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Typically from $8,300 USD per LP officer post/month. See prices →
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9-11 SECURITY AND INVESTIGATION SERVICES LLC
ACTIVE UNIVERSAL PROTECTION, LLC.
ADMIRAL SECURITY SERVICES
AMERICAN PROTECTION SOLUTIONS
ASCENDANT PROTECTIVE SERVICES
AT PROTECTIVE SERVICES
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BANKERS BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.
BROSNAN RISK CONSULTANTS LTD
BTI SECURITY
CAPITAL SECURITY LLC
CSI CORPORATION OF DC
DYNAMIC PROTECTION GROUP INC
EAGLE PROTECTION AGENCY LLC
EAGLE SECURITY GROUP INC
EXCALIBUR ASSOCIATES INC.
FIDELITY PROTECTIVE SERVICES
FOCUS PROTECTIVE SERVICES LLC
GLASGOW INVESTIGATIVE SOLUTIONS INC.
GLOBAL CONSULTING SERVICES OF MARYLAND, LLC
GLOBAL GUARDIAN LLC
KING OF KINGS SECURITY INC.
LASORSA & ASSOCIATES, LLC.
METROPOLIS SPECIAL POLICE DEPARTMENT, LLC
NST-MD LLC
PHILLIPS AND ASSOCIATES, INC.
PLANNED SECURITY SERVICES INC.
PRESAGE GLOBAL LLC
RELIANCE SECURITY SERVICES, LLC
SENTINEL GROUP SIX
SIRIUS DIGNITARY SECURITY SERVICE
STRATEGIC SECURITY GROUP
T COOPER INC.
THE AMERICAN SHIELD CORPORATION
THE STATE PROTECTION AGENCY LLC
UNITED COMMUNITY PATROL SERVICES
UNITED SECURITY INC.
UNIVERSAL SECURITY LLC
VAXCOM SERVICES LLC
Loss prevention in Silver Spring attacks retail shrink with a blend of uniformed deterrence, plainclothes officers and a lawful, well-documented approach to theft and organized retail crime.
In Silver Spring, demand for loss prevention & retail security is driven by the anchor of Montgomery County and the affluent DC-Maryland suburbs and federal agencies and research campuses like NIH and the FDA. The sectors that most rely on this service include federal government and agencies, biotech and life sciences, corporate offices, with specific needs in areas such as the NIH and FDA campuses, the Montgomery County biotech corridor, the downtown Silver Spring offices. The city's main security concerns — federal- and research-facility access control and corporate campus and IP protection — make working with a licensed, professional provider a priority investment for businesses and homeowners.
HireSecurityNow.com connects you with licensed loss prevention & retail security companies in Silver Spring. Compare options, review profiles and request free quotes to find the provider that best fits your needs and budget.
Estimated range per LP officer post/month in Silver Spring:
$8,300 — $14,000 USD
That puts Silver Spring about 11% above the US national range ($7,500 — $12,500) — local wage floors, cost of living and competition for licensed officers all push rates up.
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 Silver Spring that puts an armed post around $11,000 — $19,000 USD per LP officer post/month.
Plainclothes or uniformed loss-prevention officer covering a 12h daily post, billed roughly $20–$35/hr. Many retailers pair a uniformed entrance post with plainclothes coverage; multi-tenant centers may share patrol to lower per-store cost.
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Before you hire
Hire licensed retail security guards to fight theft and ORC while staying SB-553 compliant. Compare uniformed, plainclothes, and mobile models plus cost data.
Read the loss prevention & retail security buyer's guidePrivate security in Maryland is licensed at the state level by the Maryland State Police, Licensing Division. A legitimate company operating in Silver Spring 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.
39 providers below list loss prevention & retail security in Silver Spring. 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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