Crime Analyst
Impact: Direct and Indirect
Analyze crime data and intelligence using statistical methods and GIS tools to identify patterns, trends, and hot spots, supporting law enforcement operations and crime prevention strategies.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Moderate
- Team vs solo
- Team-oriented with significant solo work
- Client facing
- Sometimes
- Impact visibility
- High
- Travel
- Low
- Schedule flexibility
- Moderate
- Remote work
- Hybrid
- Typical work hours
- 40 hours
- Stress level
- Moderate
At a glance
- Median salary
- $70,000
- Entry-level
- $55,000
- Senior
- $90,000
- Growth by 2033
- Growing
- Demand
- Growing
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Salary growth potential
- Moderate
- Typical student debt
- $30,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Data Analysis
- Statistical Software
- GIS
- Report Writing
Soft skills
- Critical Thinking
- Problem Solving
- Communication
Technical complexity: High
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Bachelor's Degree
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 5
- Years to senior
- 10
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Senior Crime Analyst, Supervisory Analyst, Intelligence Analyst
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- Low
- AI disruption risk
- Moderate
- Demand trend
- Growing
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 4/10
- Meaning
- 4/10
- Work-life balance
- 3.5/10
- Prestige
- 7/10
- Social perception
- High