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Discreet, vetted officers and tailored protection programmes for private residences, estates, executives and businesses across Los Angeles County.
Private security is not a bigger version of a guard post. It is a different relationship. The people who call us for private security services in Los Angeles are usually protecting something that is theirs personally, a home, a family, a reputation, a business they built, and they want a programme designed around it rather than a guard assigned to it.
We Guard Now builds those programmes. That can mean a discreet officer at a Beverly Hills estate who knows the household routine, a protective detail for a founder who has started receiving unwanted attention, a plain clothes presence at a private event, or a full standing and patrol programme across a portfolio of properties. Every officer is BSIS licensed, individually vetted for the assignment, and bound by confidentiality as a condition of working with us.
Whether you need one private security guard in Los Angeles for a single week or a permanent programme covering a residence, an office and travel, we start with a conversation rather than a quote, and we can usually have officers in place within 24 hours.
Tell us about your property, and we’ll give you a written quote, usually the same day.
Our private security services in Los Angeles are assembled from the components below. Most clients combine three or four of them into a single programme rather than buying any one in isolation.
A permanent or overnight officer at a private home, gatehouse or estate. Officers learn the household routine, the regular faces and the vehicles that belong, which is what allows them to notice the one that does not.
Close protection for founders, executives, public figures and family members, uniformed or plain clothes depending on what the situation calls for. Includes travel, arrivals and departures, and venue advance work.
Officers who combine protection with a front of house role at a residence or private office, managing deliveries, contractors, staff access and guests without the property feeling like a compound.
For companies that want one designed programme rather than a list of services. We assess the sites, write the post orders and staff the whole thing under one contract and one supervisor.
Weddings, private parties, film wrap events, gallery openings and family occasions where the requirement is that nothing feels guarded while everything is.
Low profile observation of a property or situation, and standby officers held ready for a defined window such as a difficult termination, a court date or a family dispute.
Before staffing anything, a supervisor walks the property or reviews the situation and tells you honestly what level of protection it warrants, including when the answer is less than you expected.
Private security work is by definition specific. Tell us the circumstances in confidence and we will tell you what we would recommend, even if that recommendation is that you do not need us.
A private security officer works closer to the client than any other role we staff. Discretion, judgment and familiarity matter more than presence, because the whole point is that the protection does not dominate the environment it is protecting.
On a typical private security assignment in Los Angeles, one of our officers will:
What a private security officer does not do is discuss the assignment. Confidentiality is written into every contract and every officer agreement we hold. Clients, addresses, routines and incidents stay inside the assignment.
People use the phrase private security to mean two different things, so it is worth being precise. Every licensed guard company in California is technically private security. What most clients mean when they search for it is something more tailored than a guard on a post.
| Comparison point | Private Security Programme | Standard Guard Service |
|---|---|---|
| Bought by | Private clients, estates, executives and businesses wanting a designed programme | Businesses needing coverage at a site |
| Designed around | Your situation, assessed first | A standard post order for the site type |
| Officer selection | Individually matched and vetted for the assignment | Assigned from the qualified roster |
| Presentation | Plain clothes or uniformed, whichever fits | Uniformed |
| Continuity | A small named team who return | Scheduled coverage by available officers |
| Confidentiality | Contractual and central to the service | Standard professional discretion |
Choose a private security programme if you are protecting a residence, a family, a public profile or a business situation that needs judgment and discretion rather than visible presence.
Choose standard guard services if you need reliable coverage at a commercial site and a uniformed officer is exactly what the job calls for. It costs less and it is often the right answer.
Many clients use both. A private programme covering the residence and principals, with standard uniformed coverage at the commercial premises, all run under one contract.
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Gatehouse coverage, overnight officers and grounds patrols for private homes across Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Holmby Hills, the Palisades and Hollywood Hills.
Personal protection for founders, executives, entertainers and anyone whose profile has started attracting attention they did not ask for.
Coordinated coverage across multiple family properties, staff vetting support and a single point of contact who knows the whole picture.
Private security programmes for boards that want more than a gate attendant, including patrols, incident reporting and resident communication.
Discreet front of house officers for law firms, funds, agencies and practices where clients expect privacy as part of the service.
Location security, talent protection, private set coverage and wrap events, handled by officers used to working around production.
Clinics and treatment centres where patient privacy is the product and security has to support that rather than undermine it.
Coverage for high value art and collections in private hands, including transport days and viewing appointments.
Weddings, parties, screenings and family occasions where guests should never notice the protection.
Appointment only showrooms and private client suites needing presence without pressure.
