190 security guard and private security companies in St. Petersburg, Florida. Ranked by license status, profile views and recommendations.
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AMERI-SEC LLC
ASI APEX SURVEILLANCE AND INVESTIGATIONS, INC.
BULLDOG SECURITY NY, LLC.
CENTRAL SECURITY OFFICER PROTECTION SERVICES
CERBERUS RISK MANAGEMENT
CHIMERA SECURITY SOLUTIONS LLC
COLOSSEUM SECURITY
CONTEMPORARY SERVICES COMPANY
COVENANT SECURITY SOLUTIONS LLC
DUMBARTON SECURITY SERVICE
DUNBAR SECURITY AGENCY, LLC.
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St. Petersburg anchors Pinellas County across the bay from Tampa, blending a revitalized downtown and arts district, Gulf-beach tourism from Clearwater to St. Pete Beach, healthcare campuses, and a dense residential base. Hospitality and event security, beachfront and tourism coverage, corporate and healthcare posts, and retail loss prevention drive demand, with Clearwater, Largo, and the Pinellas beach communities adding resort, commercial, and residential work across the Tampa Bay market.
The providers below are ranked on merit, but the final check is yours. Work through these four steps before you sign anything in St. Petersburg:
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 St. Petersburg 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.
St. Petersburg scores 61/100 on our Crime Index (grade C), which makes it safer than 27% of the 759 US cities we track. The index is built from FBI Crime Data Explorer reports for a population of 269,098.
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