10 security guard and private security companies in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Ranked by license status, profile views and recommendations.
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Froedtert South
Harbor Pointe Defense Strategies
Iron Triangle Investigations
Justice Security Services
KM Investigations and Security, LLC
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Kenosha sits on Lake Michigan at Wisconsin's southeast corner, part of the Chicago-Milwaukee corridor and a fast-growing logistics hub. Sprawling distribution centers and warehousing along I-94 (Amazon, Uline, and others), manufacturing, retail, and a large residential base drive heavy demand for warehouse and site guards, gate and dock access control, overnight yard patrol, and retail loss prevention. Its proximity to Illinois lifts wages toward the Chicago metro. Pleasant Prairie and Salem Lakes add logistics and residential work.
The providers below are ranked on merit, but the final check is yours. Work through these four steps before you sign anything in Kenosha:
Private security in Wisconsin is licensed at the state level by the the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS). A legitimate company operating in Kenosha holds a Private Detective/Security Agency license, which means it has cleared Wisconsin DSPS'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 Wisconsin, operating without a license is misdemeanor (Wis. Stat. § 440.26(8)). Operating unlicensed, or knowingly employing someone who advertises or works unlicensed as a private detective/security person, is fined $100-$500, imprisoned 3-6 months, or both; conviction also makes the offender ineligible for a license for one year and can trigger revocation or suspension of the employing agency's license.
Kenosha scores 78/100 on our Crime Index (grade B), which makes it safer than 63% of the 759 US cities we track. The index is built from FBI Crime Data Explorer reports for a population of 99,483.
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 Kenosha varies internally before you scope a contract.
See the full Kenosha Crime Index and neighborhood breakdown