Sheriff's Crime and Intelligence Analyst III

Ventura, CA - USA

Yearly Salary: $ 73153 - 111155

Posted on: 12 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

Under immediate supervision (Crime Analyst I) general supervision (Crime Analyst II) performs crime analysis work in support of law enforcement activities and performs related duties as required.

Crime Analyst I is the entry-level classification in this series. Incumbents perform the more routine assignments requiring the application of basic data research and analysis principles.

Crime Analyst II is the journey-level classification in this series. Incumbents perform complex technical assignments requiring professional knowledge and skills in conducting data research and analysis projects formulating recommendations and communicating findings effectively and are expected to exercise independent judgment working within established systems.

The ideal candidate will have experience working in a crime analysis unit analyzing crime statistics and providing intelligence information for a law enforcement agency.

The County of Ventura offers an attractive compensation and benefits package that includes:

A general salary increaseof 3.5% - effective December 20 2026 and December 19 2027.
Merit Increases New employees are eligible for an initial 5% merit increase within the pay range upon completion of at least 1040 hours (approximately 6 months) assuming work meets satisfactory standards. Subsequent merit increases within the pay range will be upon completion of each additional 2080 hours (approximately one year) from the initial merit increase.
Educational Incentive - An educational incentive of 2.5% for completion of an associate degree 3.5% for completion of a bachelors degree OR 5% for completion of a graduate degree.
Bilingual Incentive Based on agency need proficiency levels by exam are $.69 per hour (Level I) $1.00 per hour (Level II) or $1.32 per hour (Level III).
Flexible Workweek/Telework Schedule We support work life balance by offering compressed work (e.g. 9/80 or 4/10 workweek) and remote hybrid telework schedules for some positions subject to organizational needs and satisfactory performance.
Vacation Accrual New regular full-time employees shall accrue approximately 14 days of vacation a year for the first 10400 hours or 5 years of service; vacation accruals increase atand 20 years of service topping out at 26 days a year and 400 hours of vacation hours banked.
Vacation Leave Redemption After 14560 hours of continuous County service an employee may elect to cash in or redeem up to 80 hours of vacation accrued in the same year after using 80 hours of vacation in the preceding 12 months.
Sick Leave - Full time regular employees accrue 3.08 hours of sick leave per bi-weekly pay period with an advance at hire of 40.04 hours which will be balanced at the completion of 13 bi-weekly pay periods.
Deferred Compensation - Eligible to participate in the Countys 401(k) Shared Savings Plan and/or the Section 457 Plan. This position is eligible for up to a 3.00% match on your 401(k) contributions.
Health PlansFull time employees are given a flexible credit allowance of up to $26626.96 annually to offset the purchase of medical dental and/or vision insurance for you and your dependents.
- Employee only - $463.99 per biweekly pay period
- Employee plus one dependent - $834.32 per biweekly pay period
- Employee plus family - $1024.11 per biweekly pay period
Flexible Spending Accounts - Pre-tax benefit towards eligible medical dental and vision care and/or dependent care expenses.
Pension Plan - Participation in the Countys defined pension plan which has reciprocity with CalPERS.
Holidays - 13 paid days per year which includes a scheduled floating holiday.
Additional Benefits - Tuition Reimbursement Disability Plans Employee Assistance Program Life Insurance Wellness Program.

PAYROLL TITLES andAPPROXIMATE SALARIES:
Crime Analyst I: $35.17- $46.55 per hour
Crime Analyst II: $40.31- $53.43 per hour

Crime Analysts are represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and are eligible for overtime compensation.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE:
OPENING DATE:Thursday January 15 2026
CLOSING DATE:This is continuous recruitment and can be closed at any time; therefore it is to your advantage to apply as soon as possible. The schedule for the remainder of the process will depend upon when we receive a sufficient number of qualified applications to meet business needs.

Examples Of Duties

Duties may include but are not limited to the following:

Collects compiles computes analyzes and summarizes crimes persons and demographic and related data from a wide variety of sources including but not limited to crime census economic and demographic reports;
Identifies crime patterns from analysis of data and makes oral and written presentations to police personnel to assist in the effective allocation and deployment of law enforcement resources in the control of crime activities;
Prepares reports to assist in criminal investigations and/or to make intelligence assessments;
Prepares graphic displays including charts maps calendars and related materials to effectively present statistical data; attends meetings and briefings; presents analytical findings;
Conducts research and analysis related to suspects incidents locations trends and series;
(Crime Analyst II)May develop crime/suspect and suspect/crime correlations and target profile analysis;
Acts as liaison with law enforcement government agencies and community groups to obtain and/or provide crime-related data;
Learns to use (Crime Analyst I) or uses (Crime Analyst II) quantitative and qualitative methodology such as link analysis event flow analysis and activity charting to analyze data;
May testify in court and travel to crime scenes; and
Performs other related duties as required.

