengers daily and over 700 million every year
• TSA screens 1.3 million checked items for explosives and other dangerous items daily
• TSA screens 4.9 million carry-on items for explosives and other prohibited items every day
• Responsible for the security of over 20,000 domestic flights per day
• Responsible for the security of over 2,000 outbound international flights per day
Checkpoint Security and Risk-Based Security
•There are more than 900 advanced imaging technology machines with privacy protecting software at airports nationwide
• In 2016, officers detected approximately 3,391 firearms at airport checkpoints, averaging nine firearms per day
• TSA conducts over 12,000 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 350 TSA Pre® application centers open nationwide
TSA Pre® is operating at approximately 200 airports
More than 6 million passengers each week experience expedited screening
Over 350 application centers open nationwide
Inbound International Aviation
• 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
• Federal air marshals fly millions of miles each year supporting aviation security
• There are more than 900 TSA canine teams deployed nationwide tasked with screening passengers and cargo, and supporting other security missions
• In 2016 more than 230,000 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
• TSA secures the United States transportation network which connects cities, manufacturers and retailers through:
More than 4 million miles of roadways
More than 140,000 miles of railroad track
More than 612,000 bridges and more than 470 tunnels
More than 360 maritime ports, 3,700 marine terminals and approximately 12,000 miles of coastline
Approximately 2.7 million miles of pipeline
• Approximately 250 surface transportation security inspectors ensure and regulate compliance in the cargo supply chain
• More than 37,000 surface regulatory inspections are conducted annually across all modes in support of risk-based security
• Approximately 26 million daily trips are taken on public transportation, 2.7 million miles of pipeline, 10 billion pounds of cargo