Chapter 1 has explained:

• What this guide is about and how crime mapping fits in the historical context of mapmaking.

• Why cartography is both an art and a science.

• Why it is important to balance costs and benefits when considering map design and production.

• That maps can represent information relating to both time and geographic space.

• The meaning and significance of map projections and coordinate systems.

• The traditional elements that help provide consistency and interpretability in maps.

• The types of information provided by maps.

• Measurement systems and their relevance to mapping.

• The meaning of the term "thematic map."

• The ethical responsibilities of crime mappers.

• The difficulties associated with the black and white reproduction of maps that were originally in color.

• The importance of thinking about the causes underlying the patterns that we map and analyze.

• The meaning and possible application of cartograms in crime mapping.

• Why we should realize that we can lie with maps just as we can lie with statistics.

What's Next in Chapter 2? What crime maps should do and how they should do it. How to choose the right kind of crime map. Types of thematic maps. Why the data should be explored. How to choose class intervals in numerical data. What is involved in crime map design. How crime map design, abstraction, and legibility are related.