Typical Qualifications

These are entrance requirements to the examination process and assure neither continuance in the process nor placement on an eligible list.

EDUCATION TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

To qualify for this classification an individual must possess any combination of education training and experience that would likely produce the required knowledge skills and abilities. Examples of qualifying education training and experience are:

Crime Analyst I:

Possession of a California Department of Justice Crime and Intelligence Analysis Certification or its equivalent OR
Completion of eighteen (18) semester units or twenty-eight (28) quarter units in Criminal Justice Sociology Psychology Geographic Information Sciences Information Systems Statistics or Research Methodology or a closely related field AND six (6) months experience performing research and statistical analysis for a law enforcement agency OR
One (1) year experience performing research and statistical analysis for a law enforcement agency.

Crime Analyst II:

Possession of a California Department of Justice Crime and Intelligence Analysis Certification or its equivalent AND one (1) year experience performing research and statistical analysis for a law enforcement agency OR
Completion of eighteen (18) semester units or twenty-eight (28) quarter units in Criminal Justice Sociology Psychology Geographic Information Sciences Information Systems Statistics or Research Methodology or a closely related field AND one (1) year experience performing research and statistical analysis for a law enforcement agency OR
Two (2) years experience performing research and statistical analysis for a law enforcement agency OR
One (1) year experience as a Crime Analyst I with the Ventura County Sheriffs Office.

TRANSCRIPTS:Verification of course work is required if your qualifications for this position are based on the college courses completed. Transcripts or grade reports from an accredited college or university which reflect passing grades in the required subject areas must be submitted either with your application or within three (3) business days after the recruitment closes to continue in the process. You may attach a copy to your online application email to or you may mail or deliver a copy to Sheriffs Human Resources Bureau 800 South Victoria Ave. #3300 Ventura CA 93009-3700 Attn: Melissa Kurtz.If transcripts are not submitted your application will be screened out and you will not be allowed to continue in the process - no exceptions.Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.

If you submit a hard copy be sure it is a copy. Whatever you submit will not be returned to you. To attach a scanned copy to an online application use the Add Attachment(s) link in the Attachments section at the bottom of the page where you can edit the various sections of your application.

If the name on your college transcripts is different from the name on your application include documents that show the name change (e.g. a marriage certificate).

College transcripts from a foreign institution require an academic credential evaluation to determine the U.S. equivalency.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:
Possessand maintain a valid California driver license.

DESIRED:

Practicum with the crime analysis unit of law enforcement agency.
Experience analyzing law enforcement data to identify crime patterns series and/or trends.
Experience developing geographic temporal or suspect/victim reports or bulletins.
Experience creating analyzing and interpreting crime maps.
Experience using behavioral analysis to identify patterns in victimology method of operation signature and suspect/victim interaction.
Experience developing investigative leads by searching various public records and law enforcement databases.
Experience with or training in GIS (preferably ArcPro) Crystal Reports or other similar reporting software Microsoft Office Suite Parole LEADS Intelligence analysis software such as Analyst Notebook or CrimeLink Megans Law on-line database CLETS and/or other law enforcement search databases.
Experience working in a HIDTA Unit using signal and human intelligence to identify suspects or suspect/event relationships.
Experience using a variety of sources to develop actionable intelligence and target/suspect packages for operations units.
Experience working with analytical platforms such as Palantir I2 or SAS.
Experience working with signal intelligence to identify suspects/targets.
Experience in spatial analytics.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS and ABILITIES:

Knowledge of (I) to working knowledge of (II) principles methods and techniques used in research and statistical analysis related to the social sciences; principles of criminology; law enforcement operations procedures and regulations; electronic processing; and computer operations.

Ability to compile and analyze data and communicate statistical information effectively; learn law enforcement operations procedures and regulations; effectively express ideas both orally and in writing; and establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

Crime Analyst I:
Ability to learn qualitative and quantitative techniques to produce valuable and actionable intelligence.

