Learn about the types of people who become computer crime investigators. This page goes into detail about the employment, gender, and ethnic ratios of the workplace.
Gender Mix By Career Interest, 2025
This graph shows the distribution of females and males that are interested in becoming a computer crime investigator. Four or five star ratings on CareerExplorer indicate interest.
More men than women are interested in becoming computer crime investigators at a ratio of 1.70 to 1.
Actual Gender Mix, 2025
37% of computer crime investigators are female and 63% are male.
Gender Bias, 2025
This is one of the most compelling statistics we collect. Gender bias shows the difference between gender interest in being a computer crime investigator and the actual gender mix of people in the career.
If there is a significant difference, then it means there is a gender imbalance between those interested in becoming a computer crime investigator and those who end up becoming one.
Ethnic Mix, 2019
The largest ethnic group of computer crime investigators are White, making up 50% of the population. The next highest segments are Other and Black or African American, making up 12% and 12% respectively.