Crime Analyst II

Closing Date: 06/30/2026 at 5:00 PM

WHO WE ARE: 
The City of Santa Maria is a full-service City with a City Council/City Manager form of government with over 700 employees, an annual budget of approximately $291.4 million and serves approximately 112,208 constituents. The City of Santa Maria is located on the beautiful central coast of California and covers over 23 square miles. The City has a harmonious balance of maintaining coastal and agricultural lands while promoting business. Santa Maria has been recognized nationally as an All-America City by the National Civic League and offers reasonably priced housing, community festivals, quality schools, and is in close proximity to beaches, cultural arts, a local airport, wineries, and higher education institutions.

WHAT WE DO: 
The Santa Maria Police Department strives to protect and serve all those who live, work, and/or visit Santa Maria. This is accomplished by working in cooperation with the community, promoting safety and enforcing the law. The Crime Analyst I/II is a flexibly staffed position that has an Individual Contributor role that provides crime data for decision making. Their role enables the Santa Maria Police Department to use crime data to anticipate community needs and provide high quality and efficient public safety services to residents.

Under general direction of assigned supervisor, collects, analyzes, and presents crime, offender, demographic, and related data used in allocating and deploying police department resources. Supervision is not normally a responsibility of this classification but may act as lead worker for temporarily assigned employees, or special projects.  

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

• Skilled Crime Analyst proven through experience gained working at a Law Enforcement Agency 
• Highly Motivated
• Driven
• Analytical
• Team Player
• Detail and solution oriented
• Excellent written and verbal communication

DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION: 
Crime Analyst II

REQUIRED SUBMITTALS: 

• Due upon application:
  •Cover letter
  •Résumé 

• Collects, analyzes, and presents crime, offender, demographic, and related data used in allocating and deploying police department resources.
• Develops and generates criminal and investigative reports.
• Provides/develops effective deployment, prevention and apprehension strategies and programs.
• Analyzes and Identifies crime patterns; assists in the effective allocation and deployment of police resources in the control of crime activities.
• Prepares reports that effectively present statistical data; makes oral and written presentations.
• Attends meetings; proactively contacts law enforcement and other agencies to obtain and provide crime related data; etc.
• Scope of assigned area will depend on departmental structure and is at the discretion of the department director.
• Upholds the values of the organization and has strong customer service orientation.
• Performs other related projects and duties as assigned.
• Demonstrates regular, reliable and punctual attendance.

• In addition to the duties of the Crime Analyst I, the Crime Analyst II may perform;
• Provisioning and maintenance of the agency’s Records Management System (RMS).
• Create mapping products for tactical and operational planning using specialized mapping software i.e. Esri’s ArcGis Pro.
• Preparation of complex SQL report queries to extract data and conduct high-level strategic/investigative/tactical crime analysis. 
• Utilize specialized software to conduct video surveillance footage enhancements to assist in obtaining further investigative leads.
• Perform Geofence and/or cell phone data analysis.
• Complete link charts utilizing a specialized software program i.e. Visio for in-house and trial presentation purposes of complex cases.

Incumbents should have a solid foundation of the following core competencies identified by the organization to be essential and listed in order of importance (click the  hyper link to see the full definition Individual Contributor Competencies):

• Team Player - Effective performers are team oriented, share resources, respond to requests, and support a spirit of cooperative effort.
• Customer Orientation - Effective performers are in touch with community needs and review the organization through the eyes of Santa Maria residents. They go out of their way to anticipate needs. 
• Integrity - Effective performers think and act ethically and honestly, take responsibility for their actions and foster a work environment where integrity is rewarded.
• Communicativeness - Effective performers recognize the essential value of continuous information exchange and the competitive advantage it brings. They actively seek information from a variety of sources  and  disseminate  it  in  a variety  of  ways.  They  use  modern  technologies  to  access  and circulate information, even across great distances. They take responsibility for ensuring that their people have the current and accurate information needed for success.
• Initiative - Effective performers are proactive and take action without being prompted. They do not wait to be told what to do or when to do it. They see a need, take responsibility, and act on it. They make things happen. 
• Composure - Effective performers maintain emotional control, even under ambiguous or stressful circumstances, and demonstrate emotions appropriate to the situation.
• Functional/Technical Expertise - Effective performers are knowledgeable and skilled in a functional specialty (e.g., finance, public works, planning, information technology, human resources, etc.), and remain current in their area of expertise.
• Problem Solving & Decision Making - Effective performers identify problems, solve them, act decisively, and show good judgment.
• Learning Agility - Effective performers continuously seek new knowledge, are curious, learn quickly, and use new information effectively.
• Drive/Energy - Effective performers have a high level of energy and are ambitious and passionate about their role. They have stamina and endurance to maintain a fast pace.

• Crime Analyst I:
  • Ideally, two years working as a crime analyst for a law enforcement agency; and
  • Graduation from an accredited college or university with an associate’s degree or higher in a relevant field is ideal. Use computer and other office equipment effectively; Microsoft Office Suite (or equivalent); proficiency in other computer software; ability to learn new technology.
  • An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above. 

• Crime Analyst II:
  • Graduation from an accredited college or university with an associate’s degree or higher in a relevant field is ideal. An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above.
  • Employees may be considered for a level II advancement after completion of three years in their current assignment, at the Department Director’s discretion.
  • Demonstrated capability of producing high level/complex crime analysis work products.
  • Advanced level experience in the use of computers, office equipment, and programs such as Microsoft Office Suite, and future technologies as needed.
• Current technical/professional knowledge of complex principles, methods, standards, and techniques associated with the scope of work of a recognized profession, such as:
  • Effective verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
  • Possess the ability to effectively give presentations to City staff and the public. 

In addition to your completed application, a cover letter and resume are required as part of the application process. If a cover letter & resume are not attached, your application will be considered incomplete.

The most qualified candidates will be selected to appear before a panel for an oral interview. Those applicants invited to an interview will be notified electronically at the email address provided by each candidate through the application process. Therefore, it is the applicant's responsibility to provide an accurate email address and to allow their inbox to receive emails in regard to this recruitment. The oral board will recommend a limited number of candidates to the eligibility list from which the new Crime Analyst II may be selected.  

Prior to an offer of employment, applicants must pass a thorough background investigation to the satisfaction of the City.

If you are experiencing any technical (computer related) difficulties or need help with attaching documents to your application, please call the NEOGOV help line for assistance at 1-855-524-5627. 

Salary : $82,155 - $99,860