116 security guard and private security companies in Albany, New York. Ranked by license status, profile views and recommendations.
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ALLIED UNIVERSAL SECURITY SERVICES
ANDERSON SECURITY SERVICES LLC
BEK PROTECTION SERVICES LLC
BELICO DEFENSE CONSULTANTS
BLUE LINE ASSET PROTECTION AND SECURITY SERVICES
BOYDS BUILDING SERVICES LLC
CLICKNER SECURITY INC
COMPASS FIRE INVESTIGATIONS AND CONSULTING LLC
DOHENY SECURITY SERVICES,INC
EXECUTIVE INVESTIGATION & CONSULTING SERVICES
FULL ARMOR INVESTIGATIONS AND EXECUTIVE
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Albany anchors New York's Capital Region, centered on the state government complex and extending to Schenectady, Rensselaer, and Saratoga. State government buildings and agency offices, major healthcare systems, SUNY and other universities, the nanotech and semiconductor sector, and Saratoga's racing and tourism economy drive demand for government-facility access control, healthcare officers, campus coverage, and event and crowd-management work. Contract security is overwhelmingly unarmed, with professional, credential-conscious posts the norm across the region's public-sector environments.
The providers below are ranked on merit, but the final check is yours. Work through these four steps before you sign anything in Albany:
Private security in New York is licensed at the state level by the New York Department of State, Division of Licensing Services. A legitimate company operating in Albany holds a Watch, Guard or Patrol Agency license, which means it has cleared NY DOS'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 York, operating without a license is misdemeanor (class b) (General Business Law § 70-a(3) (Article 7)). Engaging in, or advertising as, a watch, guard or patrol agency without a DOS license is a class B misdemeanor per violation (up to 90 days jail and/or a fine up to $500); a business that hires an unlicensed agency faces no separate criminal charge but loses the surety-bond/insurance protection and DOS complaint recourse that Article 7 licensing provides.
Albany scores 39/100 on our Crime Index (grade E), which makes it safer than 8% of the 759 US cities we track. The index is built from FBI Crime Data Explorer reports for a population of 102,009.
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