Crime Analyst G120 Police Department
Salary
$20.75 Hourly
Location
Public Safety, 510 10th Street, Columbus, GA
Job Type
Full-Time Regular
Job Number
2026-00000395
Department
Police Department
Division
Office of Professional Standards
Opening Date
07/14/2026
Closing Date
8/14/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
- Description
- Benefits
- Questions
Major Duties and Responsibilities
This position is responsible for performs a variety of professional, analytical, and technical work involving crime analysis.
- Analyzes, prepares and disseminates analytical data and other information relevant to crime series, trends, patterns and suspect information to enhance proactive and reactive law enforcement capabilities.
- Performs geographical mapping analyses relevant to crime, trends, patterns and perpetrators.
- Works with the Investigation, Uniform and Administrative Operations divisions to identify, evaluate, and report upon major crime trends, crime patterns, and criminals in order to analyze relevant data and produce crime bulletins, crime patterns and suspect intelligence information.
- Identifies crime patterns utilizing daily case review.
- Advises appropriate personnel of crime patterns and anticipated criminal activity.
- Assists operational and administrative personnel in planning the deployment of resources for the prevention and suppression of criminal activities, aiding the investigative process and increasing apprehensions and the clearance of cases.
- Coordinates analysis activities with other City departments and outside agencies.
- Responds to requests regarding crime analysis information relating to specific investigations.
- Prepares and distributes reports, charts, publications and related material to track, display and explain findings and report on crime analysis activities.
- Performs a variety of complex professional analyses, including geographical mapping analyses, of relative crime information.
- Collects, analyzes, prepares and disseminates information relative to crime patterns and criminal intelligence to assist operational personnel in the police department.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Knowledge of both the state of Georgia and the City of Columbus, Georgia laws.
- Knowledge of Geographic Information System (GIS) concepts and function.
- Skill in the use of Microsoft Windows, Excel and Word or similar software.
- Skill in operating standard office equipment.
- Skill in problem solving, decision making, and making recommendations.
- Skill in oral and written communication.
Minimum Educational and Training Requirements
Bachelors Degree in Public or Business Administration, Criminal Justice, Information Management or related field is required. Understand the diverse objectives and functions of the subunits in the department in order to direct and coordinate work within the department. Possession of or ability to readily obtain a valid drivers license issued by the State of Georgia for the type of vehicle or equipment operated.
Physical Requirements
The work is typically performed while intermittently sitting, standing, stooping, walking, bending, or crouching. The employee frequently lifts light objects, uses tools or equipment requiring a high degree of dexterity, and must be able to distinguish between shades of color. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:
- Balancing - maintain equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching.
- Feeling - perceiving attributes of objects by touch with skin, fingertips.
- Grasping - applying pressure to object with fingers, palm.
- Handling - picking, holding, or working with whole hand.
- Hearing 1 - perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information.
- Hearing 2 - receive detailed information, make discrimination in sound.
- Kneeling - bending legs at knee to come to rest at knees.
- Lifting - raising objects from lower to higher position, moving objects side to side, using upper extremities, back.
- Manual Dexterity - picking, pinching, typing, working with fingers rather than hand.
- Pulling - use upper extremities to exert force, haul or tug.
- Pushing - use upper extremities to press against objects with force, or thrust forward, downward, outward.
- Reaching - extending hands or arms in any direction.
- Repetitive Motion - substantial movements of wrists, hands, fingers.
- Speaking - expressing ideas with spoken word, convey detailed, important instructions accurately, concisely.
- Stooping - bending body downward, forward at waist, with full motion of lower extremities and back.
- Talking 1- expressing ideas by spoken word
- Talking 2 - shouting to be heard above ambient noise.
- Visual Acuity 1 - prepare, analyze data, transcribing, computer terminal, extensive reading.
- Visual Acuity 2 - color, depth perception, field of vision.
- Visual Acuity 3 - determine accuracy, neatness, observe facilities/structures.
- Visual Acuity 4 - operate motor vehicles/heavy equipment.
- Visual Acuity 5 -close acuity for inspection of small defects, machines, use measurement devices, or fabricate parts.
- Walking - on foot to accomplish tasks, long distances, or site to site.
The work is typically performed in an office, library, computer room, or outdoors where the employee may be exposed to noise, contagious or infectious diseases, irritating chemicals, cold or inclement weather, and harmful or dangerous situations.
The Columbus Consolidated Government is proud to offer an exceptional compensation and benefits package. Benefits include the following:
- Low-cost Medical Insurance
- Prescription Drug Plan
- Dental Plan
- Vision Plan
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Life Insurance
- Supplemental Life Insurance
- Long Term Disability
- Credit Union
- Direct Deposit
- 12 Paid Holidays
- Vacation Leave
- Sick Leave
- PERK Time Off
- Retirement Plan
- Supplemental Retirement Plan
- Free and Discounted Services
- Employee Assistance Program
Take advantage of these free and discounted City Services offered to all City Employees.
- Discounted Movie Tickets
- Free Notary Services
- Ride a Metra Bus for Free
- Free Mulch
- Free Fire/Safety Home Inspection
- Drivers Training for Employee Dependents
- Oxbow/Bull Creek Golf Course discounts
- River Center Discounts
- Cell Phone Carrier Discounts
Retirement Plan
The Columbus Consolidated Government offers a defined benefit retirement plan to eligible employees who work in General Government and in Public Safety. Employees in the pension plan must meet both age and years of service requirements to qualify for retirement. The current vesting period is ten years, and the current pension contribution rate is 8% of your gross salary.
Supplemental Retirement Plan
The Columbus Consolidated Government offers a Deferred Compensation Plan or supplemental retirement plan that is tax deferred. This plan allows employees to contribute a portion of their salary, before federal and state taxes, to a retirement account. Your compensation is more than a paycheck, it allows you to plan for your financial future as well.
01
Do you possess a valid drivers license?
02
Which best describes your level of education? (You will be asked to provide documentation)
- No High School Diploma
- GED
- High School Diploma
- Technical College
- Some College
- Associates Degree
- Bachelors Degree
- Masters Degree
- Doctorates Degree
03
Describe any work experience that you may have involving the processing of documents related to the Criminal Justice System in Local, State or Federal agencies.
04
How many years of experience in this area do you have?
- None
- 0 - 1
- 1 - 3
- 3 - 5
- 5 years or more
05
Please explain any work experience in computer applications, analysis of GIS data and in the creation of geographical mapping analyses relevant to crime, trends, patterns and perpetrators or related reports.
06
Please describe what your understanding of analytical methodology is pertaining to crime analysis.
07
Describe to us an experience where you had to apply critical thinking skills regarding criminal activity trends.
Required Question
Employer Columbus Consolidated Government
Address City Hall
1111 1st Avenue
Columbus, Georgia, 31901
Phone 706-225-4059
Website http://www.columbusga.gov/HR