Crime Analyst L.E.A.D (Grant Funded)

City of Fayetteville, North Carolina; Fayetteville (NC); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Vacation

Sick Leave and Holidays

Retirement

Job summary

The City of Fayetteville, North Carolina is seeking a Crime Analyst to collect, process, analyze and distribute crime data, produce reports for supervision, and maintain intelligence files for the Police Department.

This grant-funded position supports the LEAD program, requires data querying across multiple systems, and involves GIS mapping, trend analysis and complex statistics to inform city policing and community safety efforts.

Qualifications

• Two years of experience in statistical research and data analysis in a Police Department, other law enforcement agency or military intelligence.
• Equivalent to an Associate's degree from an accredited community college with major course work in criminal justice, criminology, data science, geographic information sciences, or a related field. A Bachelor’s degree is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Query, edit and manipulate data across multiple tables using programs such as Crystal Reports, SQL, Excel, Access and related backgrounds.
• Collect, research, analyze and distribute data related to criminal activities; compile information into reports; maintain various intelligence files.
• Compile daily activity summaries and disseminate data to sworn staff and executives as appropriate.
• Create and manage charts including association matrices and timelines.
• Create maps utilizing ARC-GIS; summarize crime hot-spots, trends and emerging patterns.
• Provide complex analytical support to the department for various special projects and assignments.
• Maintain LEAD database and prepare reports on LEAD activity for meetings; monitor participation and assist with data collection for grant reporting.

Skills

Data analysis

SQL

Crystal Reports

Excel

Access

ARC-GIS

Education

Associate's degree in criminal justice / related field

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

Crystal Reports

SQL

Excel

Access

ARC-GIS

Job description

This is a grant funded position for a term of three (2) years; future funding is subject to grant availability.

Interested in being part of an All-America City? The City of Fayetteville was awarded the All-America City distinction for the 4th time in 2023. We are the sixth largest City in North Carolina and leverage collaboration and inclusiveness to make decisions and solve problems. Beyond this distinction, to see what Fayetteville has to offer visit DistiNCtly Fayetteville (distinctlyfayettevillenc.com)

The City of Fayetteville is currently recruiting for a Crime Analyst to collect, process, analyze and distribute various data, statistics and information related to crime; evaluate data pertaining to crime in the City and produce reports for submittal to supervisory personnel; maintain and update intelligence data files; provide complex analytical support to the Police Department.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ability to query, edit and manipulate data across multiple tables, using programs such as Crystal Reports, SQL, Excel, Access and/or related backgrounds.
• Collect, research, analyze and distribute data and information related to criminal activities in the community; compile information into reports; maintain various intelligence and criminal activity files.
• Compile daily activity summaries and disseminate data present findings to sworn staff at all levels, and/or upper-level executives in other departments or agencies when appropriate.
• Create and manage charts including association matrices and timelines.
• Create maps utilizing the ARC-GIS platform; summarize crime hot-spots, crime trends and emerging trends.
• Research, document data requested by police and other City personnel; coordinate analysis of crime statistics with other departments.
• Identify, summarize and report significant trends and patterns indicated by data; make recommendations for addressing criminal activity trends to department management.
• Provide complex analytical support to the department for various special projects and assignments.

When acting as Crime Analyst L.E.A.D:

• Maintain Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (L.E.A.D) database and prepare reports on L.E.A.D participant activity for bi-monthly L.E.A.D meetings. Attend community coalition meetings.
• Complete enrollment processes, screen Public Records (PR) and Post Overdose Response TEAM (PORT) opportunity/L.E.A.D follow-ups; monitor participation justice involvement (i.e. pending court cases, etc.), and assist with data collection and analysis for grant reporting.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

Two years of experience in statistical research and data analysis in a Police Department, other law enforcement agency or military intelligence.

Experience:

Two years of experience in statistical research and data analysis in a Police Department, other law enforcement agency or military intelligence.

Training:

Equivalent to an Associate's degree from an accredited community college with major course work in criminal justice, criminology, data science, geographic information sciences, or a related field. A Bachelor’s degree is preferred.

LICENSING & CERTIFICATIONS

Required:

Ability to acquire DCI/NCIC Level I & II Certification within one year of employment.

Preferred:

Certified Law Enforcement Analyst (CLEA) and/or Criminal Intelligence Certified Analyst (CICA).

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• This position is subject to pre-employment polygraph and/or CVSA testing.
• Must be a U. S. Citizen.

Per North Carolina Administrative Code – "A conviction of a crime or unlawful act defined as a Class B misdemeanor renders an applicant or certified DCIN user ineligible to become certified as a DCIN user when such conviction is within 10 years of the application date of request for DCIN certification. A conviction of a felony or two or more Class B misdemeanors regardless of the date of conviction renders an applicant or certified DCIN user permanently ineligible to hold such certification."

BENEFITS INCLUDE:

• Paid Vacation, Sick Leave and Holidays
• Retirement

The City is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity at all levels of its workforce.