Top 10 airports for TSA employee thefts


By SB Anderson

Top airports for TSA employee thefts (number in parens is the total workers fired).

1. Miami International Airport (29)

2. JFK International Airport (27)

3. Los Angeles International Airport (24)

4. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (17)

5. Las Vegas-McCarren International Airport (15)

6/7. Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and New York-Laguardia Airport (14 each)

8/9/10. Newark Liberty, Philadelphia International, and Seattle-Tacoma International airports (12 each)

See all 20 on the list, which was compiled by ABC News based on data it obtained with a FOIA request. 

A recent theft investigation by the TSA at Newark Liberty did not lead to charges, however, the TSA last week said it was planning to five 25 employees and suspend 19 others over improper luggage screening. Here’s USA Today’s story on that.