About the IACA

The International Association of Crime Analysts was formed in 1990 to help crime analysts around the world improve their skills and make valuable contacts, to help law enforcement agencies make the best use of crime analysis, and to advocate for standards of performance and technique within the profession itself. We accomplish these goals through training, networking, and publications.

IACA membership is around 1,500 members and climbing. Members include crime analysts, intelligence analysts, police officers of all ranks, educators, and students. The majority of our members (roughly 86%) are from agencies within the United States of America. Non-U.S. members include analysts from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, the Cayman Islands, Chile, China, Cyprus, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Haiti, India, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Rwanda, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and Venezuela.

The centerpiece of IACA activity has historically been its annual conference, held at varying locations within the United States. In 2004, we published our first book, Exploring Crime Analysis. Our certification program was launched in 2005, and we began offering our professional training series in 2006.