167 security guard and private security companies in San Jose, California. Ranked by license status, profile views and recommendations.
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2001 SECURITY SYSTEM & ELECTRICAL WORKS
25/8 PRIVATE SECURITY
3-S SECURITY, INC.
ALERT SECURITY & PATROL CORPORATION
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ALL KNIGHT SECURITY
ALMADEN VALLEY PRIVATE SECURITY
AMERICAN SAFE COMPANY, INC
AMERICAN SCIENTIFIC
AR PROTECTIVE SERVICES
AREA BAY SECURITY SERVICES
ASSET ASSURANCE COMPANY THE
ASSET PROTECTION GROUP PRIVATE SECURITY, INC.
AU ELECTRIC CORP
AVS TECHOLOGY INC.
BASTION SECURITY SERVICES
BAY 1 SECURITY SERVICES
C2 SECURITY SOLUTIONS LLC
COLEMAN SECURITY
CORPORATE SECURITY CONCEPTS
CREATIVE SECURITY COMPANY, INC.
DEFENSE PROTECTION GROUP, INC.
DELTA ALARM SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC
DIETZ ASSOCIATES INC
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San Jose anchors Silicon Valley, where corporate campuses, data centers, and R&D facilities drive some of the most sophisticated commercial security requirements in the country. Tech companies contract standing guards, access control, and executive protection, while the region's logistics and light-industrial parks add warehouse and patrol demand. Labor costs here are among the highest in the nation, which is reflected in billed rates.
The providers below are ranked on merit, but the final check is yours. Work through these four steps before you sign anything in San Jose:
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 San Jose 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).
San Jose scores 56/100 on our Crime Index (grade D), which makes it safer than 21% of the 759 US cities we track. The index is built from FBI Crime Data Explorer reports for a population of 994,435.
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