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Typically from $11,000 USD per guard post/month. See prices →
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1National Executive Security Services
1st Response Security LLC
21st century security services LLC
AA Security Group Inc.
Advanced Professional Security-CO, LLC
Advantage Security, Inc.
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All Day Surveillance All Day Protection Services
Allegiance Security Control LLC
AlphaWill Security Services LLC
American Guard Services
American Hawk Security LLC
Apex Guardian Network LLC
ARES SECURITY LLC
Assuring Security Inc
Battle Tested Security LLC
BattleKat Security and Asset Protection
Bellator Defense LLC
Blackstone Security Services of Colorado, Inc
Blue Line Protection Group Incorporated
Byers K9 Services LLC
C Squared Security Services, LLC
Calian Protective Services
Charlie Mike Protective Services
Citadel Security Group LLC
Code 4 Security Services, LLC
Colorado Protection Services, LLC
Colorado Refugee and Immigrant Security Service, Inc.
COLORADO SECURITY SOLUTIONS, LLC
Concierge Security LLC
Covenant Aviation Security, LLC
Crisis24 Protective Solutions, INC
Critical Asset Defense Agency LLC
CROWN SECURITY SERVICES
DC Private Investigations and Security Consultants
Denver Metro Security Inc.
Denver Platinum Protection Group
Denver's Finest Security, LLC.
DESOUZA PROTECTIVE SERVICES LLC
Doubles Protective Services
Dream Lite Security Services LLC
Elevate1 Security Company LLC
Elite Security Group, Inc.
Armed security in Denver is warranted when a site handles cash, high-value goods or a genuinely elevated threat — and it hinges on officers who hold a state firearm permit on top of a standard guard license.
In Denver, demand for armed security guards is driven by the commercial hub of the Mountain West and a large legal cannabis industry. The sectors that most rely on this service include cannabis, sports and events, corporate and financial services, with specific needs in areas such as Downtown and the LoDo entertainment district, Ball Arena, Coors Field and Empower Field, the dispensary and cannabis-facility districts. The city's main security concerns — cannabis-industry cash-handling and dispensary security and large-scale event and venue crowd management — make working with a licensed, professional provider a priority investment for businesses and homeowners.
HireSecurityNow.com connects you with licensed armed security guards companies in Denver. Compare options, review profiles and request free quotes to find the provider that best fits your needs and budget.
Estimated range per guard post/month in Denver:
$11,000 — $18,000 USD
That puts Denver in line with the US national range ($10,800 — $17,300).
Armed post = unarmed × ~1.35 (armed license/permit, firearms qualification, higher wage and insurance). Billed roughly $30–$48/hr; a 12h daily post runs ~$10,800–$17,300/month.
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Before you hire
Armed guards cost 40–60% more and carry far more liability than unarmed guards. A complete guide to choosing — with national cost data, a state-by-state firearm-permit table, and the insurance and liability traps that matter.
Read the armed security guards buyer's guideColorado does not license security companies at the state level. Authorization runs through city and county governments — Colorado has no statewide security regulator, so a firm in Denver operates under a municipal license where required (there is no statewide company license) and there is no single statewide registry to check. Ask exactly which authorization the provider holds and where it is registered — in a state with no central lookup, the company's own vetting, training and insurance carry more weight than any state floor.
Specific to Denver: Excise & Licenses requires the guard license before starting work (a signed Letter of Hire from a licensed private security employer is mandatory) and limits armed, endorsed guards to carrying no more than two firearms while performing security services; the armed endorsement requires 5 hrs classroom + 3 hrs live-fire, an 80% score, and yearly requalification.
Hiring an unlicensed company is a risk you carry. In Colorado, operating without a license is municipal ordinance violation (no state-level security-license statute exists to violate until hb25-1262 takes effect aug 1, 2026) (Denver Revised Municipal Code § 1-13 (general penalty); security-guard licensing under D.R.M.C. Ch. 42, Art. V). Because there is currently no statewide license requirement, there is no state penalty; in cities that do license (e.g., Denver), operating a security company or working as a guard without the required Excise & Licenses license is a city-code violation punishable under the general penalty by up to a $999 fine and/or up to 300 days in jail. Effective August 1, 2026, HB25-1262 creates statewide licensing through the Board of Private Security Services, adding state-level penalties for unlicensed operation.
Denver scores 24/100 on our Crime Index (grade F), which makes it safer than 4% of the 759 US cities we track. The index is built from FBI Crime Data Explorer reports for a population of 733,212.
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 Denver varies internally before you scope a contract.
See the full Denver Crime Index and neighborhood breakdown119 providers below list armed security guards in Denver. Ranking is based on verifiable signals, but the last checks are yours — and they are the ones that decide whether a contract holds up.
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