15 security guard and private security companies in Evansville, Indiana. Ranked by license status, profile views and recommendations.
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Aegis Consulting Enterprises LLC
Comaier Services
Evansville's Finest LLC
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Evansville is the commercial hub of Southwest Indiana and the Tri-State region bordering Kentucky and Illinois along the Ohio River. Manufacturing and advanced industry, river-port logistics, regional healthcare systems, universities, and a downtown entertainment and casino district drive demand for industrial site guards, healthcare officers, event and hospitality coverage, and retail and mobile patrol. Newburgh and Mount Vernon add residential and port-industrial work. As a regional Indiana market, Evansville bills at cost-competitive Midwest rates well below coastal markets.
The providers below are ranked on merit, but the final check is yours. Work through these four steps before you sign anything in Evansville:
Private security in Indiana is licensed at the state level by the the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency, Private Investigator and Security Guard Licensing Board. A legitimate company operating in Evansville holds a Security Guard Agency license, which means it has cleared Indiana PLA'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 Indiana, operating without a license is class a misdemeanor (per unlicensed transaction), plus mandatory disgorgement fine (IC 25-30-1.3-23). Recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally engaging in business as, soliciting/advertising as, or holding out as a security guard agency without a license is a Class A misdemeanor, and the court must additionally fine the offender the full compensation earned in committing the offense — a mandatory disgorgement that can push the total fine above Indiana's normal $10,000 misdemeanor cap; each unlicensed transaction is a separate chargeable offense.
Evansville scores 22/100 on our Crime Index (grade F), which makes it safer than 3% of the 759 US cities we track. The index is built from FBI Crime Data Explorer reports for a population of 114,905.
Crime Index
Crime rates describe a city, not a specific address — the right level of coverage depends on your block, your hours and what you're protecting. Use the neighborhood breakdown to see how Evansville varies internally before you scope a contract.
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