70 security guard and private security companies in Santa Rosa, California. Ranked by license status, profile views and recommendations.
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ACME SECURITY CENTER INC
ADCON CONSULTING AND INVESTIGATIONS
ALL STAR ALARM
ANDY DEAN ELECTRIC/SECURITY,INC.
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E S P & ALARMS INC
EAGLE CONSULTING AND INVESTIGATIONS
ELECTRONIC SECURITY PATROL SERVICE
JFI PRIVATE SECURITY
JMA SECURITY
LA FRANCE PROTECTIVE SERVICES
LOGICAL SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES
NORTH BAY AVS DESIGN
PATRIOTS INTERNATIONAL
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Santa Rosa is the commercial center of Sonoma County wine country, where hospitality, agriculture, and a large residential base drive demand. Wineries, hotels, and event venues sustain hospitality and event security, while retail centers, healthcare campuses, and residential communities add guard and mobile patrol work across a spread-out service area.
The providers below are ranked on merit, but the final check is yours. Work through these four steps before you sign anything in Santa Rosa:
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 Rosa 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 Rosa scores 74/100 on our Crime Index (grade C), which makes it safer than 54% of the 759 US cities we track. The index is built from FBI Crime Data Explorer reports for a population of 177,414.
Crime Index
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