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ALCOA MARYVILLE CHURCH OF GOD
AMERICA ENTERTAINMENT,INC.
AMERICA'S COLLECTIBLES NETWORK, INC.
AMERICAN APARTMENT MANAGEMENT CO. D/B/A LITTON PARK APARTMENTS
AMERICAN APARTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.
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ANTIOCH BAPTIST CHURCH
APEX PROTECTIVE SERVICES LLC
ASHBROOK APTS. C/O LUXURY TOWNHOUSE MGT. CO
AUBREY'S, INC DBA BARLEY'S TAPROOM & PIZZERIA
AUTUMNWOOD APARTMENTS
BABCOCK & WILCOX TECH.SVC.CLINCH RIVER, LLC
BAPTIST HOSPITAL WEST
BATTLE ROCK LLC
BELZ FACTORY OUTLET
BLOUNT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
BLUE LION TACTICAL SOLUTIONS LLC
BOEING DEFENSE & SPACE/OAK RIDGE, INC.
BOUNTY S.C.A. WORLDWIDE
BRENDEN PARK APARTMENTS
BROADWAY BAPTIST CHURCH OF MARYVILLE, TENNESSEE, INCORPORATED
BUSH BROTHERS & COMPANY
CANYON APARTMENTS
CEDAR SPRINGS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND
COBBLY NOB PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.
COURTYARD APARTMENTS C/O LUXURY TOWNHOUSE MGT. CO.
COVENANT HEALTH
CROWN COLLEGE DBA TEMPLE BAPTIST CHURCH/ACADEMY
CSS HOTEL SERVICES, INC
DE ROYAL INDUSTRIES, INC.
DEROYAL INDUSTRIES, INC.
DILIGENCE SECURITY AND SELF DEFENSE INC
EAGLE POINT I-V APTS. C/O LUXURY TOWNHOUSE MGMT. CO.
EAST TENNESSEE SECURITY ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
EAST TN. CHILDREN'S HOSP. INC.
EAST TOWNE MALL COMPANY
ELITE SECURITY GROUP INC
ENERGY SOLUTIONS SERVICES, INC.
ENGLISH MT. CONDOMINIUM ASSOC
FAMILY INNS OF AMERICA, INC
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, LENOIR CITY, TENNESSEE
FIRST BAPTIST CONCORD
FLATROCK ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, LLC
FOREST RIDGE APTS. C/O LUXURY TOWNHOUSE MGT. CO.
FORT SANDERS MEDICAL CENTER
Corporate security in Knoxville centers on the lobby and access-control desk — customer-facing officers who manage visitors, credentials and workplace-safety incidents at offices and campuses.
In Knoxville, demand for corporate security is driven by the University of Tennessee flagship campus and the TVA energy sector and Oak Ridge National Laboratory corridor. The sectors that most rely on this service include higher education, energy and research, healthcare, with specific needs in areas such as the University of Tennessee campus, the Oak Ridge National Laboratory research corridor, the TVA energy facilities. The city's main security concerns — campus and large-crowd event management and research-facility and credential-sensitive access control — make working with a licensed, professional provider a priority investment for businesses and homeowners.
HireSecurityNow.com connects you with licensed corporate security companies in Knoxville. 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 Knoxville:
$7,900 — $13,000 USD
That puts Knoxville about 10% below the US national range ($8,800 — $14,100) — lower local wage pressure generally means lower bill rates, though scarce licensed supply can offset it.
Armed officers typically run about 35% more than unarmed coverage for the same post — the premium covers the firearm permit, range requalification and the higher insurance the provider carries. In Knoxville that puts an armed post around $11,000 — $18,000 USD per guard post/month.
Guard-post economics × ~1.1 for customer-facing, higher-skill lobby/access-control officers. Program cost scales with posts, coverage hours and technology integration.
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Before you hire
How to build a corporate security program: layering access control, reception, CCTV, and guards; in-house vs. outsourced; and what a managed program costs — including 24/7 annual math.
Read the corporate security buyer's guidePrivate 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 Knoxville 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.
Knoxville scores 48/100 on our Crime Index (grade D), which makes it safer than 14% of the 759 US cities we track. The index is built from FBI Crime Data Explorer reports for a population of 200,645.
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 Knoxville varies internally before you scope a contract.
See the full Knoxville Crime Index and neighborhood breakdown131 providers below list corporate security in Knoxville. 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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