48 security guard and private security companies in Newark, New Jersey. Ranked by license status, profile views and recommendations.
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48 companies
2020 Security Service
3Sixty Consulting, LLC
ACN Protection Services LLC
Allboro Security Agency
APC Security Services, Inc.
ASISS & ASSOCIATES LLC
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Asset Protection and Security Services L.P
Assurance Security and Investigative Services
Black Belt Security & Investigations
Blue Line Security Consulting LLC
Building Security Services, Inc.
Capitol Security & Investigations, LLC
Cardone Protection Agency LLC
DWC Enterprises INC
Eagle Eye Security Agency
Excellent Protective Services LLC
Executive Security Agency, LLC
Federal Protective Service
FORT FIDELIS SECURITY
Gateway Security Inc.
Global Mark Security LLC
GRANGER PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Iron Clad Security
LABOR MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS INC
M Deuer Security
Major Investigations Inc.
MIS Security and Loss Prevention Services
MORGAN SECURITY LLC
Mountie Security Associates
Noble Security Group
Number One Security Services, LLC
OKATEC GROUP LLC
Player Protect, LLC
Prime Holdings LLC
Pro Cops Security LLC
Prosegur Services Group, Inc
Pure Guard Service LLC
SAA Protection Services
Securitas Security Services USA, Inc.
Somerset Investigations Group
Stealth Strategic Operational and Tactical Solutions
Sterling Securities
T.A.P.S. Tri State Armed Professional Service
TRI-POINT PROTECTIVE AGENCY LLC
Unifi Security LLC
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Newark is New Jersey's largest city and its economic anchor, home to Port Newark-Elizabeth — the busiest container complex on the East Coast — Newark Liberty International Airport, a major healthcare sector centered on University Hospital, a revitalizing corporate downtown, and the Prudential Center arena. That mix drives heavy demand across nearly every service line: port and warehouse guards with cargo-theft prevention, airport-adjacent logistics coverage, hospital and healthcare officers, corporate lobby and access control downtown, and event security and crowd management at the Prudential Center and other venues.
The providers below are ranked on merit, but the final check is yours. Work through these four steps before you sign anything in Newark:
Private security in New Jersey is licensed at the state level by the New Jersey State Police, Private Detective Unit (SORA). A legitimate company operating in Newark holds a Security Officer Company license (SORA), which means it has cleared New Jersey State Police'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 New Jersey, operating without a license is fourth-degree crime (indictable) (N.J.S.A. 45:19A-3 and 45:19A-4). Working as, or performing the functions of, a security officer without SORA registration is a fourth-degree crime (up to 18 months imprisonment, up to $10,000 fine), and a company owner/operator who employs an unregistered officer is separately guilty of a fourth-degree crime per officer employed, with civil penalties of $1,000 (first offense) to $2,500 (subsequent) also recoverable.
Newark scores 60/100 on our Crime Index (grade C), which makes it safer than 26% of the 759 US cities we track. The index is built from FBI Crime Data Explorer reports for a population of 318,638.
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 Newark varies internally before you scope a contract.
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