10 security guard and private security companies in Bloomington, Illinois. Ranked by license status, profile views and recommendations.
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10 companies
A-1 LOCKSMITHS & SECURITY LTD
ALERT SIGNAL AND CONTROL CO
ARON SECURITY INC.
BILL'S KEY AND LOCK SHOP
MIDWEST AV SOLUTIONS INC
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ROCKSTAR AUDIO VIDEO & SECURITY LLC
RUSSELL SECURITY CO II INC
SECURITAS SECURITY SERVICES USA INC
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Bloomington, with adjoining Normal, forms the Bloomington-Normal metro built around insurance and corporate employment — most notably State Farm's headquarters — Illinois State University, and the Rivian electric-vehicle plant in Normal. Corporate campuses, the university, and manufacturing drive demand for lobby and access-control posts, campus-adjacent and event security, and industrial site guards, with retail and healthcare work rounding out a white-collar, service-quality-focused market.
The providers below are ranked on merit, but the final check is yours. Work through these four steps before you sign anything in Bloomington:
Private security in Illinois is licensed at the state level by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR). A legitimate company operating in Bloomington holds a Private Security Contractor Agency license, which means it has cleared Illinois IDFPR'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 Illinois, operating without a license is class a misdemeanor for a first violation; class 4 felony for a second or subsequent violation (225 ILCS 447/45-50 (Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004)). Practicing as, or operating an agency as, a private security contractor without the required IDFPR license is a Class A misdemeanor on first offense and a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent violation; IDFPR may also assess a civil penalty of up to $10,000 per offense, payable within 60 days after the order becomes effective.
Bloomington scores 74/100 on our Crime Index (grade C), which makes it safer than 54% of the 759 US cities we track. The index is built from FBI Crime Data Explorer reports for a population of 79,368.
Crime Index
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