Crime Analyst, Level I

• Applicants must be permanent in the title of Crime Analyst, reachable on the current civil service list, or have filed for the recent civil service exam. Please include this information in your cover letter and be prepared to show proof of filing.
  
  

The mission of the New York City Police Department is to enhance the quality of life in New York City by working in partnership with the community to enforce the law, preserve peace, protect the people, reduce fear, and maintain order. The NYPD strives to foster a safe and fair city by incorporating Neighborhood Policing into all facets of Department operations, and solve the problems that create crime and disorder through an interdependent relationship between the people and its police, and by pioneering strategic innovation.

The Internal Affairs Bureau (IAB) is dedicated to preserving integrity, which is critical to the function of the Police Department and fighting corruption within the NYPD. The department cannot successfully serve the public without maintaining the public's trust. IAB helps to ensure that trust by detecting, investigating, and bringing to justice the small number of New York City police officers and civilians who engage in misconduct and corruption.

The position consists of (but is not limited to) the following job duties:

• Maintaining highly complex computer applications to retrieve and organize highly sensitive data into analysis;
• Reporting clearly and accurately, in an efficient manner, translate their analysis into self-authored reports for review by executive staff;
• Using independent initiatives to automate tasks, develop statistical resources and devise alternative methodologies for completion of tasks; ability to create tables, charts and graphs which visualizes data analysis.
  
  

WORK LOCATION AND HOURS

315 Hudson Street, NYC, NY

0900X1700 Hrs.

Minimum Qualifications

• A Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in Criminal Justice, Criminology, Sociology, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Operations Research or a closely related field; and one year of satisfactory full-time experience in the analysis and/or research of data related to crime, criminals, criminal intelligence, and/or other social sciences in a police, judicial, or other criminal justice setting; or
• A Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in Criminal Justice, Criminology, Sociology, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Operations Research or a closely related field; and a Master’s degree from an accredited college in Criminal Justice, Criminology, Sociology, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Operations Research or a closely related field.
  
  

Special Note:

To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level II, individuals must have, after meeting the minimum requirements, three additional years of full time qualifying experience as described in (1) above; or two years of full time qualifying experience as a Crime Analyst Assignment Level I.

Special Note:

To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level III, individuals must have, after meeting the minimum requirements, five additional years of full time qualifying experience as described in (1) above, or two years of full time qualifying experience as a Crime Analyst Assignment Level II.

Preferred Skills

Using utmost confidentiality, the selected Crime Analyst must have: - Strong communication (oral, written and visual) - Creative and analytical skills as well as great technical/computer skills. The analyst also needs to be able to locate and to interpret data and must be able to repackage and to present it in a way that can be easily understood by others.

55a Program

This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/

Residency Requirement

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.

Additional Information

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.