I am totally enthralled with this use of mapping (especially since the CPD seem to feed information directly into it). It requires a lot of consultation of the ohio revised code (especially for sex crimes) since ohio has such strange names for offenses that tell you nothing about it. Luckily, though, I am procrastinating and have plenty of time to dedicate to this pursuit.
Now lets just mash this up with a police blotter.
How quickly can you identify notable towns on a map?
This is just a collection of things I think are neat.
A general overview of 'things I think are neat':abandonment/the post-industrial midwest, anarchism (syndicalism, insurrectionalism, etc), race/ethnicity (esp. defining/constructing the boundaries of whiteness), gender, class (talking/thinking about class generally seems to be an underrated activity), health care (access to, the experience of obtaining, etc), art, science fiction, punk music, conservative talk radio and anthropology (which probably incorporates almost everything else about people).
![Hate Groups Map [via]](http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kw7lmnwv031qzot46o1_400.jpg)
![Seasonal Ingredient Map [via, via]](http://27.media.tumblr.com/8yNvyqSyin7s38ziiTRcddBmo1_400.jpg)
![Botched Paramilitary Police Raids: An Epidemic of “Isolated Incidents” [via]](http://30.media.tumblr.com/8yNvyqSyine21xexbcRrtzO4o1_400.png)
