| ADMINISTRATIVE - deals with long-range comparisons (quarterly, semi-annually or annually). Examples of administrative crime analysis tasks include providing economic, geographic, and law enforcement information to police management, city hall, city council, and neighborhood/citizen groups. |
STRATEGIC � primarily concerned with operational strategies and seeks solutions to on-going problems (weeks, months, quarters or years). The purpose of strategic crime analysis is to perform police service more effectively and efficiently. |
TACTICAL � deals with immediate criminal offenses (immediate, hours, days, weeks). It promotes a quick response to recent offenses such as burglaries and robberies. The tactical crime analyst provides information to assist operational personnel in the identification of specific crime trends and arrests. |