Crime Analytics Specialist

City of Fort Worth; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 36,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

11 Paid Holidays

Medical

Dental

Vision

Paid Time Off

Pension Plan

Professional Development Opportunities

Job summary

The City of Fort Worth is seeking a Crime Analyst to analyze crime patterns, prepare statistical reports, and develop maps and charts for police leadership. The role requires a degree in police science or criminal justice and relevant experience.

Responsibilities include preparing reports, conducting spatial analyses with ArcGIS, and coordinating with police personnel on data requests. A CJIS background check is required; candidates must meet stringent security criteria.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Police Science, Criminal Justice, or a related field.
• Two (2) years of increasingly responsible crime analysis and research experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform a variety of crime analysis activities; read, interpret and summarize offense and other types of reports to obtain information about crimes committed.
• Organize summarized information into clear and concise reports; develop and prepare charts, graphs, maps, bulletins and related materials to track and present findings related to criminal activity, patterns, and trends to various division heads and various other police personnel.
• Determine criminal association and patterns of criminal activity relating to specific offenders or groups of offenders; conduct background research on suspects or criminals; collect, compile and analyze intelligence data; and maintain records and intelligence files on certain repeat criminal offenders to recognize modus operandi.
• Develop and produce crime maps using geographic information systems applications; conduct spatial analysis of crime data; prepare a variety of mapping products; and prepare and present a variety of charts, graphs and reports.
• Interact and communicate with Police personnel on crime analysis research matters; and respond to ad-hoc requests for data, information and various reports.
• Maintain awareness of new developments in the field of crime analysis; incorporate new developments as appropriate into programs.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Police Science, Criminal Justice, or a related field

Tools

CAD/ARS/RMS

ArcGIS/ArcMap

Crystal Reports

Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint, Word, Excel)

Job description

The City of Fort Worth is seeking a Crime Analyst to analyze crime patterns, prepare statistical reports, and develop maps and charts for police leadership. The role requires a degree in police science or criminal justice and relevant experience.

Responsibilities include preparing reports, conducting spatial analyses with ArcGIS, and coordinating with police personnel on data requests. A CJIS background check is required; candidates must meet stringent security criteria.