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 Frontera NorteSur
April 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, February, 2001

SUMMARY

Total people: 4,826,282

Total vehicles: 1,493,057

Total aircraft: 444

Total pedestrians: 573,696

El Paso Airport

Commercial planes: 312

Military planes: 7

Private planes: 206

Total persons arriving by plane: 2,206

Bridge of the Americas

VEHICLES

Cargo vehicles: 27,987

Private vehicles: 652,792

Total vehicles: 680,779

PERSONS

People in cargo vehicles: 41,981

People in private vehicles: 1,893,097

Pedestrians: 43,391

Total persons crossing: 1,978,468

Paseo del Norte

VEHICLES

Private vehicles: 393,909

PERSONS

People in vehicles: 1,142,336

Pedestrians: 499,868

Total persons crossing: 1,642,204

Ysleta

VEHICLES

Cargo vehicles: 27,360

Private vehicles: 391,009

Total vehicles: 418,369

PERSONS

People in cargo vehicles: 41,040

People in private vehicles: 1,133,926

Pedestrians: 30,437

Total persons crossing: 1,205,403
 

OTHER BORDER CROSSINGS

Santa Teresa, NM

VEHICLES

Trucks: 2,424

Number of trucks receiving secondary inspection: 1,818

Buses: 1

Number of busses receiving secondary inspection: 1

Privately owned vehicles: 8,431

Number of privately owned vehicles receiving secondary inspection: 6,323

PERSONS

People travelling by truck: 3,636

Number of above processed through secondary inspection: 1,818

Number of above that were searched: 9

People travelling by bus: 2

Number of above processed through secondary inspection: 1

Number of above that were searched: 0

People travelling by privately owned vehicles: 17,705

Number of above processed through secondary inspection: 8,852

Number of above that were searched: 44

Pedestrians: 240

Number of above processed through secondary inspection: 120

Number of above that were searched: 1

Columbus, NM

VEHICLES

Trucks: 192

Number of above processed through secondary inspection: 192

Buses: 0

Number of above processed through secondary inspection: 0

Privately Owned Vehicles: 27,795

Number of above processed through secondary inspection: 3,924

PERSONS

People travelling by truck: 192

Number of above processed through secondary inspection: 192

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: 102,931

Number of above processed through secondary inspection: 21,616

Number of above that were searched: 5

Pedestrians: 12,602

Number of above processed through secondary inspection: 3,781

Number of above that were searched: 1

Antelope Wells, NM

VEHICLES

Trucks: 0

Number of above processed through secondary inspection: 0

Buses: 1

Number of above processed through secondary inspection: 1

Privately Owned Vehicles: 114

Number of above processed through secondary inspection: 99

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: 20

Number of above processed through secondary inspection: 0

Number of above that were searched: 0

People travelling by privately owned vehicles: 415

Number of above processed through secondary inspection: 415

Number of above that were searched: 0

Pedestrians: 10

Number of above processed through secondary inspection: 10

Number of above that were searched: 0