Crime and Intelligence Analyst

The Position

This is a continuous filing exam. Next filing cut-offs are at 5 : 00pm on :

11 / 5 / 2025 11 / 19 / 2025 (final)

Under general supervision the Crime and Intelligence Analyst performs professional analysis and validation of crime and intelligence data and information; develops comprehensive and reliable predictive and descriptive reports for tactical and strategic use; and provides related assistance to detectives investigators and prosecutors.

Examples of Knowledge and Abilities

Knowledge of

• Principles and practices of crime and intelligence analysis including collecting validating analyzing and disseminating crime and intelligence data; predicting and forecasting of future criminal activity; developing target criminal profiles; documenting associations and relationships between people organizations and events; the use of statistical and logic methods to solve crime problems; and the use of technology to document activities and locations
• State and Federal privacy and civil liberty statutes associated with criminal justice operating systems
• Applicable laws codes and regulations including limitations on data collections and retention
• Functions authorities and responsibilities of the various criminal justice agencies
• Application of various computer software for crime and intelligence analysis including spreadsheets logic / hypothesis testing mapping / GIS charting and graphing and others
• English grammar spelling punctuation and effective writing techniques

Ability to

Employment Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

A Bachelors Degree from an accredited college or university in criminal justice crime analysis intelligence studies homeland security geographic information systems statistics applied mathematics data mining computer science public or business administration or a closely related field

AND

Two years full-time paid experience in a law enforcement military or governmental intelligence agency in which the primary duty was collecting validating analyzing and disseminating crime- and / or intelligence-related data for purposes of predicting and forecasting future criminal activity.

Note : Possession of a Certificate of Completion in Crime and Intelligence Analysis issued by the California Department of Justice may be substituted for one year of the required experience.

Note : If the word experience is referenced in the minimum qualifications it means full-time paid experience unless the minimum qualification states that volunteer experience is acceptable. Part-time paid experience may be accumulated and pro-rated to meet the total experience requirements.

Note : If the minimum qualifications include an educational or certificate / license requirement applicants must submit proof of requirements with the application. Failure to submit proof of requirements may result in disqualification from the examination. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable. For guidelines on submitting acceptable proof of educational requirements please click here or speak to someone in our office before the cut-off date listed in this notice.

General Qualifications

Criminal History and Background Checks : The County may access criminal history information on candidates who have accepted a conditional offer of appointment for this class consistent with the provisions of Board of Supervisors Resolution No. 82-602 Personnel Policies and applicable federal and state laws. The County shall not consider for employment any candidate who has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor that relates to or impacts the candidates ability to perform the job duties of this class unless it is determined that mitigating circumstances exist. For purposes of accessing criminal history information the candidate will be fingerprinted. A subsequent arrest notification may be obtained.

The County may also conduct a background check on the candidate prior to appointment to a position within this class. The background check may include personal and professional reference checks credit history checks where authorized by Labor Code section 1024.5 Social Security Number verification professional license / registration verification military service information and driving history. Information obtained in the course of this background check will be considered by the appointing authority in the selection obtaining such information the County will comply with applicable consent and disclosure practices in the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the California Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act.

Security Clearance Requirement : Incumbents in this class may be required to obtain and maintain a Secret or Top Secret security clearance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

License Requirement : A valid California Driver License Class C or higher may be required at the time of appointment. Failure to obtain or maintain the appropriate California Driver License may constitute cause for personnel action in accordance with Civil Service Rules or applicable bargaining agreement. Individuals who do not meet this requirement due to disability will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Working Conditions :

Some positions in this class require the incumbent to :

Individuals who do not meet these requirements due to disability will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Probationary Period

The probationary period for this classification is twelve (12) months.

Application and Testing Information

APPLICATION

Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. All applicants must complete and submit an online County of Sacramento employment application by 5 : 00 PM on the posted cut-off date. Click here to apply.

County of Sacramento

Department of Personnel Services

Employment Services Division

700 H Street Room 4667

Sacramento CA 95814

Phone ; 7-1-1 California Relay Service

Email

Inter-Office Mail Code : 09-4667

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE

Applicants are required to provide a full and complete response to each supplemental question. The Supplemental Questionnaire is located in the tab marked Supplemental Questions. Please be descriptive in your response.

Note : Responses of See Resume or See Application or copy and paste of work experience are not qualifying responses and will not be considered.

FORMULA RATE EXAMINATION (Weighted 100%)

All candidates meeting the minimum qualifications by the cut-off date will have their Supplemental Questionnaire scored in the Formula Rate Examination.

This examination will evaluate the relevance level recency progression and quality of candidates education training and experience. The candidates application or other materials will not be included in this examination. Therefore the candidates responses to the supplemental questionnaire should be thorough detailed and complete. The score from the Formula Rate Examination will determine the ranking on the eligible / employment list for this job.

All candidates competing in the testing process will receive written notice of their examination results by email. Notices can also be accessed in their inbox. Applicants achieving a passing score will be placed on the eligible list in rank order. The rank is determined by the test score attained from the examination.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Click here for Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

For information regarding County jobs :

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We are a proud equal opportunity employer. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability for any phase of the hiring process please contact our Disability Compliance Office at or CA Relay 711.

For more information visit : Reasonable Accommodation Requests - Job Applicant Instructions

Required Experience :

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Key Skills

All-Source Intelligence,Military Intelligence,GIS,ICD Coding,Intelligence Experience,Military Experience,Analysis Skills,Microsoft Powerpoint,Joint Operations,Intelligence Analysis,Leadership Experience,Writing Skills

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Yearly Salary Salary : 94461 - 114819