18 security guard and private security companies in Jackson, Tennessee. Ranked by license status, profile views and recommendations.
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18 companies
ALLIED ELITE SECURITY LLC
CAMP'S SUPERMARKET
CHERRY GROVE APARTMENTS
DELTA SECURITY COMPANY LLC
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JACKSON MADISON COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM
PALMER SECURITY SERVICES LLC
POPE SECURITY & INVESTIGATIONS-PSI, LLC
SEARS ROEBUCK & CO
SOULQUEST MINISTRIES
STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC.
Union University
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Jackson is the commercial hub of West Tennessee, sitting on the I-40 corridor midway between Memphis and Nashville. Regional healthcare campuses, manufacturing plants, distribution facilities, and retail centers drive demand for healthcare officers, industrial site guards, gate and dock access control, and retail loss prevention and mobile patrol. As a regional West Tennessee market, Jackson bills at cost-competitive Southeast rates well below coastal California and New York.
The providers below are ranked on merit, but the final check is yours. Work through these four steps before you sign anything in Jackson:
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 Jackson 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.
Jackson 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 69,583.
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 Jackson varies internally before you scope a contract.
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