Originally Posted by
yyzvoyageur
I don't believe for a second that they pat down anywhere near 10% of travellers.
I agree with your assessment.
Originally Posted by Comcerneddisabledflier
I think it is around 10% of travelers subjected to a pat down with around 5% of those being subjected to a strip search and just a handful getting a medical examination. I think the last year they jad data for it indicated that just over 100,000 travelers (out of 50 million passing through the border) were strip searched.
In fact the math bears this out. 100000 strip searched of 50 million passing through the border is .2% not the 5% figure you used. If you made the same mathematical error regarding a pat down, then the number is .4% getting the patdown - that is 4 out of every thousand people.
While I understand the basis of your concern, the likelihood of a patdown at customs seems very small indeed. It really is the TSA where there is more likely to be a problem.