49 security guard and private security companies in Syracuse, New York. Ranked by license status, profile views and recommendations.
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ALLIED UNIVERSAL SECURITY SERVICES LLC
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BMD ARMED SECURITY, INC.
GLOBAL SECURITY
RMW EVENT STAFFING LLC
SENTINEL SECURITY GROUP
THE PHOENIX ROYAL PROTECTION GROUP
VERDAD INVESTIGATIONS & PROTECTION INC
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Syracuse sits at the I-81 and I-90 crossroads of Central New York — a distribution and logistics hub with a strong university and healthcare presence. Warehousing and freight, Syracuse University and its events at the Dome, major hospital campuses, and downtown commercial districts drive demand for warehouse and cargo guards, campus and event security, healthcare officers, and retail and mobile patrol. Most contract security is unarmed under New York's licensing regime, with upstate cost levels well below New York City.
The providers below are ranked on merit, but the final check is yours. Work through these four steps before you sign anything in Syracuse:
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 Syracuse 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.
Syracuse scores 44/100 on our Crime Index (grade E), which makes it safer than 11% of the 759 US cities we track. The index is built from FBI Crime Data Explorer reports for a population of 145,890.
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