Crime Analyst

Crime Analyst Position

The Tukwila Police Department is seeking a driven and experienced Crime Analyst to join our team. We're looking for someone who excels at providing high-quality tactical and strategic analysis related to crime trends, intelligence, and complex data.

The ideal candidate brings strong analytical expertise, creativity, and proficiency with proactive policing tools. They use critical thinking and modern analytic techniques to support intelligence-led and data-driven policing across the organization.

Key responsibilities include applying the full intelligence cycle—gathering, cleaning, analyzing, and distributing essential information. The successful analyst will transform data into actionable insights to inform decision-making at all levels of the department. We're seeking someone who works efficiently and innovatively to detect, prevent, and reduce crime while supporting departmental goals and upholding the values of the Tukwila Police Department.

If you're passionate about using data, intelligence, and analytical strategies to enhance public safety, we encourage you to apply.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• The Crime Analyst will develop and maintain tactical, strategic, administrative and operational analytic capabilities. Research and reviews data and perform statistical analysis, to include identifying existing or evolving patterns and developing statistic probabilities and profiles. Identifies crime patterns by geographical area, reporting district, time of day, day of week, etc.
• Uses computer databases, electronic spreadsheets, geographic information systems (GIS) applications, desktop publishing, word processing, and statistical applications to manipulate, analyze, and present crime data.
• Analyzes raw crime data and develops recommendations to improve law enforcement effectiveness based on interpretation of patterns and trends in criminal activity.
• Prepare maps, charts, and graphs indicating criminal trends. Also prepares correspondence, reports, spreadsheets, statistical summaries, and other material requiring judgment as to content, accuracy, and completeness.
• Responds to requests and inquiries from the department, other law enforcement agencies, businesses and citizen groups, as approved by administration.
• Provides research and analysis to department personnel in preparation for meetings and information sessions and for development of department policies and programs. Serves as a resource staff member at the request of the Assistant Chief.
• Deliver presentations to police personnel, members of the community, and outside agencies.
• Maintains effective communications with Patrol and Investigative Services divisions.
• Monitors new developments relating to public safety, crime, and reporting issues and evaluates their potential impact on department operations.
• Develops, conducts, and analyzes surveys to provide information on public perception and the effectiveness of the department. May also develop, conduct, and analyze internal employee satisfaction surveys.
• Respond to inter & intra-department requests for information as well as requests from outside agencies.
• May be required to testify in court and travel to crime scenes.
• Becomes familiar with, follows, and actively supports the mission, vision, values, policies and procedures of the Tukwila Police Department.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

KNOWLEDGE (position requirements at entry):

• Modern law enforcement functions, operations, and practices;
• Laws, ordinances, codes, regulations, and standards applicable to public safety;
• Research principles and methods, to include surveys, quantitative analysis and qualitative analysis;
• Experience with statistical, crime analysis, intelligence analysis, qualitative analysis, data analysis and data collection, presentation, and mapping software
• Knowledge of current best practices in crime, intelligence, business and/or data analysis.
• Statistical analysis and methods of reporting statistical information;
• Relational database and spreadsheet applications including Access and Excel;
• General office procedures and practices; and
• Record keeping techniques.

SKILLS (position requirements at entry):

• Preparing detailed statistical and narrative reports and maps;
• Maintaining confidentiality of sensitive information;
• Using various computer-based applications to develop reports, presentations, databases, and summaries;
• Using mapping software (GIS);
• Facilitating meetings and presenting information to diverse groups of people;
• Communicating effectively, both orally and in writing;
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with employees, City officials, the general public and others; and
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, with quick results on tight timetables.
• Ensure a high level of accountability for the information and data provided to the area you serve.
• Ability to work independently, with minimal supervision and demonstrate strong decision-making skills to proactively address crime/intelligence needs.

Education, Experience and Other Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, public administration, criminal justice administration, information systems or law enforcement with coursework in statistical analysis, criminal behavior or constitutional law; AND demonstrated ability to research, analyze, and conduct program evaluations; AND one year experience in a law enforcement agency; OR
• Associates degree; AND five years' law enforcement experience.
• A valid driver's license or the ability to obtain one prior to employment.
• ACCESS level I certification required within 6 months of hire.

Preferred Requirements:

• Crime Analyst Certification
• Bachelor's degree with emphasis on math, statistics, criminal justice, behavioral science, business analytics, intelligence/homeland security, data science or other related field.
• The most competitive candidates will have experience working with or at a police department, intelligence center and/or within the criminal justice system.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY/REQUIREMENTS:

Positions in this class typically require: stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, mobility, grasping, talking, seeing, hearing, and repetitive motions.

Sedentary work : Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting, most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met. Some positions may require greater periods of walking and/or standing.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS :

• Must pass a thorough background investigations process, which includes fingerprinting, criminal history check, reference checks, polygraph test, and other tests as deemed necessary.
• Training may require travel.

GENERAL TIMEFRAME:

• Early September 2026: Technical Examination
• Late September/Early October 2026: Oral Board Examination

The City of Tukwila is an equal opportunity employer and strives to employ a diverse workforce reflective of the community it serves. Qualified applicants with multicultural experience and/or backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to View email address on click.appcast.io

Other Requirements - Automatic Disqualification Barring Employment in the City of Tukwila PD:

• Any adult felony conviction on current criminal record at time of application;
• Any juvenile felony conviction within the past five years;
• Conviction of any crime of violence, including domestic violence;
• Commission of any sexual offense within the past 10 years;
• Any conviction of a felony crime at any time while employed in any capacity with Law Enforcement Agency (including volunteer, intern, Explorer, and reserve positions);
• Any theft of property or money within the last five years;
• Any conviction for a sex related crime;
• Ever having to register as a sex offender, regardless of conviction status;
• Any conviction for solicitation of prostitution;
• Any misdemeanor convictions for crimes not specifically stated above will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Drug Use:

• As an adult, convicted of any felony drug crime;
• Have used mushrooms within the last one year;