Crime Analyst

Role Summary

The Crime Analyst role supports law enforcement operations by developing and maintaining analytical information about crime trends, offender patterns, and related intelligence. Working under general supervision, this position turns raw crime data into clear, actionable insights that help guide both preventive and response efforts.

What You’ll Do

You will examine daily crime reports and other internal data sources to identify trends, patterns, and emerging issues affecting the city and surrounding areas. The role includes preparing crime bulletins, suspect profiles, pattern summaries, maps, assessments, and ad hoc reports for police leadership, investigators, and patrol operations.

You will also track gang-related activity and broader crime developments at local, regional, state, national, and binational levels, and share analytical findings in the form of narratives, charts, tables, and maps. In addition, you will support user requests for police data, maintain investigative activity files, and develop or improve databases, research methods, and reporting standards.

Another key part of the job is coordinating with other law enforcement agencies and representing the department in meetings to exchange intelligence, provide updates, and support collaborative efforts. The position also includes supervising staff, assigning and reviewing work, supporting training and performance management, and helping with planning and budget-related tasks for the work area.

Requirements

Candidates should have a bachelor’s degree or higher in criminal justice, business administration, public administration, social or behavioral science, or a related discipline, along with at least 3 years of experience in data collection, statistical analysis, or logistics/operations research/analysis.

No licenses or certificates are required. Applicants with foreign diplomas, transcripts, or degrees must have them translated and evaluated by a NACES-member agency before submission to Human Resources.

Applicants must fully and accurately complete the application with all required education, experience, knowledge, skills, and job duties. Resumes cannot replace the application form, and references such as “see résumé” are not acceptable. Copying job-specification language, leaving experience details incomplete, or providing overlapping employment dates can result in disqualification.

Additional Information

This is an unclassified contract position and the pay is determined by agreement. The job is classified as exempt. The posting opened on 06/11/2026 and is scheduled to close on 6/16/2026 at 11:59 PM Mountain time, though it may close earlier once the preset number of qualified applications is reached.

The maximum number of applicants is 75. Job number: U8035-0626. Department: Directed Investigations. Location: Various locations within the City of El Paso, TX.

Applicants are encouraged to apply right away. A complete job description is available through the employer’s posting materials.

Supplemental Questions

Applicants are expected to confirm whether they meet the education and experience requirements, whether foreign credentials have been evaluated by NACES if applicable, and whether they acknowledge the application completeness rules and disqualification conditions.

Employer Details

Employer: City of El Paso. Address: 300 N. Campbell, El Paso, Texas, 79901. Phone: 915-212-0045. Website: http://www.elpasotexas.gov