Crime Analyst
Location: Washington, DC
Job ID: 29922
Salary: $74,893 - $96,547
Closing Date: July 18, 2025
This position is located in the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), Homeland Security Bureau, Real Time Crime Center (RTCC), Research and Analytical Services Branch (RASB).
The Crime Analyst is responsible for analyzing, visualizing, and mapping crime data from MPD and other public safety sources including MPD’s Records Management System (RMS) and OUC’s Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) to support command staff with crime trends awareness, deployment and tactical decision making. The Crime Analyst also combines quantitative and qualitative research methods to develop strategic reports on themes self-initiated or assigned.
The analyst follows established procedures and produces deliverables in a timely fashion with minimal error; incrementally improves procedures and deliverable design; produces a significant volume of self-initiated work; and builds a trusted partner relationship with command staff.
This Crime Analyst position is covered under the National Association of Government Employees (NAGE) bargaining unit and you may be required to pay an agency fee through direct payroll deductions.
This incumbent will be responsible for the following:
- Develops statistical summary reports, graphs, charts, and maps covering crime trends and patterns within specified time frames and geographic boundaries (e.g. neighborhood, District, PSA, Ward, and Citywide), some of which are updated on a periodic basis (e.g. daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, seasonally, and annually) for officials within the Department.
- Applies advanced mapping techniques to provide research and analysis at any level of geography and depicts observations including change in crime rates and characteristics over time.
- Constructs presentations and dashboards that include computer-aided visualizations from software products such as ESRI ArcGIS Map, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Tableau, etc.
- Conducts increasingly complex statistical modeling of police data to develop insights on crime trends, crime projections, and supporting information necessary for effective presentation.
- Recommends design and process improvements for the team’s analytical products and deliverables.
- Provides analysis that assists in the deployment of manpower and the initiation and evaluation of tactical responses to high crime areas.
- Provides analysis that assists in preparing necessary materials and delivers presentations of current crime trends and patterns for command staff meetings.
- Provides analysis that assists in preparation for community meetings and the promotion of community problem solving.
- Prepares detailed factual, analytical, and narrative reports which include times, dates, location and other detailed information related to criminal activities and other areas being researched.
- Reviews and analyzes suspect information and criminal history for internal Metropolitan Police Department support units, including but not limited to specialty and investigative units.
- Documents data sources, maintains and organizes detailed records and files of assigned tasks and materials produced.
- Participates in interagency communications such as meetings, briefings, task forces, and bulletins to share and develop cooperative data or actively support surrounding jurisdictions.
- Pursues developmental opportunities relevant to tactical analysis of geographic locations and crimes that occurred in specific areas.
- Participates in and may design and conduct developmental cross-training.
- Performs other related duties as required.
