The Crime Analysis Unit (CAU) is staffed with civilian personnel, which includes one Executive Crime Analyst Supervisor and three Crime Intelligence Analysts (CIA). The CAU was decentralized in 2016, and the analysts were then embedded within the following Bureaus:

• Operations (Patrol) Bureau
• High Risk Offenders Bureau (HRO
• Criminal Investigations Bureau (CIB)

The basic objective of the CAU is to provide a sophisticated means for identifying and apprehending criminals and for improving utilization of the department's resources. The staff completes assignments related to Crime Analysis, Intelligence Analysis, Investigative Analysis, as well as Operations Analysis. The unit also responds to law enforcement and non-law enforcement (internal and external) requests for assistance.

Some of the more specialized skills and tasks include simple to very complex link analysis charting for large scale and major investigative cases. In addition, the Crime Analysis Unit employs numerous specialized computer programs to aid in their efforts to suppress and prevent crime.