Crime Analyst I

The Town of Apex; Apex (NC); On-site; USD 62,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free or low-cost medical, dental, and

Vision and life insurance

NC401(k) retirement contributions

LGERS participation

Sick and vacation leave

Peak PTO and lifestyle benefit

Job summary

The Town of Apex is seeking a Crime Analyst I to analyze crime and traffic data to support investigative and operational activities. You will research, analyze and prepare crime statistics and reports, review reports for accuracy, and merge data into RMS while ensuring compliance with state and department requirements.

The role involves designing GIS maps, creating CAD layers for Apex CAD, and producing routine and ad-hoc analytical outputs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher not required; entry level with relevant coursework or experience in crime statistics/analysis.
• Strong numerical and analytical能力 to interpret data and produce intelligible reports.
• DCI certification within 6 months of hire is expected or required.

Responsibilities

• Perform statistical and geographical analyses of crime and traffic data to support investigations and operational tactics.
• Extract data from RMS, open sources, and other databases for covert or confidential research.
• Design and create maps and GIS layers to display crime trends and hot spots.
• Prepare and present analytical reports to internal stakeholders and external partners as needed.
• Query RMS and other systems to generate end-of-month statistics and special reports.
• Assist in data quality control and data migration within RMS/CAD GIS environments.

Skills

Data analysis

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

TOWN OF APEX
invites applications for the position of:
Crime Analyst I

EXPECTEDHIRING RANGE: $61,679.70 - 75,562.45
WORKLOCATION:205 Saunders Street, Apex, NC 27502 USA
SCHEDULE: 4 - 10 hour days
POSTINGCLOSING DATE:Oct 28th, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.

HOWYOU’LL MAKE AN IMPACT:

An employee in this position performs work conducting statistical and geographical analyses of crimes and traffic data in order to support investigative, proactive, and operational tactics for the Apex Police Department to solve, predict, and prevent crime and enhance traffic safety. Work includes researching, analyzing and preparing crime data, statistics and reports to identify patterns and trends of criminal activity in the Town; reviewing officer reports to ensure accuracy and compliance with departmental reporting requirements and merging data into the department’s records management system (RMS) by verifying required statistical information is in all case reports before transmittal of the data to the SBI and CCBI. Work also includes designing and creating maps and editing layers of information to display data through GIS and preparing a variety of standardized and specialized statistical reports.

This position reports to the Deputy Chief of Police. Requires little or no direction on work subject only to policy or strategic guidance.

This position does not have supervisory responsibilities.

HOW YOUWILL CONTRIBUTE:

Performs daily analysis of police records to identify current crime series, crime trends, and hot spots through review of offense types, suspect descriptions, geographical locations, times of occurrence, modus operandi, vehicle descriptions, and property targeted in support of operational and investigative activities; e xtracts data from restricted law enforcement records management systems, commercial and open-source databases, social media sites, and offender registries to perform confidential and complex research and analytical work regarding criminal activities and investigations.

Works with numerous data sources for the purpose of gathering, manipulating and analyzing information data and creating written analytical products, recognizing crime trends and developing predictive crime mode l s .

Provides intelligence, statistical reports, and actionable work products for decision making purposes across all levels of the department; c onducts a variety of crime and statistical analysis in support of crime analysis activities; collects and analyzes data describing crime patterns, crime trends, and potential suspects; c reates and disseminates reports on crime and traffic data and trends for use by department staff and other law enforcement agencies; w orks under urgent demands, priorities, and varied requests to meet frequent deadlines from police, elected officials, community members, and others; p erforms work that may be immediate, complex and/or confidential and ranges from supporting day-to-day operations, short-term projects, and long-term crime reduction efforts; w orks with multiple, complex datasets and provide actionable information and intelligence to help guide law enforcement operations.

Designs and creates maps displaying crime data; creates, acquires and manipulates layers of information within GIS software; queries information as needed by project, analysis or as requested by user; a pplies principles of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) by developing and integrating geographic and temporal crime data into analytical reports; c reates and maintains Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) map layers necessary to operate the Apex CAD system to dispatch CFS; builds, edits, and regularly updates layers for CAD to ensure all citizens and community members receive crucial police services.

Creates and maintains computer databases, spreadsheets, and graphi c displays using appropriate software ; d esigns, builds, and validates relational database queries and extractions using backend data access to multiple Department records management systems.

Uses departmental records management system (RMS) system and data to query and analyze RMS data to complete end of month statistical reports, internal regular reports, and reports requested by the public; creates specialized reports on request; queries and transfers data from various software programs for further data management and analysis with respect to geographical patterns and trends; performs quality control for the RMS by verifying information required by federal, state and departmental guidelines; provides technical assistance to other staff on use of RMS; assists in building the RMS including customizing system configuration, agency preferences, user/group administration, building code and translation code tables, testing data migration, and troubleshooting functionality problems.

Provides briefings, responses, and presentations of analytical findings to internal and external stakeholders on analytical findings, criminal activity, traffic patterns, and/or prolific offenders.

Assists with criminal intelligence analysis of major crimes; c ollects and compiles criminal intelligence information.

Attends and presents oral/written briefings on the results of criminal incidents or intelligence analysis during staff briefings; a ttends local and/or regional meetings and conferences of law enforcement personnel to communicate and gather information on crime series and patterns, new analytical practices and procedures, and/or developing tools and technologies; r epresents the department, acting as liaison, with local, regional, national, and federal partners; p rovides briefings, responses, and presentations of analytical findings to internal and external stakeholders on analytical findings, criminal activity, traffic patterns, and prolific offenders.

Monitors regional and national crime trends, emerging modus operandi, and potential threats to department personnel and the public.

• Performs related tasks as required

WHAT SETSYOU UP FOR SUCCESS:

High School Diploma or GED and some (less than one year) of experience working with evidence or crime statistics.DCIcertification within 6 months of hire.Valid North Carolina Driver’sLicense.

GET TOKNOW APEX:

Known as "The Peak of Good Living",the Town of Apex is a rapidly growing Wake County municipality with a current population of more than 84,000 and has been ranked as one of Money Magazine'sBest Place to Live in America. Our current workforce is comprised of over740 full-time employees and over 125 part-time/seasonal staff. Our HumanResources Department - with the support and confidence of Town leadership - iscommitted to providing best-in-class HR programs for our employees, with amission to create a culture of empowerment and accountability that maximizesindividual and organizational potential. We offer a generous benefit package andhave a highly competitive compensation program. More than that, the Townis an awesome place to work, as evidenced by the high job satisfaction ratingreceived in the last employee opinion survey conducted with our employees.

BENEFITSTHAT SUPPORT YOU:

• Free or low-cost medical, dental, vision, and life insurance for employees
• 5% contributions to the NC401(k) retirement plans (no matching required)
• Participation in the Local Government Employees' Retirement System (LGERS)
• Traditional sick and vacation leave
• 80 hours Peak Paid Time Off per year
• $1,200 Peak Lifestyle Benefit to pay for health and wellness activities (after completion of probation)

KEEP INMIND:

Providing a safe work environment for ouremployees is a top priority, therefore all new hires must successfully completea pre-employment drug test,post-offer functional testing (if required byposition),background verifications including references, criminal recordand driver's license check prior to employment.

The Town of Apex provides equal employment opportunities(EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regardtoage, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, politicalaffiliation or marital status, veteran status, or genetic information.