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City of Colorado Springs · 23 hours ago

Analyst I - Crime Analysis

Colorado Springs Area

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

$29.13/hr - $34.97/hr

1+ years exp

The City of Colorado Springs is seeking an Analyst I for the Colorado Springs Police Department to perform duties related to crime analysis programs and activities. The role involves conducting various analytical tasks to support police operations, including analyzing crime patterns and trends, and providing real-time analytical support to field detectives.

GovernmentPublic SafetyTransportation

No H1B

Responsibilities

Perform a variety of analytical duties in support of CSPD operations including strategic, tactical, and operational analysis

Produce timely and pertinent analytical information relating to crime patterns and trends for specific operational areas within the Department and/or to support of personnel in the suppression of criminal activities, to aid in the investigation process, and to assist in the apprehension of offenders and clearance of cases

Reviewing and analyzing data from multiple internal and external sources

Communicating analysis results and make recommendations to Command Staff, Investigators, or Task Force members

Developing enterprise wide methods to measure and forecast both short and long-term criminal activity with the specific mandate to contribute to problem solving, intervention, and crime reduction efforts

Prepare statistical charts, graphs and exhibits using collected data

Write reports, prepare letters, expositions and summaries

Use highly technical and specialized applications/programs to cleanse, collate, analyze and disseminate crime activity data

Utilize analytical, statistical and programming skills to interpret large data sets. Includes maintaining proficiency with databases (SQL), Excel including (Python, VBA et Al), video processing/enhancement software, complex toll data, desktop publishing, word processing, BI Software such as Power BI or Tableau, and GIS software applications as well as crime analysis methods, and procedures to manipulate, analyze and present data

OSINT, SoMed, CellEx

Testify in court about analysis

Support live operations by providing real-time analytical support to assist field detectives

Qualification

Data analysisStatistical analysisSQLPower BIPythonGIS softwareNCIC/CCIC certificationMicrosoft OfficeReport writingProblem solvingCommunication skills

Required

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in a related area of study, preferably Criminal Justice, Sociology, Criminology, Psychology, or other related science/social science

One year of full-time, professional experience in a related field

Possess or be able to obtain NCIC/CCIC certification within three months of hire

The ability to analyze data and report findings and conclusions

The ability to write reports, prepare letters, expositions and summaries

The ability to forecast based on data

The ability to prepare statistical charts, graphs, and exhibits using data

Knowledge of intermediate math and statistical analysis

Preferred

Ability to work independently with different demands competing for the analyst's time

Strong Microsoft Office skills

Experience with ERSI, Lexis Nexis AVCC, i2 Analyst Notebook, i2 iBase, Power BI, GeoTime or similar application

Experience with Penlink PLX

Benefits

The City of Colorado Springs offers additional compensation depending on the position, area of assignment, and specific job assignments, including shift differential, pay differential, acting or lead, special assignment, hazard pay, longevity, cell phone allowance, uniform allowance, relocation, awards, standby, call out, compensatory time off, tuition, overtime, extra duty, incentive, holiday premium, proficiency, and vacation sell back.

The City of Colorado Springs is committed to a culture that values our employees’ unique individual qualities and fosters an inclusive environment where people want to be.

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We are proud to offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits program to meet the needs of our employees and their families.