Crime Mapping refers to which of the following?

• A. A method of identifying court procedures
• B. Technology that allows crime analysts to identify trends and patterns of criminal behavior within a given area
• C. A form of community outreach
• D. A method of sentencing criminals

Answer: (B)

Crime mapping is the use of technology, especially geographic information systems, to visualize and analyze where crimes occur. By plotting incidents on a map, analysts can see spatial patterns—hot spots where offenses cluster, as well as how crime changes over time in a neighborhood or city. This helps police allocate patrols, target problem areas, and test how interventions impact crime.

It's not about court procedures, community outreach, or sentencing. Those functions relate to other parts of the justice system, whereas crime mapping specifically focuses on the spatial and temporal patterns of criminal activity to guide crime prevention and resource deployment.