Crime Analyst

The City of Somerville seeks a Crime Analyst to perform tactical, strategic and administrative analysis under the direction of the Senior Crime Analyst.

Responsibilities Include:

• General responsibilities include analyzing and disseminating criminal intelligence, detecting crime trends and series,   identifying suspect/crime relationships and research projects on criminal and non-criminal public safety issues.
• Specific responsibilities include ongoing analyses of crime trends and issues, disseminating information through regular or requested products, supporting CompStat and criminal intelligence meetings by analyzing data and preparing slides, assisting the Criminal Investigations Division with ongoing cases, managing established crime analysis databases and responding to requests for data by officers, Command Staff, City officials and the public.
• The Crime Analyst makes frequent use of records-management, data management, presentation and mapping software to conduct and present analysis.

Education and Experience: A Bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, social science, statistics, or a related field and prior experience in a Crime Analysis Unit or law enforcement setting.

Knowledge: Statistical analysis, computer software knowledge

Abilities: Report writing; presentation abilities

Skill: CAD/RMS systems (QED;IMC). Data management software (Access). GIS (ArcGIS) skills preferred.

Work Environment: The work environment involves everyday discomforts typical of offices, with occasional exposure to outside elements.  Noise or physical surroundings may be distracting, but conditions are generally not unpleasant.  Employee may be required to monitor work email beyond normal business hours to re-circulate time sensitive material and to work beyond normal business hours to attend evening meetings or complete work assignments.

Physical and Mental Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the position’s essential functions.

Physical Skills: Few physical demands are required to perform the work. Work effort principally involves sitting to perform work tasks, with intermittent periods of stooping, walking, and standing.  May also be some occasional lifting of objects such as office equipment and computer paper (up to 30lbs.)

Motor Skills: Duties are largely mental rather than physical, but the job may occasionally require minimal motor skills for activities such as moving objects, operating a telephone, personal computer and/or most other office equipment including word processing, filing and sorting of papers.

Visual Skills: Visual demands require constantly reading documents for general understanding and analytical purposes.
 

Send your resume and cover letter by Tuesday, April 11, 2017 to:

City Hall Personnel Office
93 Highland Avenue
Somerville MA 02143
Fax: 617-666-4426
TTY: 1-866-808-4851
Email: employment_opportunities@somervillema.gov

City of Somerville residents are especially encouraged to apply.

The City of Somerville is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, disability or any other protected category. Women, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Auxiliary aids and services, written materials in alternative formats, and reasonable modifications in policies and procedures will be provided to qualified individuals with disabilities free of charge, upon request.