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Private Security Services:

United States

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Industry Overview
Public Safety Environment | Service Type Segmentation | Market Segmentation
Technological Environment | Regulatory Environment

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Demand Forecasts
Market Environment | Service Type Forecasts | Market Forecasts

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Private Security Services: United States

ABOUT THIS REPORT

Sources
Private Security Services: United States is based on Private Security Services, a
comprehensive industry study published by The Freedonia Group in October 2012.
Reported findings represent the synthesis of data from various primary, secondary,
macroeconomic, and demographic sources including:

firms participating in the industry

government/public agencies
national, regional, and international non-governmental organizations
trade associations and their publications
the business and trade press
The Freedonia Group Consensus Forecasts dated August 2012
the findings of other industry studies by The Freedonia Group.

Specific sources and additional resources are listed in the Resources section of this
publication for reference and to facilitate further research.

Scope and Method

This report provides total US private contracted security service revenues in US dollars,
segmented in terms of:

guarding
alarm monitoring
private investigations
other services such as correctional facility management, armored
transport, systems integration and management, security consulting,
and pre-employment screening.

Excluded from the scope of this report are public safety personnel (eg, police officers,
public corrections officers, federal agents, and fire fighters) and in-house, proprietary
security services, such as guards, detectives, and off-duty police officers on the paid
staff of (non-security) business establishments. Also excluded are equipment
installation services (aside from systems integration), locksmith activities, and security
products distribution and sales.
Total revenues are also segmented by market in terms of:

nonresidential
residential.

Total revenues and the various segments are sized at five-year intervals for historical

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years 2006 and 2011 with a forecast to 2016. Forecasts emanate from the identification
and analysis of pertinent statistical relationships and other historical trends/events as
well as their expected progression/impact over the forecast period. Changes in
quantities between reported years of a given total or segment are typically provided in
terms of five-year compound annual growth rates (CAGRs). For the sake of brevity,
forecasts are generally stated in smoothed CAGR-based descriptions to the forecast
year, such as demand is projected to rise 3.2% annually through 2016. The result of
any particular year over that period, however, may exhibit volatility and depart from a
smoothed, long-term trend, as historical data typically illustrate.
Key macroeconomic indicators are also provided at five-year intervals with CAGRs for
the years corresponding to other reported figures. Other various topics, including
profiles of pertinent leading suppliers, are covered in this report. A full outline of report
items by page is available in the Table of Contents.

Industry Codes
The topic of this report is related to the following industry codes:
NAICS/SCIAN 2007
North American Industry Classification System

SIC
Standard Industry Codes

561210
561611
561612
561613
561621

7381

Facilities Support Services

Investigation Services
Security Guards and Patrol Services
Armored Car Services
Security Systems Services (except
Locksmiths)

7382
8744

Detective, Guard, and Armored Car

Services
Security Systems Services
Facilities Support Management Services

Copyright and Licensing

The full report is protected by copyright laws of the United States of America and
international treaties. The entire contents of the publication are copyrighted by The
Freedonia Group, Inc.

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Table of Contents
Section

Page

Highlights....................................................................................................................................................... 1
Industry Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 2
Public Safety Environment ....................................................................................................................... 2
Chart 1 | United States: Crime Rates, 2001-2010 (reported crimes per thousand people) ............... 3
Service Type Segmentation ..................................................................................................................... 4
Chart 2 | United States: Private Security Service Revenues by Type, 2011 ...................................... 4
Guarding. ............................................................................................................................................ 4
Alarm Monitoring. ................................................................................................................................ 5
Private Investigations.......................................................................................................................... 5
Other Security Services. ..................................................................................................................... 5
Market Segmentation ............................................................................................................................... 7
Chart 3 | United States: Private Security Service Revenues by Market, 2011 ................................... 7
Nonresidential. .................................................................................................................................... 7
Residential. ......................................................................................................................................... 8
Technological Environment...................................................................................................................... 9
Regulatory Environment ........................................................................................................................ 11
Demand Forecasts ...................................................................................................................................... 12
Market Environment ............................................................................................................................... 12
Table 1 | United States: Key Indicators for Private Security Service Revenues (billion dollars) ...... 12
Service Type Forecasts ......................................................................................................................... 13
Table 2 | United States: Private Security Service Revenues by Type (million dollars) .................... 13
Guarding. .......................................................................................................................................... 13
Alarm Monitoring. .............................................................................................................................. 13
Private Investigations........................................................................................................................ 14
Other Security Services. ................................................................................................................... 14
Market Forecasts ................................................................................................................................... 15
Table 3 | United States: Private Security Service Revenues by Market (million dollars) ................. 15
Nonresidential. .................................................................................................................................. 15
Residential. ....................................................................................................................................... 16
Industry Structure ........................................................................................................................................ 17
Industry Composition ............................................................................................................................. 17
Industry Leaders .................................................................................................................................... 18
Securitas AB ..................................................................................................................................... 18
ADT Corporation ............................................................................................................................... 19
G4S plc ............................................................................................................................................. 20
Additional Companies Cited................................................................................................................... 21
Resources ................................................................................................................................................... 21
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