1,673 security guard and private security companies in Los Angeles, California. Ranked by license status, profile views and recommendations.
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1 OAK SECURITY
24 7 PRIVATE SECURITY
24 HR. TERRITORY PROTECTION AND PATROL SERVICES
360 GROUP INTERNATIONAL, INC
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365 PRO-MAX PRIVATE SECURITY
369 SECURITY SERVICES
3G SECURITY
3RD EYE SECURITY & CONSULTING GROUP
50 CALIBER SECURITY
720 SECURITY
7360 SECURITY LOGISTICS
8 SSPAIDER SECURITY, INC
A & G SECURITY INC
A 1 SECURITY SYSTEMS
A B ELECTRONICS
A TEAM SECURITY ("ATS")
A-1 SECURITY AND SCREENS, INC
A&A SECURITY GROUP
A&RV INVESTMENT INC
A1 SECURITY & SCREENS, INC.
AAA ELECTRONICS
AAA PROTECTIVE SECURITY & CONSULTING GROUP INC
AABLE SECURITIES INC
AB CONSULTING & TRAINING SERVICE INC
ABA PROTECTION INC
ABEST SECURITY INC
ABLE SOLUTIONS
ACA ALARMS & SECURITY
ACCESS CONTROL SECURITY, INC.
ACCESS TECH SECURITY
ACE ALARM, INC.
ACME SYSTEMS INC DBA ADVANCED HOMES
ACME VALLEY SECURITY SERVICES, INC.
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Los Angeles is the largest private security market on the West Coast. The sprawl of entertainment studios, event venues, logistics hubs around the ports of LA and Long Beach, high-end retail corridors, and gated residential communities keeps demand high across nearly every service line — from unarmed guards at retail and office properties to executive protection for entertainment and business figures. Standing guard services, mobile patrol for commercial plazas, and construction site security for the region's constant development pipeline are the most-requested services.
The providers below are ranked on merit, but the final check is yours. Work through these four steps before you sign anything in Los Angeles:
Private security in California is licensed at the state level by the California Bureau of Security and Investigative Services (BSIS), Department of Consumer Affairs. A legitimate company operating in Los Angeles holds a Private Patrol Operator (PPO) license, which means it has cleared California BSIS's ownership, background-check and insurance requirements. Ask for that license number in writing and verify it yourself — a certificate on the wall tells you nothing about current standing, since a license can be suspended or revoked.
Specific to Los Angeles: LAMC §52.34 imposes an additional city Private Patrol Service permit/registration (through the Board of Police Commissioners, plus a $15,000 surety bond) on PPOs operating within Los Angeles, on top of the state BSIS PPO license
Hiring an unlicensed company is a risk you carry. In California, operating without a license is misdemeanor (Cal. Business & Professions Code §7582.3). Operating as an unlicensed private patrol operator (or knowingly engaging a non-exempt unlicensed one) is a misdemeanor punishable by a $5,000 fine, up to one year in county jail, or both; falsely holding oneself out as licensed (badge, ID/business card, letterhead, or advertising) is a separate misdemeanor with a fine up to $10,000, and a conviction bars BSIS licensure for one year (five years on a second offense).
Los Angeles scores 49/100 on our Crime Index (grade D), which makes it safer than 15% of the 759 US cities we track. The index is built from FBI Crime Data Explorer reports for a population of 3,874,484.
Crime Index
Crime rates describe a city, not a specific address — the right level of coverage depends on your block, your hours and what you're protecting. Use the neighborhood breakdown to see how Los Angeles varies internally before you scope a contract.
See the full Los Angeles Crime Index and neighborhood breakdown