How Unarmed Security Guards Protect Your Property

Alarms and security cameras can only do so much to protect your property. Criminals and other wrongdoers know how to spot them, and they know how to avoid them. Real security requires actual people on-site – and you can get that protection, affordably, by hiring unarmed security guards.

Unarmed guards are an excellent option in property protection, bringing all the benefits of genuine live oversight of your assets, but without the extra expenses associated with armed guards. In many cases, unarmed security guards will be all a company needs.

What Makes Professional Unarmed Security Guards So Effective?

Threat deterrent

The best way to stop crime is to prevent it from happening at all, and that’s exactly what happens when you have real guards on-site. Merely having a visible presence on your property will be a huge deterrent to any criminals thinking of trying to trespass. They’re often willing to risk cameras and alarms, due to slow response times, but they know they can’t move faster than actual on-site guards.

Expert de-escalation

Not everyone goes onto a property intending to cause trouble. Sometimes trouble happens in the moment, such as a visitor or customer losing their temper and starting a fight. Trained unarmed guards are the perfect response to such situations because they understand de-escalation techniques that prevent a bad situation from becoming worse.

Of course, if de-escalation fails, they also have training in unarmed combat and subduing unruly guests.

Keeping guests calm

It’s also important to remember the psychological value of unarmed security guards. Most visitors to a business will feel more at ease, seeing the guards around, and knowing that they’re being watched over. This isn’t always the case with armed guards. Visible guns can make people nervous, so it’s often better for the customers to only have unarmed guards in view.

Who watches the watchmen? You do!

For those who are concerned about the amount of authority, private guards have, fear not. One unique service we provide at PGP Security is GPS tracking of our own officers. We allow you to track the movements of the guards from moment to moment around your property, whenever you like. This guarantees that everyone is on best behavior, and the guards are always working in your interest.

PGP Security has been providing superior security guard services to the Houston area since 1985. Contact us to discuss upgrading your security!