Crime Analyst

hiring range:$26.42 - $32.37 hourly

full range:$26.42 - $38.31 hourly

this posting may close at any time once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

join the city of allen—a vibrant community of over 100,000 residents where strong economic growth, excellent schools, and an exceptional quality of life make it a great place to live, work, and play.

our mission is simple: “to achieve excellence in managing community development and city services, continually enhancing the quality of life and public confidence.”

at the city of allen, our employees bring the pride values
to life:

• people first
  – prioritizing others
• respect – treating everyone with courtesy and dignity
• integrity – serving with honesty and trust
• deliver – following through and exceeding expectations
• excel
  – driving innovation and continuous improvement

we do work that matters!join a team that serves our community and makes a real impact every day. Learn more about the city of allen .

the crime analysts position provides timely and relevant information to assist in solving criminal offenses. This includes developing tactical and strategic plans to help combat criminal activities in the community. This will be accomplished by analyzing crime data, offense reports, identifying trends and patterns in criminal activity, providing research support for criminal investigations personnel, and working with other law enforcement agencies and data sources.

Other duties may include coordinating the exchange of criminal intelligence information within the police department, the law enforcement community, and assisting other city employees and citizens. This position does not provide direction to other employees.

the following duties are not intended to serve as a comprehensive list of all duties performed by all employees in this classification, only a representative summary of the primary duties and responsibilities. Incumbent(s) may not be required to perform all duties listed and may be required to perform additional, position-specific duties.

• analyzes crime data by collecting, disseminating and evaluating data, identifying trends, patterns and changes in criminal activity, creating, reviewing and publishing crime bulletins and illustrating crime patterns and statistics through charts, graphs and maps.
• provides research support for criminal investigations and other personnel by creating and maintaining paper and electronic intelligence records, assisting in identifying criminal suspects, and performing computer (multiple databases) searches of field identification files, vehicle files and other related information.
• coordinates the exchange of criminal intelligence information within departmental entities and with other agencies by responding to internal and external questions and inquiries and requesting information from police personnel, citizens and other law enforcement agencies.
• determines analytical techniques and information gathering processes and obtains required data and information for analysis by maintaining knowledge of new developments in the field of crime analysis and revise techniques and processes as appropriate.
• reviews and analyzes crime and arrest reports with particular emphasis on robbery, auto/business burglaries, sex crimes, thefts, and other major incidents; develops matrix to determine correlation between series of criminal activity.
• researches, analyzes, and creates reports by utilizing police reporting software, microsoft office products, numerous public and private databases, and other task/position specific software.
• makes presentations to internal and external groups regarding crimes in the community. This could include weekly, monthly and yearly statistics or presentations regarding specific crimes and…