Armed & Unarmed Security Guards in Los Angeles
BSIS-licensed uniformed officers for Los Angeles commercial, residential, retail, healthcare, industrial, cannabis, and executive-protection posts. California PPO #121131.
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AM PM Nationwide Security deploys California BSIS-certified armed and unarmed security guards across all of Los Angeles County and the surrounding Southern California region. Every officer assigned to a Los Angeles post holds a current BSIS guard card, has been drug-screened and fingerprinted, has cleared a Live Scan background check, and has been trained on your site-specific post orders before they ever clock in.
Whether you need a single unarmed officer at the front desk of a Downtown LA office building, a four-guard armed detail at a Fashion District wholesale operation, or a roving foot patrol across a Brentwood luxury HOA, we engineer the post around your property — not the other way around.
Armed vs. Unarmed — Which Does Your LA Post Need?
Unarmed Security Guards
Best for: lobby receptions, gated-community gates, retail-store presence, school-campus patrol, hospital ER waiting rooms, office-tower access control, low-threat construction sites, parking enforcement.
Cost in LA: typically $22–$32/hour fully loaded.
Credentials: Current California BSIS guard card, site-specific post training.
Armed Security Guards
Best for: cash-handling retail, cannabis dispensaries, jewelers, bank branches, high-value warehouses, executive protection, hostile-termination details, late-night fuel and convenience operations.
Cost in LA: typically $30–$45/hour fully loaded.
Credentials: Current BSIS guard card PLUS California exposed-firearm permit, quarterly requalification, range-current.
Where We Deploy LA-Area Guards
- Commercial office towers in Downtown LA, Century City, Westwood, Burbank, Glendale, Pasadena, Long Beach, and Irvine.
- Retail centers, shopping malls, big-box stores, and Fashion District wholesalers.
- Warehouses and distribution centers across the Inland Empire, Vernon, and the Port-adjacent corridor.
- HOA-governed residential — Brentwood, Bel-Air, Pacific Palisades, Encino, Tarzana, Calabasas, Newport Coast, Irvine, Coto de Caza.
- Hospitals, urgent-care clinics, and medical-office buildings.
- Cannabis dispensaries, delivery operations, and licensed grow facilities.
- Film and TV studios in Burbank, Hollywood, Culver City, and Santa Clarita.
- Government, courthouse, and municipal contract posts.
What Every LA Guard Engagement Includes
- BSIS-certified officer assigned by post fit (not just availability).
- Site-specific post orders drafted from a field-supervisor walk.
- Officer trained on your post before day one.
- Field supervisor coverage — roving supervisors who actually visit posts.
- 24/7 live dispatch and emergency response backstop.
- Daily Activity Reports emailed every shift.
- Certificate of Insurance & additional-insured endorsement on request.
- Bilingual capability (English/Spanish).
Frequently Asked Questions
How fast can you put a guard on my LA property?
Standard scheduled coverage begins within 24–48 hours of a signed agreement. Same-day starts are possible for urgent posts when officers are available.
What does a guard cost in Los Angeles?
Unarmed: typically $22–$32/hour fully loaded. Armed: typically $30–$45/hour. Pricing varies with shift length, post complexity, total contracted hours, and whether prevailing-wage rules apply.
Do you provide armed guards for cannabis dispensaries?
Yes. Cannabis-dispensary security is a specialty — we understand BCC compliance, secure-transport rules, and dispensary-floor crowd dynamics.
Can you cover prevailing-wage / government contracts?
Yes. We staff prevailing-wage and Davis-Bacon compliant posts when required by City of LA, LA County, California state, or federal contracts.