MAY 15 2013
CHARLOTTE NC Based on the latest data from state and federal agencies and our in-house data, we have ranked the top 10 most dangerous cities for private security and the top 5 most dangerous states. The parameters and criteria for our study included; armed confrontations, security officer assaults, injuries and deaths sustained. The data also reflects the most dangerous assignments where most incidents occurred: Nightclubs/Restaurants 29% Retail-27% Residential/Apartments-Condos 11% Mobile Patrol/Alarm Response 9% Hotels/Motels 8% Special Events 5% Armored Car 5% Office-Commercial Business 3% MSC Locations 3% THE MOST DANGEROUS CITIES FOR PRIVATE SECURITY: HOUSTON DETROIT MEMPHIS CHICAGO MIAMI DALLAS PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK CITY ALLENTOWN TAMPA TOP FIVE STATES TEXAS FLORIDA NEW YORK CALIFORNIA TN-OHIO-MICHIGAN (Three Way Tie) The Department of Labor Statistics currently ranks the following cities with the largest concentration of private security officers per 1000 jobs: Las Vegas NV West Palm Beach FLA Atlantic City NJ Honolulu HI Myrtle Beach-Sumter SC Miami FLA Memphis TN These employment statistics do not reflect the additional persons employed in the security field as loss prevention agents, bouncers or non-licensed/registered proprietary security officers. |