During 1994, the police recorded 576,000 stops and searches under the law and other legislation, a 30 percent increase over 1993. A total of 70,300 arrests resulted from stops and searches in 1994, an increase of 26 percent over 1993. Other actions included 3,000 road checks, a decrease of 16 percent from 1993, and the detention of 465 persons for more than 24 hours and subsequent release without charge, a 1 percent increase over 1993. Two hundred forty- six warrants of further detention were granted to extend beyond 36 hours. In 70 percent of these cases, the person was subsequently charged. Seventy-seven persons were subject to an intimate search, an 88 percent increase over 1993. Figures and tables