Matthew Douglas entered the analysis profession in 2006 at the Schenectady Police Department. Douglas has earned promotional position changes that initially began as a crime analyst intern, followed by crime analyst, lead crime analyst, law enforcement analyst director, real-time crime operations director, and most recently, as of January of 2024, his current role overseeing innovation and performance standards for the city of Schenectady. Douglas has over 17 years of law enforcement intelligence-led policing and data-driven analytics experience, with an additional two years of experience working with high-risk youth.

Douglas has analyzed and developed methods to address focused crimes designated by the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services. Douglas provided the analytical and product foundation to successfully implement data-driven approaches to Crime & Traffic Safety (DDACTS) within a Compstat-driven agency. The success of Schenectady’s DDACTS implementation has allowed Douglas to become a DDACTS subject matter expert (SME). As a DDACTS SME, Matthew has the opportunity to share and guide other agencies across the country, pursuing a data-driven policing philosophy, which he has continued to enjoy since 2012.
Douglas holds a BA in Criminal Justice from the State University of New York’s University at Albany and an NYS Crime Analysis certification. Throughout his profession, he has learned and implemented a wide range of best practices within the field.

Douglas launched the success of the International Association of Crime Analysis Mentoring Program as the committee chair in early 2016, and it has continued to succeed.