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Typically from $8,000 USD per guard post/month. See prices →
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Alliance Protection Security
Black Tie Protection Services Inc
Blackstone Security Group, LLC
Blackstone Security LLC
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Cliff K Goldsmith Associates, Inc
Global Defense Security Group
Hawke Enterprises, LLC
Holtec Security International
Loco in the Badlands
Private Protective Services, Inc.
Red Hawk Protection Solutions LLC
SELECTIVE SUBPOENA & INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE, INC.
Titanium Security & Surveillance LLC
Total Control Security Service
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Hiring security guards in Camden usually comes down to one decision: a visible, licensed uniformed post to deter and observe, staffed around your real risk hours rather than 24/7 by default.
In Camden, demand for security guard companies is driven by a major healthcare sector anchored by Cooper and waterfront redevelopment and event venues. The sectors that most rely on this service include healthcare, waterfront and industry, port and logistics, with specific needs in areas such as the Cooper University Health Care campus, the redeveloping waterfront, the industrial and port districts. The city's main security concerns — hospital workplace violence and emergency-department safety and industrial and waterfront-site theft — make working with a licensed, professional provider a priority investment for businesses and homeowners.
HireSecurityNow.com connects you with licensed security guard companies companies in Camden. 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 Camden:
$8,000 — $13,000 USD
That puts Camden in line with the US national range ($8,000 — $12,800).
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 Camden that puts an armed post around $11,000 — $18,000 USD per guard post/month.
One guard covering a 12h daily post, billed at $22–$35/hr unarmed. Varies with schedule (day/night), officer experience and site requirements. 24/7 coverage requires 2–4 officers per post.
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A complete, step-by-step guide to hiring a licensed security guard company in the US: defining needs, verifying license and insurance, checking training (with state-by-state hours), supervision, comparing bids, red flags, and the contract.
Read the security guards buyer's guidePrivate security in New Jersey is licensed at the state level by the New Jersey State Police, Private Detective Unit (SORA). A legitimate company operating in Camden holds a Security Officer Company license (SORA), which means it has cleared New Jersey 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 New Jersey, operating without a license is fourth-degree crime (indictable) (N.J.S.A. 45:19A-3 and 45:19A-4). Working as, or performing the functions of, a security officer without SORA registration is a fourth-degree crime (up to 18 months imprisonment, up to $10,000 fine), and a company owner/operator who employs an unregistered officer is separately guilty of a fourth-degree crime per officer employed, with civil penalties of $1,000 (first offense) to $2,500 (subsequent) also recoverable.
19 providers below list security guards in Camden. 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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