61 security guard and private security companies in Santa Ana, California. Ranked by license status, profile views and recommendations.
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AALIYAH K9 SECURITY
AMERICAN ALARM SYSTEMS, INC.
BLACKHAWKS PRIVATE SECURITY
BRENDE SECURITY
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CALIFORNIA PUBLIC SAFETY
CALVARY CHAPEL OF COSTA MESA
COMMUNITY PATROL
CONSULTATION AND INVESTIGATION PROVIDERS, LLC
D C INSTALLATIONS
DEFENSE ENGINEERED ALARMS
GLENMARS PRIVATE SECURITY
GLOBAL THREAT SOLUTIONS
H&L PRIVATE SECURITY
LION'S GATE LS
MASTERS SECURITY GROUP, INC.
MISSION ALARM LLC
NATIONAL SENTINEL GROUP
PACWEST SECURITY SERVICE
PATROL MASTERS SECURITY SERVICES, INC.
PRECISION SECURITY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES,INC.
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Santa Ana is Orange County's dense urban core and government seat, with civic buildings, healthcare campuses, and extensive retail and industrial districts. Security companies here serve office and government-adjacent facilities, warehouse and manufacturing sites, and retail corridors, with standing guards and mobile patrol in steady demand.
The providers below are ranked on merit, but the final check is yours. Work through these four steps before you sign anything in Santa Ana:
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 Santa Ana 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).
Santa Ana scores 73/100 on our Crime Index (grade C), which makes it safer than 51% of the 759 US cities we track. The index is built from FBI Crime Data Explorer reports for a population of 317,439.
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