390 security guard and private security companies in Sacramento, California. Ranked by license status, profile views and recommendations.
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STORMHAMMER SECURITY
24-7 ALARM SYSTEMS
ACCESS SYSTEMS
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ADVANCE SOUND & ELECTRONICS
AETOS SECURITY
AGAINST ALL ODDS SECURITY
AIRBORNE SECURITY & PATROL INC
ALL MIGHTY SECURITY & SOUND
ALL STAR SECURITY SERVICES
ALLEGIANCE SECURITY AND PROTECTION
ALLEGIANT PROTECTIVE SERVICES
ALPHA DES SECURITY
ALPHA EAGLE SECURITY CONSULTANT
AMERICAN ADVANCED SECURITY SERVICE INC.
AMERICO SECURITY, INC
AMIRI RELIABLE SECURITY INC
APEX SECURITY SYSTEMS
AQUILA PRIVATE SECURITY
ARMOR BEARER PROTECTIVE SERVICES, INC.
ARTEMIS INVESTIGATIONS AND SECURITY AGENCY, INC.
ASSURANCE SECURITY
ASTRA FORCE GUARDS
ASTRO SECURITY MONITORING
ATTENTIVE SECURITY SERVICES
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Sacramento, California's capital, combines state government facilities, healthcare campuses, and a growing downtown commercial core. Security companies here serve office buildings, medical facilities, distribution centers along the Highway 50 and I-5 corridors, and residential communities in the expanding suburbs. Its role as the seat of state government also sustains steady demand for access control and facility security services.
The providers below are ranked on merit, but the final check is yours. Work through these four steps before you sign anything in Sacramento:
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 Sacramento 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.
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).
Sacramento scores 46/100 on our Crime Index (grade D), which makes it safer than 13% of the 759 US cities we track. The index is built from FBI Crime Data Explorer reports for a population of 538,389.
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 Sacramento varies internally before you scope a contract.
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