86 security guard and private security companies in Melbourne, Florida. Ranked by license status, profile views and recommendations.
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AKIMA INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION, LLC.
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AMERICAN GUARD SERVICE (CAPE CANAVERAL)
CHENEGA INTEGRATED SECURITY SOLUTIONS, LLC.
CLOAK & DAGGER INVESTIGATIONS AND CONSULTING, LLC.
ELITE SECURITY FORCES
EMPYREAL ENTERPRISES LLC
ESI & TC INC
FIRE/RECONSTRUCTION CONSULTANTS, INC.
FREELANCE SERVICES GROUP, LLC.
FULL EFFECT SECURITY LLC
G & S SECURITY AGENCY, INC
GLOBAL GUARDIAN KNIGHTS INC.
GREEN MTN. CONCERT SERVICES INC
GREYFOX SECURITY LLC
HOOVIS & ASSOCIATES STRATEGIC INVESTIGATIONS & CONSULTING
MIAMI FACT FINDERS PRIVATE INVESTIGATION N FIRM LLC
MIAMI GUARD CRIME PREVENTION, INC.
NORTON LILLY INTERNATIONAL (CAPE CANAVERAL BRANCH)
PARAGON SECURITY SERVICES
PARKHURST ACADEMY INC
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Melbourne anchors Brevard County and Florida's Space Coast, a market driven by the aerospace and defense sector around Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral, a growing tech and manufacturing base, Port Canaveral's cruise and cargo activity, and beachfront tourism. Aerospace and defense-facility access control, industrial and port coverage, event and hospitality security, and residential patrol drive demand, with Palm Bay, Titusville, Cocoa, and Merritt Island adding commercial and residential work.
The providers below are ranked on merit, but the final check is yours. Work through these four steps before you sign anything in Melbourne:
Private security in Florida is licensed at the state level by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Licensing. A legitimate company operating in Melbourne holds a Class “B” Security Agency license, which means it has cleared FDACS'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 Florida, operating without a license is first-degree misdemeanor (first offense), escalating to a third-degree felony for a second or subsequent offense (Fla. Stat. § 493.6120). A first violation of Florida's private-security licensing law (operating or being employed as an unlicensed Class B agency or officer) is a first-degree misdemeanor; a second or subsequent violation is a third-degree felony, and FDACS may also seek a civil penalty of up to $10,000, with anyone convicted of a chapter 493 violation ineligible for licensure for five years.
Melbourne 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 88,193.
Crime Index
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