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

City-of-Fayetteville,-N; Fayetteville (NC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Fayetteville is seeking a Crime Analyst to collect, process, analyze, and distribute crime data and statistics. You will evaluate data, produce reports for supervisory staff, and maintain intelligence files while providing complex analytical support to the Police Department.

Responsibilities include querying multiple data sources, creating maps with ARC-GIS, and communicating findings to sworn staff and other departments. A two-year grant-funded term is offered.

Qualifications

• Two years of experience in statistical research and data analysis.
• Ability to collect, analyze, and report crime-related data.
• Experience with GIS and data visualization tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Collect, process, analyze and distribute crime data and information.
• Evaluate data pertaining to crime and produce reports for supervision.
• Maintain intelligence data files and provide analytical support to the Police Department.
• Create charts, association matrices and timelines.
• Create maps using ARC-GIS and summarize trends and hot-spots.
• Coordinate data analysis with other departments and respond to data requests.
• Identify trends and provide recommendations to management.
• Support special projects with complex data analysis.

Skills

Statistical analysis

Data interpretation

Report generation

Data visualization

Education

Associate's degree

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Crystal Reports

SQL

Excel

Access

ArcGIS

Job description

INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE PROCESSED.

A RESUME WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED IN DETERMINING YOUR QUALIFICATIONS FOR THIS POSITION. This is a grant funded position for a term of two (2) years; future funding is subject to grant availability.

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.

1. Ability to query, edit and manipulate data across multiple tables, using programs such as Crystal Reports, SQL, Excel, Access and/or related backgrounds.
2. 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.
3. Compile daily activity summaries and disseminate datapresent findings to sworn staff at all levels, and/or upper-level executives in other departments or agencies when appropriate.
4. Create and manage charts including association matrices and timelines.
5. Create maps utilizing the ARC-GIS platform; summarize crime hot-spots, crime trends and emerging trends.
6. Research, document data requested by police and other City personnel; coordinate analysis of crime statistics with other departments.
7. Identify, summarize and report significant trends and patterns indicated by data; make recommendations for addressing criminal activity trends to department management.
8. Provide complex analytical support to the department for various special projects and assignments.

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

1. 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.
2. 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.

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: Please Note: Candidates selected for hire will be required to submit proof of education prior to a firm job offer being made. Therefore, to avoid delays in the hiring process, it is strongly recommended that you attach a copy of your official graduation certificate(s) from higher level institution(s) at the time of your application submission.

Experience

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

Preferred Experience for Crime Analyst L.E.A.D

Experience with L.E.A.D's core principles and conducting assessments with Drug & Alcohol related data.

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."

• SBI/Fingerprinting Criminal History Record Check Requirement: To comply with Sessions Law 2025-16, applicants offered a position with the City may be subject to a criminal history record check of State and National Repositories of Criminal Histories conducted by the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) in accordance with G.S. 143B-1209.26. The City may consider the results of these criminal history record checks in its hiring decisions.

From the time of closing, the selection process is anticipated to last approximately 4 - 6 weeks. The process will consist of a panel interview with the selected candidate being subject to a pre-employment drug screen, background investigation and a driving history check and a polygraph/CVSA examination to be conducted by the Police Department.

An Equal Opportunity Employer