Let’s assume that your work as a consultant for the Police Department. You were asked to prepare a thematic map illustrating a situation with vehicle theft in the state (for the year 1999). Decision makers need such map to formulate and justify policies, resource allocation, etc.

You are in charge of this project. You have QGIS software as well as access to FossGIS spatial data server, with town boundaries spatial layer (MaTowns) and attribute table with crime statistics (MaCrimeStat).

Using tools available to you (QGIS, pgAdmin) prepare a thematic map showing level/rate of vehicle theft by town in the state.