Crime Analyst II

City of Santa Monica; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A municipal government in California is seeking a Crime Analyst to research and analyze complex crime data. Responsibilities include maintaining crime information systems, conducting data searches, and engaging with the community to present findings. A Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice is required, along with two years of experience in crime data analysis. This role offers an opportunity to impact community safety and crime prevention strategies.

Qualifications

• Degree in Criminal Justice, Public Administration, or related.
• Crime Analysis certification from California Department of Justice is desirable.
• Two years of experience compiling and analyzing crime data.

Responsibilities

• Research and analyze crime data.
• Maintain computerized crime information.
• Conduct searches for crime data.
• Enter data in the Records Management System.
• Analyze crime patterns from various reports.

Skills

Crime data analysis

Statistical techniques

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice or related field

Tools

Crystal Reports

Job description

Researches, retrieves and analyzes complex criminal activity information and data from various sources within the criminal justice community. Identifies and projects crime trends, series and patterns, enters data as needed, produces relational associations and disseminates intelligence information to various internal and external law enforcement personnel using statistical and analytical techniques.

Responsibilities include:

• Researches, retrieves and analyzes crime data.
• Maintains computerized crime information.
• Conducts manual and automated searches to retrieve crime information for the community and/or department personnel.
• Enters data in the Police Department's Records Management System and other databases to ensure comprehensive and accurate data is available for analysis.
• Analyzes more complex data to determine crime patterns by reviewing crime reports, area bulletins, teletypes and other data from a variety of sources.
• Conducts training of Police Department personnel and/or volunteers in the use of automated systems.
• Gathers and updates information of criminal suspect activity and other periodic crime data for dissemination to the department and the community.
• Develops and maintains crime analysis web content for the departmental internet and intranet sites.
• Verifies and validates departmental databases related to criminal analyses.
• Develops various reports and charts using Crystal Reports, link charts, or similar industry standard reporting tools.
• Prepares detailed reports and maintains accurate records.
• Makes presentations on crime related data to the public and community groups.
• Represents the department at meetings of professional organizations, other agencies, citizen groups and/or private individuals.
• Receives and responds to requests for information or complaints from the public or City staff.

Requirements include:

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice, Public Administration, Social/Behavioral Science or a related field.
• Possession of a Crime Analysis certification from the California Department of Justice Program is highly desirable.
• Two years of recent, paid related work experience compiling and analyzing crime data and information.

The City of Santa Monica is an equal opportunity employer and strives to build balanced teams from all walks of life without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, ancestry, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state and/or local law.

Special assistance with the application and examination process is available, upon request, for persons with disabilities. Call [phone] (Hearing Impaired Only). Please note the request for reasonable accommodations must be made to Human Resources at least three work days prior to the examination.