37 security guard and private security companies in Peoria, Illinois. Ranked by license status, profile views and recommendations.
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37 companies
ADT LLC OF DELAWARE
ALLIED LOCK & SAFE TECHNICIANS INC
AMPRO24 FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES, PLLC
BASIC INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS INC
CHRISTENBERRY SYSTEMS & ALARM CO INC
COPS INC LOCK AND SAFE TECHNICIANS
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DYNAMIC CONTROLS INC
ENTEC SERVICES INC
ETHOS TACTICAL LLC
GETZ FIRE EQUIPMENT COMPANY
GUARDIAN SECURITY SERVICES
HEART TECHNOLOGIES INC
JIMMIE'S LOCK SHOP INC.
JOHNSON CONTROLS FIRE PROTECTION LP
JOHNSON CONTROLS INC
JOHNSON CONTROLS SECURITY SOLUTIONS LLC
KAIROS LEGACY SYSTEMS PLLC
KOENER ELECTRIC INC
OBERLANDER ALARM SYSTEMS INC
SECURITAS SECURITY SERVICES USA INC
SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
TEUFEL HUNDEN ELECTRONICS INC
THE KERN GROUP INC
THOMPSON ELECTRONICS COMPANY
UNIVERSAL PROTECTION SERVICE LLC
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Peoria anchors central Illinois along the Illinois River, historically the home of Caterpillar and still a manufacturing, healthcare, and river-logistics hub. Major hospital systems such as OSF HealthCare, industrial plants, and river-barge and distribution facilities drive demand for healthcare officers, site guards, and warehouse and overnight patrol, with downtown commercial and retail work rounding out the market.
The providers below are ranked on merit, but the final check is yours. Work through these four steps before you sign anything in Peoria:
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 Peoria 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.
Peoria scores 5/100 on our Crime Index (grade F), which makes it safer than 1% of the 759 US cities we track. The index is built from FBI Crime Data Explorer reports for a population of 111,389.
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