31 security guard and private security companies in Clarksville, Tennessee. Ranked by license status, profile views and recommendations.
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31 companies
BELEW RENTALS, LLC
BETTER CHOICE OF LIVING, INC.
CERTIFIED OFF-DUTY PROTECTIVE SERVICES LLC
CLARKSVILLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL, INC.
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CLARKSVILLE ENTERTAINMENT LLC
CUMBERLAND ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPERATION
DPL CORPORATION SOUTHEAST
DURRETT CONSTRUCTION
FLOURNOY TOUGH SECURITY AND BODY GUARD SERVICES, LLC
FORTIS FORTUNA SECURITY SERVICE LLC
GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH
LIFEPOINT CHURCH
LIONHEART ASSET PERSONAL PROTECTION SERVICE LAPPS LLC
ODOM'S PROTECTIVE SERVICES LLC
RAMBLEWOOD APT LTD
SABERTOOTH SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT LLC
SCOOTER'S PLACE LLC
SUNNY'S LOUNGE
THE GILROY CLARKSVILLLE, LLC
THE PRAETORIAN GROUP LLC DBA PRAETORIAN AERIAL SOLUTIONS
THE WAREHOUSE BAR & GRILL
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Clarksville is a fast-growing Middle Tennessee city defined by Fort Campbell, a major Army installation straddling the Kentucky line that drives defense-adjacent and contractor security demand, alongside Austin Peay State University, a booming residential base, and distribution facilities. Security demand spans access control and facility security for defense-contractor and commercial sites, campus and event coverage, retail loss prevention, and HOA and mobile patrol across expanding neighborhoods. As a Tennessee metro, Clarksville bills at cost-competitive Southeast rates well below coastal markets.
The providers below are ranked on merit, but the final check is yours. Work through these four steps before you sign anything in Clarksville:
Private security in Tennessee is licensed at the state level by the the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance, Private Protective Services program. A legitimate company operating in Clarksville holds a Contract Security Company license, which means it has cleared Tennessee PPS'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 Tennessee, operating without a license is misdemeanor (plus civil penalty) (Tenn. Code Ann. § 62-35-136 (general penalty, Class A misdemeanor); § 62-35-130 (civil penalty up to $2,000 per occurrence); § 62-35-134 (unlawful employments/activities)). Operating a contract or proprietary security company, or working as a guard, without a currently valid PPS license/registration is a Class A misdemeanor, and the Commissioner may separately assess a civil penalty of up to $2,000 per occurrence against the unlicensed operator.
Clarksville scores 72/100 on our Crime Index (grade C), which makes it safer than 50% of the 759 US cities we track. The index is built from FBI Crime Data Explorer reports for a population of 190,532.
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 Clarksville varies internally before you scope a contract.
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