15 security guard and private security companies in Paterson, New Jersey. Ranked by license status, profile views and recommendations.
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15 companies
5S Security, LLC
All Security Detective Agency
Argus Security Solutions LLC
Capital Security Investigations
Capital Security Investigations GROUP
CORR SECURITY TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING LLC
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Duncan Private Detective Agency LLC
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Hinton Investigations Inc
LEAD Security Group Inc.
NGB Training & Consulting LLC
Olympio Security LLC
Rosa International Group
Secure Endeavors Inc
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Paterson, the Passaic County seat, is one of New Jersey's densest urban centers, with an industrial and manufacturing legacy, active warehousing, and busy retail corridors. Manufacturing and warehouse site guards, retail loss prevention, and mobile patrol of commercial districts drive demand, with neighboring Clifton and Passaic adding commercial, industrial, and retail work.
The providers below are ranked on merit, but the final check is yours. Work through these four steps before you sign anything in Paterson:
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 Paterson 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.
Paterson scores 41/100 on our Crime Index (grade E), which makes it safer than 9% of the 759 US cities we track. The index is built from FBI Crime Data Explorer reports for a population of 160,567.
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 Paterson varies internally before you scope a contract.
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