Corporate events, filming, grand openings and private functions, with short-term teams scaled to the guest count
We provide private security services across Los Angeles County, including:
Private security work depends on familiarity, and familiarity depends on proximity. If you have been comparing private security companies in Los Angeles, ask each one where the officers actually live. An officer who travels ninety minutes to a Bel Air assignment will rotate off it within a month, and continuity is most of what you are paying for.
We staff from the surrounding area wherever possible, which keeps the same officers on the same assignments and means the person at your gate knows the neighbourhood, the regular vehicles and which division to call. For clients with properties in more than one part of the county, we build the coverage as one programme rather than three separate contracts.
Do not see your neighborhood? We cover all of Los Angeles County. Call +1 714-760-5385 and ask.
Every officer and every contract carries a confidentiality agreement covering the client, the address and anything observed. We do not name private clients, and we will not name you.
We select for presentation, temperament and fit with your environment. If an officer is not right for your household, we replace them without argument.
Private assignments are staffed by a named team who return, so your family and staff deal with familiar faces rather than a new stranger every week.
You get a direct number for a supervisor who has walked your property and understands the situation, not a rota of dispatchers reading notes.
California requires a Bureau of Security and Investigative Services guard card and we verify it before assignment. We operate under PPO #121614 and carry full general liability and workers compensation coverage.
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Private security is priced per programme rather than per guard, because two assignments at the same address can be completely different jobs. We will not quote before we understand the situation, but these are the five things that decide your figure.
A single overnight officer at one residence and a programme covering a house, an office and travel are different commercial jobs. Scope is the largest single factor.
Plain clothes work, executive protection experience, specific languages or experience with a particular client type all narrow the pool and raise the rate.
Armed officers carry a firearms permit, range qualification and heavier insurance, which typically puts them 30 to 50 percent above unarmed coverage.
Continuous coverage prices better per hour than scattered shifts, and a permanent programme prices better than short notice cover, because continuity is easier for us to staff.
Portfolio and family office programmes gain efficiency once several assignments share supervision and scheduling, so the per hour figure falls as scope grows.
Bilingual officers, healthcare or campus experience, specific uniform standards, CCTV monitoring skills or client-mandated training all narrow the pool and affect the rate.
What we do commit to: a written proposal with a flat hourly rate for each element of the programme before anything begins, no retainer we cannot explain, and no charge for the initial assessment or consultation. If we think a smaller programme would serve you better, we will say so in that proposal rather than after you have signed.
Call +1 714-760-5385 or request a consultation online. We talk through the situation privately. Nothing is recorded, nothing is shared, and there is no obligation to proceed.
A supervisor walks the property or reviews the circumstances, then you receive a written programme with post orders, officer profiles, shift patterns and a flat hourly rate for each element.
Once you approve, we introduce the named team, brief them on your property and routines, and coverage begins, typically within 24 hours. Your supervisor gives you their direct number.
No long term contract is required to begin. Most private clients start with a defined period, then extend once they have seen how the team works. If a programme stops being the right fit, we would rather adjust it than hold you to it.
Any licensed security provided under private contract rather than by public law enforcement. In practice, most people searching for private security services in Los Angeles mean a tailored programme for a residence, a family, an executive or a specific situation, rather than a standard uniformed guard at a commercial site.
Yes. Confidentiality is contractual. Every officer signs an agreement covering the client, the address, the household and anything observed on assignment, and it continues after the contract ends. We do not publish client names or use private assignments in marketing.
Yes. Many private assignments are better served by plain clothes officers, particularly at residences, private events and anywhere a uniform would draw attention rather than deter it. We will advise which is appropriate for your situation.
Yes, where it is warranted. Armed officers hold a California firearms permit and range qualification in addition to the BSIS guard card. For most private residential work unarmed coverage is the right answer, and we will tell you when that is the case.
It depends on the scope of the programme, the officer profile required, whether coverage is armed or unarmed, the hours involved and how many properties or principals are covered. You receive a written proposal with a flat hourly rate for each element before anything starts, and the assessment itself is free.
Yes, wherever possible. Private assignments are staffed by a small named team so the same faces return, which is what allows officers to notice when something is out of place. We tell you in advance when cover changes.
Yes. Family offices, private trusts and portfolio owners routinely run several addresses under one programme with one supervisor and one invoice, which also brings the hourly figure down.
Typically within 24 hours for standard coverage. Assignments requiring a specific officer profile take longer because the pool is smaller, and we would rather take an extra day than send the wrong person into your home.
Tell us what you are protecting, in confidence. We will assess it honestly, tell you what level of protection it actually warrants, and put a written programme in front of you. Free consultation, no obligation.