Crime Analyst II:
Knowledge of qualitative and quantitative analysis techniques to produce valuable and actionable intelligence.

Recruitment Process

FINAL FILING DATE:This is continuous recruitment and may close at any time once sufficient qualified applications are received to meet business needs. Your application must be received by County of Ventura Human Resources in Ventura California no later than 5:00 p.m. on the closing date.

To apply on-line please refer to our web site at If you prefer to fill out a paper application form please call for application materials and submit them to County of Ventura Human Resources 800 South Victoria Avenue L-1970 Ventura CA 93009. Note to Applicants: It is essential that you complete all sections of your application and supplemental questionnaire thoroughly and accurately to demonstrate your qualifications. A resume and/or other related documents may be attached to supplement the information in your application and supplemental questionnaire; however they may not be submitted in lieu of the application and supplemental questionnaire.

INFORMATION FOR TRANSFER CANDIDATES: If presently permanently employed in another merit or civil service public agency/entity in the same or substantively similar position as is advertised and if appointed to that position by successful performance in a merit or civil service style examination then appointment by Lateral Transfer may be possible. If interested please click here (Download PDF reader) for additional information.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE qualifying: All applicants are required to complete and submit the questionnaire for this examination at the time of filing. The supplemental questionnaire may be used throughout the examination process to assist in determining each applicants qualifications and acceptability for the position. Failure to complete and submit the questionnaire will result in the application being removed from consideration.

APPLICATION EVALUATION qualifying: All applications will be reviewed to determine whether or not the stated requirements are met. Those individuals meeting the stated requirements will be invited to continue to the next step in the screening and selection process.

TRAINING & EXPERIENCE EVALUATION:A Training and Experience Evaluation (T&E) is a structured evaluation of the job application materials submitted by a candidate including the written responses to the supplemental questionnaire. The T&E is NOT a determination of whether the candidate meets the stated requirements; rather the T&E is one method for determining who are the better qualified among those who have shown that they meet the stated a T&E applications are either scored or rank ordered according to criteria that most closely meet the business needs of the department. Candidates are typically scored/ranked in relation to one another; consequently when the pool of candidates is exceptionally strong many qualified candidates may receive a score or rank which is moderate or even low resulting in them not being advanced in the process.

NOTE: The selection process will likely consist of an Oral Exam which may be preceded or replaced with the score from a Training and Experience Evaluation (T&E) contingent upon the size and quality of the candidate a typical T&E your training and experience are evaluated in relation to the background experience and factors identified for successful job performance during a job analysis. For this reason it is recommended that your application materials clearly show your relevant background and specialized knowledge skills and abilities. It is highly recommended that the supplemental questions within the application are completed with care and diligence.

ORAL EXAMINATION - 100%:A job-related oral examination may be conducted to evaluate and compare participating applicants knowledge skills and abilities in relation to those factors which job analysis has determined to be essential for successful performance of the job. Applicants must earn a score of seventy percent (70%) or higher to qualify for placement on the eligible list.

If there are three (3) or fewer qualified applicants an oral examination will not be conducted. Instead a score of 70% will be assigned to each application and each applicant will be placed on the eligible list.

ELIGIBILITY LIST:Candidates who score seventy percent (70%) or higher on the oral examination will be placed on an eligible list for one (1) year.

The eligible list established from this recruitment may be used to fill present and future Regular (including Temporary) fixed-term intermittent and extra-help for this position only. There are currently two (2) regular Full-Time positions and one (1) Fixed Term Part-Time position.

NOTE: If appointed at the lower level incumbent may be promoted to the higher level without further examination upon meeting the minimum requirements demonstrating satisfactory performance and in accordance with the business needs of the department.

BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION: Prior to actual appointment from the eligible list the successful candidate will be required to pass a thorough background investigation conducted by the sheriffs human resources bureau which may also includes a polygraph examination. Background investigation findings may be a basis for removal from the eligible list. To speak to a sheriffs office representative concerning the background investigation process call .

For further information about this recruitment please contact Melissa Kurtz by e-mail at

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
The County of Ventura is an equal opportunity employer to all regardless of age ancestry color disability (mental and physical) exercising the right to family care and medical leave gender gender expression gender identity genetic information marital status medical condition military or veteran status national origin political affiliation race religious creed sex (includes pregnancy childbirth breastfeeding and related medical conditions) and sexual orientation.

Required Experience:

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