406 security guard and private security companies in Tampa, Florida. Ranked by license status, profile views and recommendations.
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300 PROTECTION GROUP, LLC
813 SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES LLC
A BALES SECURITY AGENCY, INC.
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A-SV SECURITY, INC.
ADAMS SECURITY GROUP LLC
ADVANCED NATIONWIDE SECURITY CORPORATION
ALANIS SECUREGUARD, LLC
ALERT SECURITY ASSET PROTECTION
ALLIED UNIVERSAL COMPLIANCE AND INVESTIGATIONS, INC.
ALPHA EXECUTIVE PROTECTION SERVICES, LLC
ALPHA MEGA SECURITY SOLUTIONS, LLC.
AMERICAN GUARD SERVICES INC (TAMPA BRANCH)
AMERISAFETY, INC.
ANGEL EYES HOME WATCHING SERVICE, LLC
AR PROTECTIVE SERVICES, LLC.
ARGUS GLOBAL EXECUTIVE PROTECTION, LLC
AT PROTECTION SERVICES LLC
ATLAS 28 SOLUTIONS LLC
ATLAS EXECUTIVE PROTECTION SECURITY LLC
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Tampa anchors the Tampa Bay region, a diverse market combining a corporate and financial downtown, the Port of Tampa, MacDill and defense-adjacent activity, healthcare and university campuses, sports and event venues, and a large logistics and distribution base. Corporate lobby posts, port and industrial coverage, event and hospitality security, and healthcare officers drive demand, with Brandon, Riverview, and the Pasco and Hernando suburbs adding warehouse, retail, and residential work across a fast-growing metro.
The providers below are ranked on merit, but the final check is yours. Work through these four steps before you sign anything in Tampa:
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 Tampa 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.
Tampa 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 421,313.
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