Crime Analyst Jobs

What’s the role?

We want a highly motivated, reliable, and skilled individual to join the Police Department for the position of Crime Analyst with the City of Mountain View. You will join a fast-paced, dynamic team environment and play a vital role in successfully providing analytical staff assistance to the Police Department related to community crime and safety issues.

The Essentials

• Or three years of increasingly complex full-time administrative and analytical experience and
• An associate of arts degree from an accredited college or university.
• Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid California Driver License.
• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree in public or business administration, criminal justice, or a related field.
• One year of increasingly complex full-time administrative and analytical experience and

Bonus Points:

• Experience in law enforcement records or court experience.
• International Association of Crime Analysis Certification.

What you’ll do

• Collect, organize, and analyze various crime, incident, calls for service, arrests, and data generated throughout the department using a variety of computer databases, electronic spreadsheets, geographic information systems (GIS) applications, desktop publishing, word processing, and statistical applications to manipulate, examine, and present crime data in written reports.
• Perform routine strategical crime analysis and research projects, as requested, relating to the crime analysis program.
• Collect and organize criminal information from all available resources, including field interview reports, other agencies, media, and crime bulletins.
• Participate in development and implementation of new or revised programs, activities, systems, procedures, and methods of operation.
• Provide technical direction and training for staff supporting crime analysis initiatives including reviewing work performed.

Are we a match?

• You have experience with common business computer applications including but not limited to: MS Outlook, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and MS Excel.
• You exhibit resourceful behavior toward meeting job objectives; anticipate problems, are proactive, and avoid difficulties by planning ahead.
• You establish and maintain effective working relationships and enjoy collaborating with others.
• Collect and analyze data and use logic and intuition to arrive at conclusions and make recommendations.
• You effectively convey information and express thoughts and facts clearly, orally and in writing.
• You approach a situation or problem by defining the problem or issue and identify a set of features, parameters, or considerations to take into account.