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 Frontera NorteSur
October 2001



BORDER CROSSING STATISTICS
From Mexico Arriving into the United States


Provided by Roger Maier, U.S. Customs Service, Public Affairs Specialist, El Paso, Texas

El Paso, Texas Crossings: July & August, 2001

July, 2001

Summary

Total people: 4,011,072

Total vehicles: 1,544,946

Total aircraft: 352

Total pedestrians: 666,756

El Paso Airport

Commercial planes: 243

Military planes: 5

Private planes: 104

Total persons arriving by plane: 2,437

Bridge of the Americas

Vehicles

Cargo vehicles: 27,073

Private vehicles: 702,781

Total vehicles: 729,854

Persons

People in cargo vehicles: 27,073

People in private vehicles: 1,405,562

Pedestrians: 52,290

Total persons crossing: 1,484,925

Paseo del Norte

Vehicles

Private vehicles: 426,737

Persons

People in vehicles: 1,066,843

Pedestrians: 577,887

Total persons crossing: 1,644,730

Ysleta

Vehicles

Cargo vehicles: 19,275

Private vehicles: 331,913

Total vehicles: 351,190

Persons

People in cargo vehicles: 19,275

People in private vehicles: 730,213

Pedestrians: 36,579

Total persons crossing: 786,067 

Dedicated Commuter Lane (Express Lane at the Stanton Street Bridge)

Private Vehicles: 37,165

Passengers: 92,913

New Mexico Border Crossings

Santa Teresa, New Mexico

Vehicles

Trucks: 2,476

Number of trucks receiving secondary inspection: 1,857

Buses: 3

Number of busses receiving secondary inspection: 3

Privately owned vehicles: 11,007

Number of privately owned vehicles receiving secondary inspection: 8,255

Persons

People travelling by truck: 3,714

Number of above processed through secondary inspection: 1,857

Number of above that were searched: 9

People travelling by bus: 121

Number of above processed through secondary inspection: 121

Number of above that were searched: 0

People travelling by privately owned vehicles: 28,618

Number of above processed through secondary inspection: 14,309

Number of above that were searched: 71

Pedestrians: 220

Number of above processed through secondary inspection: 220

Number of above that were searched: 1

Columbus, New Mexico

Vehicles

Trucks: 263

Number of above processed through secondary inspection: 263

Buses: 0

Number of above processed through secondary inspection: 0

Privately Owned Vehicles: 32,696

Number of above processed through secondary inspection: 2,282

Persons

People travelling by truck: 263

Number of above processed through secondary inspection: 263

Number of above that were searched: 0

People travelling by bus: 0

Number of above processed through secondary inspection: 0

Number of above that were searched: 0

People travelling by privately owned vehicles: 65,288

Number of above processed through secondary inspection: 9,793

Number of above that were searched: 12

Pedestrians: 14,060

Number of above processed through secondary inspection: 4,218

Number of above that were searched: 1

Antelope Wells, New Mexico

Vehicles

Trucks: 0

Number of above processed through secondary inspection: 0

Buses: 15

Number of above processed through secondary inspection: 15

Privately Owned Vehicles: 183

Number of above processed through secondary inspection: 183

Persons

People travelling by truck: 0

Number of above processed through secondary inspection: 0

Number of above that were searched: 0

People travelling by bus: 85

Number of above processed through secondary inspection: 85

Number of above that were searched: 0

People travelling by privately owned vehicles: 366

Number of above processed through secondary inspection: 55

Number of above that were searched: 0

Pedestrians: 52

Number of above processed through secondary inspection: 52

Number of above that were searched: 0

August, 2001

El Paso Texas Crossings

Summary

Total people: 3,979,999

Total vehicles: 1,784,905

Total aircraft: 439

Total pedestrians: 410,546

El Paso Airport

Commercial planes: 291

Military planes: 6

Private planes: 142

Total persons arriving by plane: 2,131

Bridge of the Americas

Vehicles

Cargo vehicles: 63,974

Private vehicles: 751,577

Total vehicles: 815,551

Persons

People in cargo vehicles: 63,974

People in private vehicles: 1,427,996

Pedestrians: 45,794

Total persons crossing: 1,537,764

Paseo del Norte

Vehicles

Private vehicles: 552,669

Persons

People in vehicles: 1,160,604

Pedestrians: 333,233

Total persons crossing: 1,493,837

Ysleta

Vehicles

Cargo vehicles: 25,335

Private vehicles: 337,896

Total vehicles: 363,231

Persons

People in cargo vehicles: 25,335

People in private vehicles: 777,160

Pedestrians: 31,519

Total persons crossing: 834,014

Dedicated Commuter Lane (Express Lane at the Stanton Street Bridge)

Private Vehicles: 53,454

Passengers: 112,253

New Mexico Border Crossings

Santa Teresa, New Mexico

Vehicles

Trucks: 2,426

Number of trucks receiving secondary inspection: 1,819

Buses: 3

Number of busses receiving secondary inspection: 3

Privately owned vehicles: 10,566

Number of privately owned vehicles receiving secondary inspection: 7,924

Persons

People travelling by truck: 3,639

Number of above processed through secondary inspection: 1,819

Number of above that were searched: 9

People travelling by bus: 151

Number of above processed through secondary inspection: 151

Number of above that were searched: 0

People travelling by privately owned vehicles: 30,641

Number of above processed through secondary inspection: 15,320

Number of above that were searched: 76

Pedestrians: 315

Number of above processed through secondary inspection: 315

Number of above that were searched: 1

Columbus, New Mexico

Vehicles

Trucks: 806

Number of above processed through secondary inspection: 806

Buses: 31

Number of above processed through secondary inspection: 31

Privately Owned Vehicles: 33,036

Number of above processed through secondary inspection: 2,839

Persons

People travelling by truck: 806

Number of above processed through secondary inspection: 806

Number of above that were searched: 0

People travelling by bus: 93

Number of above processed through secondary inspection: 93

Number of above that were searched: 0

People travelling by privately owned vehicles: NA

Number of above processed through secondary inspection: NA

Number of above that were searched: NA

Pedestrians: 16,195

Number of above processed through secondary inspection: 4,859

Number of above that were searched: 3

Antelope Wells, New Mexico

Vehicles

Trucks: 0

Number of above processed through secondary inspection: 0

Buses: 24

Number of above processed through secondary inspection: 24

Privately Owned Vehicles: 165

Number of above processed through secondary inspection: 105

Persons

People travelling by truck: 0

Number of above processed through secondary inspection: 0

Number of above that were searched: 0

People travelling by bus: 204

Number of above processed through secondary inspection: 204

Number of above that were searched: 0

People travelling by privately owned vehicles: 379

Number of above processed through secondary inspection: 57

Number of above that were searched: 0

Pedestrians: 19

Number of above processed through secondary inspection: 19

Number of above that were searched: 0