26 security guard and private security companies in South Bend, Indiana. Ranked by license status, profile views and recommendations.
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Invictus Protection & Investigations LLC
JRS Security LLC
Magnum Security Services, Inc.
Majestic Security and Protection Services, Inc.
Majestic Security, Inc.
Metro-County Enforcement Services
Mikolajewski & Associates, Inc.
Observation Intelligence Inc
Per Mar Security and Research Corp.
Radde Security Services Inc.
Rae & Assoc LLC
Securus Protection Agency LLC
Shadow Watch Security
Sierra Training & Consulting LLC
Specialized Investigative Consultants, Inc.
Trinity Protection Group LLC
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South Bend anchors North Central Indiana and the combined South Bend-Elkhart market, home to the University of Notre Dame, a legacy manufacturing base, and the nation's RV-manufacturing capital in neighboring Elkhart. The university and its football and event calendar, manufacturing and RV plants, regional healthcare, and downtown redevelopment drive demand for campus-adjacent and event security, industrial site guards, healthcare officers, and retail and mobile patrol. Mishawaka, Elkhart, and Goshen add manufacturing and commercial work. As an Indiana metro, South Bend bills at cost-competitive Midwest rates.
The providers below are ranked on merit, but the final check is yours. Work through these four steps before you sign anything in South Bend:
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 South Bend 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.