Crime Data Analyst — Public Safety Insights

City of Allen, TX; Allen (TX); On-site; USD 36,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Allen, TX is seeking a Crime Analyst to provide timely and relevant information to assist in solving criminal offenses. You will analyze crime data, examine offense reports, identify trends, and support investigations with research across multiple databases and public sources.

This role requires strong analytical skills, experience with reporting software and Microsoft Office, and the ability to present findings to internal and external groups.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree plus one year of relevant work experience, OR
• Associate degree plus five years of relevant work experience, OR
• High School diploma or equivalent plus nine years of crime analyst experience

Responsibilities

• Analyzes crime data by collecting, disseminating and evaluating data, identifying trends, patterns and changes in criminal activity, creating, reviewing and publishing crime bulletins and illustrating crime patterns and statistics through charts, graphs and maps.
• Provides research support for criminal investigations and other personnel by creating and maintaining paper and electronic intelligence records, assisting in identifying criminal suspects, and performing computer searches of field files and databases.
• Coordinates the exchange of criminal intelligence information within departmental entities and with other agencies by responding to inquiries and requesting information.
• Determines analytical techniques and information gathering processes and obtains required data for analysis by staying current with developments in crime analysis.
• Reviews and analyzes crime and arrest reports with emphasis on major incidents; develops matrices to determine correlations.
• Researches, analyzes, and creates reports using police reporting software, Microsoft Office, and databases.
• Makes presentations to internal and external groups regarding crimes in the community; public speaking is required.
• Produces job-specific publications including statistical reports and crime bulletins for command staff.
• Maintains internal databases of persons such as registered offenders and known offenders.

Skills

Data analysis

Crime analysis

Public speaking

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree + 1 year experience

Associate degree + 5 years experience

High School diploma + 9 years experience

Tools

Police reporting software

Microsoft Office

Public databases

Job description

The City of Allen, TX is seeking a Crime Analyst to provide timely and relevant information to assist in solving criminal offenses. You will analyze crime data, examine offense reports, identify trends, and support investigations with research across multiple databases and public sources.

This role requires strong analytical skills, experience with reporting software and Microsoft Office, and the ability to present findings to internal and external groups.