This guide covers topics ranging from brief history of cartography, map projections to kind of data required for crime maps and their scales. The Crime Mapping Research Centre at the National Institute of Justice was established in 1997. The goal of the centre is the promotion, research, evaluation, development and dissemination of GIS technology and the spatial analysis of crime. The site has a list of mapping tools available and it briefly describes the application of each tool and they can be downloaded. The site provides link to the agencies, universities and international bodies with crime data and maps on the web.
Information pertaining to crime mapping, training and technical assistance is also available.
Using maps that help people visualise the geographic aspects of crime, however, is not limited to law enforcement. This site on crime mapping can provide specific information on crime and criminal behavior to politicians, the press and the general public. This site is best viewed with Internet Explorer 4.0 and above, at display settings of 800X600 pixels GISdevelopment.net. All rights reserved. GISdevelopment.net does not necessarily subscribe to the views expressed in this site.