Crime Analyst III - Crime Analysis & Intelligence Division (CAID)

About the role

Crime analysts identify patterns and gather actionable data to help police command personnel allocate their officers, detectives, and other assets more effectively. Analysts at this level should have the skill set of Crime Analyst I & II and are expected to perform the duties indicated in this job description. This is a senior-level position requiring advanced technical expertise, independent judgment, and the ability to mentor lower-level analysts.

Responsibilities

The responsibilities of this role include:

• Tactical Analysis: Develop and produce crime maps using GIS applications and conduct spatial analysis of crime data using real-time data sources.
• Identify countywide spatial and temporal crime patterns and trends.
• Provide accurate, timely, and relevant analysis of crime patterns and trends that aid in the efficient deployment of department resources and increase apprehensions and the clearance of criminal cases.
• Analyze known offenders' MOs and establish timelines to perform suspect/crime correlation in order to provide suspect leads and targets for surveillance or directed patrol.
• Prepare numerous maps, charts, and graphs indicating criminal trends and provide analysis and explanations for these trends, as well as correlations and indicators.
• Administrative Analysis: Conduct resource allocation studies for budgeting and scheduling purposes.
• Conduct beat reconfiguration studies.
• Develop and undertake comprehensive surveys and research projects.
• Compile and manage statistical data and produce the department's annual report.
• Strategic Analysis: Prepare strategic action plans; assist operations and management personnel in planning the deployment of resources for the prevention and suppression of criminal activity.
• Intelligence Analysis: Manage the collection of criminal intelligence data for entry into information storage and retrieval systems.
• Manage the threat assessment and security intelligence gathering, documentation, and analysis program.

Requirements

To be considered for this role, one of the following pathways must be met:

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Analytics, Criminal Justice, Geographic Information Systems, Statistics, or a closely related field, with two (2) years of work experience as a Crime Analyst or in a comparable analytical position in law enforcement, military, or a business analytics environment.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Criminal Justice, Criminology, Data Analytics, Statistics, GIS/Geography, Computer Science, or a closely related field; with four (4) years of progressively responsible analytical experience, at least three (3) years of which involved crime analysis, intelligence analysis, or criminal justice data analysis in a law enforcement, corrections, military intelligence, or public safety environment.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

The ideal candidate will have:

• Knowledge of advanced crime analysis techniques supporting intelligence-led policing, including tactical, strategic, administrative, and intelligence analysis methods.
• Knowledge of Geographic information systems (GIS) and spatial analysis principles and applications, including real-time data integration.
• Skilled in independently conducting advanced tactical, strategic, administrative, and intelligence analyses and preparing finished analytical products.
• Ability to analyze and interpret large volumes of multi-source data to identify patterns, trends, series, and intelligence of operational significance.
• Ability to prepare and present clear, concise, and professionally formatted analytical products for command staff, investigative units, and external partners.