20 security guard and private security companies in Rockford, Illinois. Ranked by license status, profile views and recommendations.
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AUDIO ENGINEERING INC
M SPINELLO & SON LOCKSMITHS INC
MODUS INVESTIGATION AND PROTECTION SERVICES LLC
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NORTHERN ILLINOIS SECURITY & INVESTIGATION
OLIPHANT LOCK & SAFE
PER MAR SECURITY AND RESEARCH CORP
QUANTUM ALARMS INC
ROCKFORD TECH-SYSTEMS INC
RUSSELL SECURITY CO II INC
SECURITAS SECURITY SERVICES USA INC
SECURITY ALARM OF ROCKFORD LLC
SECURITY PRO INTEL INC
STATE PROTECTION SERVICE INCORPORATED
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Rockford is northern Illinois's largest city and the state's second-biggest outside the Chicago metro, anchored by a deep aerospace and precision-manufacturing base, the growing cargo operations at Chicago Rockford International Airport, and regional healthcare systems. Manufacturing plants and machine shops drive site-guard, gate access, and overnight yard-patrol demand, while air-cargo logistics, hospital campuses, and retail corridors add commercial, healthcare, and loss-prevention work.
The providers below are ranked on merit, but the final check is yours. Work through these four steps before you sign anything in Rockford:
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 Rockford 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.
Rockford scores 36/100 on our Crime Index (grade E), which makes it safer than 7% of the 759 US cities we track. The index is built from FBI Crime Data Explorer reports for a population of 147,186.
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