Mapping & Data Visual Representation

This next project we are currently working on in our DTC class is labeled, "Mapping and Data Visual Representation." This is a vector-based project so we are conducting it in Adobe Illustrator. In this project, our objective is to Illustrate a map of an are while abstracting data and information in some schematic form to visually represent a symbolic meaning between elements on the map. We did a project similar to this one in our DTC 356 class, but for this class I think I had the idea to do a map of Kennewick and distinctly distinguish different areas based off the amount of crime they receive annually. I am still working on how I will represent this data visually, but I have a good feeling it will come out just like I wanted to, in the end! :)