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Crime Analyst

Starting Monthly SALARY: $5,077

Listing Expiration Date: 

October 22, 2025

Applicants must upload a resume and cover letter outlining their qualifications for this position with their application.

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Requirements & Qualifications:

  • High school diploma or GED
  • Must reside within 30 statute miles of Kansas City, Missouri city limits during employment
  • Position requires accurate typing, spelling, clerical, and verbal communication skills
    • Keystroke test - 80% accuracy or better
    • Clerical test - 75% accuracy or better
  • Must possess a current valid driver’s license to perform occasional mail runs

Physical, Cognitive, and Psychological Requirements:

  • Must meet department-established physical, cognitive, and psychological health standards
  • Lifting/carrying up to 5 to 20 lbs. daily and 20 to 50 lbs. occasionally
  • Position requires crouching, standing, walking, pulling, kneeling, typing, reaching, repetitive hand motion, pushing, sitting and driving daily
  • Must be able to hear with or without correction. 

Brief Job Description

  • Compile, organize, analyze, and interpret crime and offender data and their relationships.
  • Responsible for providing timely and actionable information, investigative leads, and intelligence regarding past, present and future crimes and crime trends.
  • Prepare and disseminate intelligence and tactical bulletins to the appropriate personnel within KCPD and the region.
  • Research and review data relevant to criminal investigations (criminal history, RMS reports, vehicles, driver’s license, phones, etc.) and assisting in investigative requests.
  • Extraction and review of digital evidence from mobile devices utilizing forensic software (Cellebrite or similar) and other digital sources.
  • Attend and testify at depositions, trials, and other court functions as required.
  • Create and maintain GIS applications, databases, and layers.
  • Assists analysts in development of crime analysis products, bulletins, mapping products, andpattern analysis.
  • Display a high degree of self-motivation, initiative, and strong interpersonal skills.
  • Maintain reliable and predictable attendance. May be required to work flexible hours, overtime,weekends and/or holiday when needs arise.
  • Required to perform “call-out” duties as needed by the investigative unit. This could requireresponse to the office or other location where tasking is needed.
  • Perform any other duties necessary to support the mission of the Department.
  • This class specification should not be interpreted as all inclusive. It is intended to identify the essential functions and requirements of this job. Incumbents may be requested to perform job-related responsibilities and tasks other than those stated in this specification. Any essentialfunction or requirement of this class will be evaluated as necessary should an incumbent/applicant be unable to perform the function or requirement due to a disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as amended by the Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA); and the Missouri Human Rights Act (MHRA).