82 security guard and private security companies in Simi Valley, California. Ranked by license status, profile views and recommendations.
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A SECURITY GROUP INC
ABSOLUTE PROTECTIVE SOLUTIONS
ABSOLUTE SECURITY SYSTEMS
ACCESS PATROL SERVICES, INC.
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AMERICAN FRONTLINE GUARDS
APEX SECURITY SERVICES
AUTHENTIC PRIVATE SECURITY SERVICES, INC
CAM-TEC SECURITY DBA BIEREND CUSTOM SECURITY
CERTIFIED SECURITY SYSTEMS
CLS PRIVATE SECURITY
COVENANT PROTECTION
COVERT ARMORED TACTICS
CRESCENT SECURITY SERVICES INC
CRITICAL SOLUTIONS - PROTECTIVE SERVICES GROUP
CW SECURITY GROUP INC.
DOOR GUARD SECURITY CORP.
EDGEWORTH SECURITY, INC.
ENCORE SECURITY SERVICES
ETERNITY PRIVATE SECURITY
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY SERVICES
JE CONSULTING & INVESTIGATIONS
LEOPARD PRIVATE SECURITY
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Simi Valley is a residential Ventura County community with light-industrial and commercial pockets and a reputation as one of California's safer suburbs. Security demand centers on HOA and residential patrol, retail and office coverage, and site security for its business parks and warehouse facilities.
The providers below are ranked on merit, but the final check is yours. Work through these four steps before you sign anything in Simi Valley:
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 Simi Valley 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).
Simi Valley scores 87/100 on our Crime Index (grade B), which makes it safer than 86% of the 759 US cities we track. The index is built from FBI Crime Data Explorer reports for a population of 125,637.
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 Simi Valley varies internally before you scope a contract.
See the full Simi Valley Crime Index and neighborhood breakdown