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24 HR. TERRITORY PROTECTION AND PATROL SERVICES
ABA PROTECTION INC
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ALPHA PROTECTION INC.
AMERICAN EXECUTIVE PRIVATE SECURITY, INC.
AMERICAN HERITAGE PROTECTION SERVICES, INC
AMERICAN PROTECTION SECURITY
APOLLO PROTECTION AGENCY
ARGUS PROTECTION GROUP
ARMOR PRIVATE PROTECTION
ASC PROTECTION, INC.
ATD PROTECTION INC
ATLAS PROTECTION SOLUTIONS
BAJRANGBALI SECURITY & EXECUTIVE PROTECTION SERVICES
BE ONE PROTECTION SERVICES
BENTON PROTECTION GROUP, INC.
BEYOND PROTECTION
BLUE NITE PROTECTION AGENCY
BLUECOAT PROTECTION SERVICES
BODYGUARD CONSULTANTS SERVICES (BCS)
CALIFORNIA SHIELD PROTECTION SERVICES
CAM PROTECTION, INC.
CHARIFI PROTECTION SERVICES, INC
CHERUB EXECUTIVE SERVICE
CLASSIC PROTECTION, INC
DAMIAN EXECUTIVE PROTECTION INC.
DIVINE PROTECTION SERVICES
E.B. PROTECTION AGENCY, INC.
EAGLE EYE PROTECTION INC
EMERGENCY SECURITY PROTECTION
EMPIRE EXECUTIVE PROTECTION CONSULTANTS
ENTERTAINMENT SECURITY PROTECTION
EXECUTIVE COMMAND GROUP, INC
EXPERTS PROTECTION SECURITY INC
FALCON PROTECTION SPECIALISTS, INC
FLEET PROTECTION, INC
FORCE PROTECTION AGENCY
FORTIS PROTECTION SPECIALISTS
FORTRESS PROTECTION
GETT SECURITY & BODYGUARD SERVICES
GOLD SHIELD PROTECTION SERVICE CORP
Executive protection in Los Angeles pairs a trained close-protection agent with advance work, secure transportation and threat assessment for principals, families and visiting executives.
In Los Angeles, demand for executive protection is driven by a vast entertainment and events economy and the nation's largest port complex and its warehouse belt. The sectors that most rely on this service include entertainment and film studios, port and logistics, high-end retail, with specific needs in areas such as Downtown LA, Hollywood and the studio districts, the port complex at San Pedro and Wilmington. The city's main security concerns — organized retail and smash-and-grab theft and cargo theft around the ports — make working with a licensed, professional provider a priority investment for businesses and homeowners.
HireSecurityNow.com connects you with licensed executive protection companies in Los Angeles. Compare options, review profiles and request free quotes to find the provider that best fits your needs and budget.
Estimated range per agent/month in Los Angeles:
$17,000 — $40,000 USD
That puts Los Angeles about 13% above the US national range ($15,000 — $35,000) — local wage floors, cost of living and competition for licensed officers all push rates up.
Full-time close-protection agent. Hourly engagements typically bill $75–$150/hr per agent; full details (armed, secure vehicle, advance work, threat level) move the monthly program cost. Multi-agent details scale accordingly.
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What executive protection costs in 2026 — hourly agent rates, day rates, 24/7 detail budgets, and international premiums — plus what a real EP program includes, the qualifications to look for, when you need it, and how to vet an EP firm.
Read the executive protection buyer's guidePrivate security in California is licensed at the state level by the California Bureau of Security and Investigative Services (BSIS), Department of Consumer Affairs. A legitimate company operating in Los Angeles holds a Private Patrol Operator (PPO) license, which means it has cleared California BSIS'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.
Specific to Los Angeles: LAMC §52.34 imposes an additional city Private Patrol Service permit/registration (through the Board of Police Commissioners, plus a $15,000 surety bond) on PPOs operating within Los Angeles, on top of the state BSIS PPO license
Hiring an unlicensed company is a risk you carry. In California, operating without a license is misdemeanor (Cal. Business & Professions Code §7582.3). Operating as an unlicensed private patrol operator (or knowingly engaging a non-exempt unlicensed one) is a misdemeanor punishable by a $5,000 fine, up to one year in county jail, or both; falsely holding oneself out as licensed (badge, ID/business card, letterhead, or advertising) is a separate misdemeanor with a fine up to $10,000, and a conviction bars BSIS licensure for one year (five years on a second offense).
Los Angeles scores 49/100 on our Crime Index (grade D), which makes it safer than 15% of the 759 US cities we track. The index is built from FBI Crime Data Explorer reports for a population of 3,874,484.
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 Los Angeles varies internally before you scope a contract.
See the full Los Angeles Crime Index and neighborhood breakdown114 providers below list executive protection in Los Angeles. 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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