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Typically from $9,200 USD per guard post/month. See prices →
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Blue Line Solutions LLC
Five-O Security Enterprises LLC
Gemini Protection Services, LLC
Kodiak Guard Service LLC
Northside Protective Services
Trilogy Security Group, LLC
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Armed security in Terre Haute 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 Terre Haute, demand for armed security guards is driven by Indiana State University and Rose-Hulman and a manufacturing and distribution base along I-70. The sectors that most rely on this service include higher education, manufacturing and distribution, regional healthcare, with specific needs in areas such as the Indiana State University and Rose-Hulman campuses, the I-70 manufacturing and distribution corridor, the hospital campuses. The city's main security concerns — campus-adjacent and event coverage and industrial-site and distribution theft — make working with a licensed, professional provider a priority investment for businesses and homeowners.
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Estimated range per guard post/month in Terre Haute:
$9,200 — $15,000 USD
That puts Terre Haute about 15% below the US national range ($10,800 — $17,300) — lower local wage pressure generally means lower bill rates, though scarce licensed supply can offset it.
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 guidePrivate security in Indiana is licensed at the state level by the the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency, Private Investigator and Security Guard Licensing Board. A legitimate company operating in Terre Haute holds a Security Guard Agency license, which means it has cleared Indiana PLA'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 Indiana, operating without a license is class a misdemeanor (per unlicensed transaction), plus mandatory disgorgement fine (IC 25-30-1.3-23). Recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally engaging in business as, soliciting/advertising as, or holding out as a security guard agency without a license is a Class A misdemeanor, and the court must additionally fine the offender the full compensation earned in committing the offense — a mandatory disgorgement that can push the total fine above Indiana's normal $10,000 misdemeanor cap; each unlicensed transaction is a separate chargeable offense.
Terre Haute scores 51/100 on our Crime Index (grade D), which makes it safer than 17% of the 759 US cities we track. The index is built from FBI Crime Data Explorer reports for a population of 58,565.
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 Terre Haute varies internally before you scope a contract.
See the full Terre Haute Crime Index and neighborhood breakdown7 providers below list armed security guards in Terre Haute. 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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