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AHTNA PROFESSIONAL SERVICES INC.
ALLIED UNIVERSAL ENHANCED PROTECTION SERVICES
ALLIED UNIVERSAL EVENT SERVICES A/K/A STAFF PRO INC.
ALLIED UNIVERSAL SECURITY SERVICES
AMERICAN SECURITY PROGRAMS, INC.
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APC SECURITY SERVICES INC
ARON SECURITY INC.
BLOUNTS PRIVATE INVESTIGATION AGENCY LLC
BLUE STAR SECURITY, LLC
BROWN'S ARMOR SECURITY SERVICES, LLC
CENTENNIAL PROTECTION GROUP, LLC
COGNIZANCE PROTECTION COMPANY LLC
DEFENDER ONE LLC
DEPAUL SERVICES, INC
DOTHAN SECURITY INC
DUNBAR SECURITY SOLUTIONS INC.
ELITE INVESTIGATIONS, LLC
ENTERPRISE SECURITY SERVICES CORPORATION
EVENT TACTICAL LLC
FALKEN INDUSTRIES LLC
FDSS SERVICES, LLC
FEDERAL SECURITY SERVICES GROUP USA
FIORE INDUSTRIES INC
FORT GREEN DEFENSE, LLC.
GENESIS 1 SECURITY AGENCY LLC
GLOBAL INVESTIGATIVE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS LLC
GOLD GUARD SECURITY LLC
IGLOBAL SECURITY GROUP LLC
IMAQ RESOURCES, LLC
INSIGHT GLOBAL, LLC
INVESTIGATIVE CONSULTING AND SERVICES INC.
KERBEROS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
KWIK PROTECTIVE SERVICES LLC
LAPRADE SERVICE GROUP LLC
M PROTECTION CONSULTING
M4 SECURITY, LLC
MARSHALL WORLDWIDE SECURITY LLC
MWR INVESTIGATIONS INC
MYLES DAVIS PROTECTIVE SERVICES, LLC.
PALAMERICAN SECURITY INC.
POLICE PROTECTIVE SERVICES LLC
Armed security in Baltimore 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 Baltimore, demand for armed security guards is driven by Maryland's largest security market and talent pool and a major East Coast port and its warehouse belt. The sectors that most rely on this service include port and logistics, healthcare and research, sports and events, with specific needs in areas such as the Port of Baltimore and its industrial belt, the Inner Harbor and downtown, the Johns Hopkins and hospital campuses. The city's main security concerns — cargo and container-yard theft and healthcare workplace violence — 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 Baltimore. 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 Baltimore:
$11,000 — $17,000 USD
That puts Baltimore 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 guidePrivate security in Maryland is licensed at the state level by the Maryland State Police, Licensing Division. A legitimate company operating in Baltimore holds a a Security Guard Agency License, which means it has cleared Maryland State Police'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 Maryland, operating without a license is misdemeanor (Md. Code, Bus. Occ. & Prof. §§ 19-601, 19-607). Providing security guards for hire without a Security Guard Agency License (Bus. Occ. & Prof. § 19-601) is a misdemeanor under § 19-607, punishable by a fine of up to $1,000 and/or up to 1 year imprisonment; the Secretary may additionally levy administrative fines up to $5,000 per violation (capped at $10,000 per 2-year license term) for violations of §§ 19-313 and 19-408.
Baltimore is policed by a consolidated metro agency, so it doesn't appear as a separate city in the FBI's national table. We use the city's own reported incident data instead, mapped to 269 Baltimore neighborhood — which is the more useful view anyway, since risk inside a city varies far more than it does between cities.
Scope your coverage to the block you actually occupy, not the city average. The breakdown below ranks Baltimore Baltimore neighborhood from safest to most affected.
See the Baltimore neighborhood crime breakdown73 providers below list armed security guards in Baltimore. 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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