Crime Analyst

Crime Analyst

Posting Closes: July 14, 2026

Starting Pay: $24.93 hourly

General Description:

Responsible for analyzing and utilizing information on reported crimes, criminal patterns, and offender behavior to support crime prevention efforts, assist in the suppression of criminal activity, and aid in the identification and apprehension of offenders.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Associate's degree in public administration, business administration, political science, criminal justice, or related field.
• Bachelor’s degree in public administration, business administration, political science, criminal justice or related field PREFERRED.
• One (1) year experience as a Crime Analyst or in similarly related analytical work in management or law enforcement.
• Completion of basic crime analyst training (e.g. ANACAPA, IALEA, or FLEAT).
• Completion of Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Florida Law Enforcement Analyst Academy (FLEAA) State Certification or equivalent multidisciplinary analytical certification.
• Must possess and maintain a valid Florida Driver’s License.
• Must be able to work a twelve (12) hour shift, rotating between dayshift and nightshift, including holidays, weekends, and mandatory overtime as needed.
• A comparable amount of education and experience may be substituted for the minimum requirements.

Selection Process: The selection process will include a review of each qualified applicant’s education and experience and a formal interview in accordance with VSO policies and procedures.

Background Screening: This position will require an extensive background investigation and drug screening.

Essential Functions:

• Performs all duties of a Real Time Crime Center (RTCC) Specialist and RTCC Specialist II as the foremost priority and carries out additional Crime Analyst functions including statistical analysis and investigative support.
• Prepares statistical analysis of offenses by district and patrol zone.
• Requests to assist in investigations and decision making.
• Generates and distributes maps relating to temporal crime events as well as bulleting, charts, and graphs.
• Generates and distributes maps of sexual predators/offenders.
• Reviews county intelligence bulletins and runs RMS queries in response.
• Conducts comprehensive traffic accident studies with maps and other analysis.
• Prepares Auto/MC theft tracking for grant funded task force.
• Conducts meetings and presentations (i.e. neighborhood watches).
• Prepares Narcotics buffer maps.
• Attends depositions and court appearances.
• Performs administrative duties such as monthly reports, documentation required by professional standards etc.
• Attends work on a regular and consistent basis.
• Must adhere to Federal, State, County, and local ordinances.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Status: Civilian

Blood and Viral Pathogen Risk: Minimal Risk

Environmental Conditions:

• Inside and occasional outside work.
• Must be able to work under stressful conditions.
• Must be able to relocate to other county locations based upon operational needs.
• Must be able to remain available to work when a public emergency or disaster occurs.

Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to learn and use various computer systems.
• Ability to interact effectively with others.
• Ability to write reports, memos, and letters.
• Ability to analyze data and develop conclusions.
• Ability to identify and resolve problems.
• Ability to comprehend, analyze, and extract information from law enforcement officer’s reports on a crime.
• Ability to make oral written and audio-visual presentations in a public or professional setting.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely.
• Ability to make decisions in accordance with laws, regulations or policies.
• Multitasking.
• Decision making and problem solving.
• Critical thinking.

Required Knowledge:

• VSO General Orders and procedures.
• Principles of management and their application to the administration of governmental affairs.
• Area of assignment, including trends and concerns.
• Research and report writing techniques.
• Florida Statutes, criminal methods of operations and crime analysis mapping.
• Operation of ArcView and ArcInfo computer programs.
• Fluent in Microsoft Software applications such as Word, Excel and Access.
• Operation of VSO eRMS program and Volusia Sheriff CJIS program.

Physical Requirements:

• Manual dexterity.
• Ambulate independently.
• See at a normal range or with reasonable accommodation.
• Visual acuity (depth perception, peripheral vision) necessary to operate a motorized vehicle.
• Hear at normal level or with reasonable accommodation.
• Occasionally bend, squat, reach, grasp.
• Occasionally lift up to twenty-five pounds (25 lbs).

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V