Job Description

TOWN OF APEX

invites applications for the position of:

Crime Analyst I

EXPECTED HIRING RANGE: $61,679.70 - 75,562.45

WORK LOCATION: 205 Saunders Street, Apex, NC 27502 USA

SCHEDULE: 4 - 10 hour days

POSTING CLOSING DATE: Oct 28th, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.

HOW YOU’LL MAKE AN IMPACT:

An employee in this position performs work conducting statistical and geographical analyses of crimes and traffic data in order to support investigative, proactive, and operational tactics for the Apex Police Department to solve, predict, and prevent crime and enhance traffic safety. Work includes researching, analyzing and preparing crime data, statistics and reports to identify patterns and trends of criminal activity in the Town; reviewing officer reports to ensure accuracy and compliance with departmental reporting requirements and merging data into the department’s records management system (RMS) by verifying required statistical information is in all case reports before transmittal of the data to the SBI and CCBI. Work also includes designing and creating maps and editing layers of information to display data through GIS and preparing a variety of standardized and specialized statistical reports.

This position reports to the Deputy Chief of Police. Requires little or no direction on work subject only to policy or strategic guidance.

This position does not have supervisory responsibilities.

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE:

• Performs daily analysis of police records to identify current crime series, crime trends, and hot spots through review of offense types, suspect descriptions, geographical locations, times of occurrence, modus operandi, vehicle descriptions, and property targeted in support of operational and investigative activities; extracts data from restricted law enforcement records management systems, commercial and open-source databases, social media sites, and offender registries to perform confidential and complex research and analytical work regarding criminal activities and investigations.
• Works with numerous data sources for the purpose of gathering, manipulating and analyzing information data and creating written analytical products, recognizing crime trends and developing predictive crime models.
• Provides intelligence, statistical reports, and actionable work products for decision making purposes across all levels of the department; conducts a variety of crime and statistical analysis in support of crime analysis activities; collects and analyzes data describing crime patterns, crime trends, and potential suspects; creates and disseminates reports on crime and traffic data and trends for use by department staff and other law enforcement agencies; works under urgent demands, priorities, and varied requests to meet frequent deadlines from police, elected officials, community members, and others; performs work that may be immediate, complex and/or confidential and ranges from supporting day-to-day operations, short-term projects, and long-term crime reduction efforts; works with multiple, complex datasets and provide actionable information and intelligence to help guide law enforcement operations.
• Designs and creates maps displaying crime data; creates, acquires and manipulates layers of information within GIS software; queries information as needed by project, analysis or as requested by user; applies principles of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) by developing and integrating geographic and temporal crime data into analytical reports; creates and maintains Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) map layers necessary to operate the Apex CAD system to dispatch CFS; builds, edits, and regularly updates layers for CAD to ensure all citizens and community members receive crucial police services.
• Creates and maintains computer databases, spreadsheets, and graphic displays using appropriate software; designs, builds, and validates relational database queries and extractions using backend data access to multiple Department records management systems.
• Uses departmental records management system (RMS) system and data to query and analyze RMS data to complete end of month statistical reports, internal regular reports, and reports requested by the public; creates specialized reports on request; queries and transfers data from various software programs for further data management and analysis with respect to geographical patterns and trends; performs quality control for the RMS by verifying information required by federal, state and departmental guidelines; provides technical assistance to other staff on use of RMS; assists in building the RMS including customizing system configuration, agency preferences, user/group administration, building code and translation code tables, testing data migration, and troubleshooting functionality problems.
• Provides briefings, responses, and presentations of analytical findings to internal and external stakeholders on analytical findings, criminal activity, traffic patterns, and/or prolific offenders.
• Assists with criminal intelligence analysis of major crimes; collects and compiles criminal intelligence information.
• Attends and presents oral/written briefings on the results of criminal incidents or intelligence analysis during staff briefings; attends local and/or regional meetings and conferences of law enforcement personnel to communicate and gather information on crime series and patterns, new analytical practices and procedures, and/or developing tools and technologies; represents the department, acting as liaison, with local, regional, national, and federal partners; provides briefings, responses, and presentations of analytical findings to internal and external stakeholders on analytical findings, criminal activity, traffic patterns, and prolific offenders.
• Monitors regional and national crime trends, emerging modus operandi, and potential threats to department personnel and the public.

Additional duties:

• Performs related tasks as required

WHAT SETS YOU UP FOR SUCCESS:

High School Diploma or GED and some (less than one year) of experience working with evidence or crime statistics. DCI certification within 6 months of hire. Valid North Carolina Driver’s License.

GET TO KNOW APEX:

Known as "The Peak of Good Living", the Town of Apex is a rapidly growing Wake County municipality with a current population of more than 84,000 and has been ranked as one of Money Magazine's Best Place to Live in America. Our current workforce is comprised of over 740 full-time employees and over 125 part-time/seasonal staff. Our Human Resources Department - with the support and confidence of Town leadership - is committed to providing best-in-class HR programs for our employees, with a mission to create a culture of empowerment and accountability that maximizes individual and organizational potential. We offer a generous benefit package and have a highly competitive compensation program. More than that, the Town is an awesome place to work, as evidenced by the high job satisfaction rating received in the last employee opinion survey conducted with our employees.

BENEFITS THAT SUPPORT YOU:

Not only is the Town "The Peak of Good Living", but it's also a great place to work! We strive to "reach the peak" of being an employer of choice by providing competitive salaries and excellent benefits, including:

• Free or low-cost medical, dental, vision, and life insurance for employees
• 5% contributions to the NC401(k) retirement plans (no matching required)
• Participation in the Local Government Employees' Retirement System (LGERS)
• Traditional sick and vacation leave
• 80 hours Peak Paid Time Off per year
• $1,200 Peak Lifestyle Benefit to pay for health and wellness activities (after completion of probation)
• 8 weeks of Paid Parental Leave
• 3 weeks of Paid Caregiver Leave
• Bereavement leave
• 13 paid holidays
• Longevity pay
• Tuition assistance
• Expansive wellness program, and more!

KEEP IN MIND:

Providing a safe work environment for our employees is a top priority, therefore all new hires must successfully complete a pre-employment drug test, post-offer functional testing (if required by position), background verifications including references, criminal record and driver's license check prior to employment.

The Town of Apex provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, political affiliation or marital status, veteran status, or genetic information.