Between September 1987 and August 20, 1990, a total of 11,448 illegal mainland immigrants were arrested, and 596 mainland fishing boats involved in transporting them were impounded.
據國防部統計，解嚴以後偷渡來台的大陸人士明顯增多。從民國七十六年九月到七十九年八月廿日，緝捕到的大陸偷渡客共有一萬一千四百四十八人，偷渡漁船五百九十六艘。