73 security guard and private security companies in Gary, Indiana. Ranked by license status, profile views and recommendations.
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Allpoint Security Investigations Group Consultants and Training Center
Angel Protection Investigation Security LLC (A.P.I. Security)
APIS Asset Protection & Investigation Services
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Armor Security Forces, LLC
Becker Consulting Group, LLC
Blue Line Security Solutions LLC
Centurian Detective Agency
Country Security Service
DDS Security, LLC
Delta Protective Services
Denali Universal Services, LLC
Double Eagle Agency
EGE Security Services
Embassy Security Agency LLC
Enforcement Dynamics Security Services Incorporated
Falcon Security Services
Gomez Security, Inc.
In Pro Protection Specialists Inc.
Investigative Solutions & Consulting Services, Inc.
ISM Security Management, LLC
Jarrett Security Agency, Inc.
Jerome Jay Singer, Security Consultant, L.L.C
Jolly Security, LLC
Kingdom Security LLC
Lakes of the Four Seasons Property Owners Association, INC
Mance Consulting, LLC
Mark International, LLC
Mercer Protection & Logistics, Inc.
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Gary anchors Northwest Indiana — the Indiana side of the Chicago metro across Lake and Porter counties. A heavy steel and heavy-industry legacy along the Lake Michigan shoreline, the ports and logistics corridors, casinos, and busy retail centers in Merrillville, Crown Point, and Schererville drive demand for industrial and site guards, gate and dock access control, overnight yard patrol, and retail loss prevention. Its proximity to Chicago lifts wages above the rest of the state. Valparaiso, Portage, Munster, and Michigan City add commercial, port-adjacent, and residential work across the region.
The providers below are ranked on merit, but the final check is yours. Work through these four steps before you sign anything in Gary:
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 Gary 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.
Gary scores 10/100 on our Crime Index (grade F), which makes it safer than 2% of the 759 US cities we track. The index is built from FBI Crime Data Explorer reports for a population of 67,197.
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 Gary varies internally before you scope a contract.
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