33 security guard and private security companies in Vacaville, California. Ranked by license status, profile views and recommendations.
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CAKEWALK TECHNOLOGY, LLC
G. ELLIOTT INVESTIGATIONS AND CONSULTING
JOHN AUVINEN CONSULTING & INVESTIGATIONS
LEGACY PROTECTION SERVICE
NEWMARK SUPPORT GROUP INC
NOBILITY SECURITY AND MARITIME SOLUTIONS
PERFORMANCE LOW VOLT SYSTEMS
PETROVICH SECURITY SYSTEMS
R. GIORDANO CONSULTING AND INVESTIGATIONS
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Vacaville sits along the I-80 corridor in Solano County, anchored by the Vacaville Premium Outlets, a growing biotech and manufacturing base, and distribution facilities. Retail outlets, business parks, and logistics sites drive demand for retail loss prevention, commercial coverage, and warehouse and mobile patrol, with residential and HOA work across its expanding neighborhoods.
The providers below are ranked on merit, but the final check is yours. Work through these four steps before you sign anything in Vacaville:
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 Vacaville 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).
Vacaville scores 76/100 on our Crime Index (grade B), which makes it safer than 58% of the 759 US cities we track. The index is built from FBI Crime Data Explorer reports for a population of 104,462.
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