64 security guard and private security companies in Rochester, New York. Ranked by license status, profile views and recommendations.
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ALLIED UNIVERSAL SECURITY SERVICES
AP SAFETY & SECURITY CORP
ARMOR SECURITY & PROTECTION INC
BLACK OPS SECURITY & SPECIAL EVENTS LLC
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BROWN BROTHERS SECURITY
C O P SECURITY INC
ENTERPRISE SECURITY CONSULTING AND TRAINING INC
ER SECURITY CONSULTANTS AND PROTECTIVE AGENCY IN
EXECUTIVE PROTECTION OF MONROE COUNTY INC
FEELSAFE V.I.P
FRONTLINE SECURITY AND PROTECTION LLC
HAWKGABOR LLC
INTACT SECURITY SERVICES, LLC
INTERCEPT SECURITY INC
METRO PROTECTIVE & SECURITY CONSULTANTS
PATRIOT PROTECTION AND INVESTIGATIONS LLC
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Rochester is the commercial center of the Finger Lakes, built on an optics and imaging legacy tied to Kodak, Xerox, and Bausch & Lomb. Advanced manufacturing, the University of Rochester Medical Center and regional healthcare, universities including the U of R and RIT, and downtown commercial districts drive demand for industrial and R&D coverage, healthcare officers, campus and event security, and retail loss prevention. Contract security is overwhelmingly unarmed, and Rochester bills well below the downstate market.
The providers below are ranked on merit, but the final check is yours. Work through these four steps before you sign anything in Rochester:
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 Rochester 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.
Rochester scores 50/100 on our Crime Index (grade D), which makes it safer than 16% of the 759 US cities we track. The index is built from FBI Crime Data Explorer reports for a population of 206,391.
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