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Bodyguard Hire in Miami

Licensed close protection officers in Miami. Florida Chapter 493-certified CPOs for corporate executives and HNWI clients across Brickell, Downtown, and Miami Beach.

Miami close protection operates within Florida’s transparent, individually-verifiable Chapter 493 licensing system and a threat environment shaped more by the specific principal profiles arriving in this Latin American business gateway than by Miami’s general crime statistics. The city’s HNWI and private banking culture, private aviation infrastructure, and PortMiami super-yacht activity create a specific CPO market that is professional and well-developed.

The Florida regulatory framework

Chapter 493 Florida Statutes provides individual licensing with a public verification mechanism through the Florida Division of Licensing. The Class D (unarmed) and Class G (armed) categories reflect the legal options for private security in Florida. Miami’s CPO market is large, with strong representation from former US law enforcement (MDPD, FBI Miami), US military special operations, and Latin American former-security-service personnel.

The Miami CPO profile

Miami CPO engagements cover Brickell financial district corporate work, Miami Beach HNWI and hospitality coverage, PortMiami yacht security, and MIA and Miami Executive Airport transfer operations. The Latin American business dimension of Miami’s principal community creates specific threat-profile considerations not present in most North American cities.

For the Miami city security overview, see our Miami city page and United States country security page.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Florida Chapter 493 security officer licenses are publicly searchable through the Florida Division of Licensing online portal. Searching by name or license number confirms the license category (Class D unarmed, Class G armed), the current status (active or expired), and the license expiry date. Any professional CPO company in Florida should provide the Class D and Class G license numbers of the proposed officer without hesitation. The Florida system is among the most transparent individual CPO verification mechanisms available globally, equivalent in accessibility to the UK SIA register.

Whether armed CPO cover is appropriate in Miami depends on the specific threat assessment for the principal and engagement. For routine corporate travel in Brickell, Downtown Miami, and Coral Gables, unarmed CPO cover is the professional standard and provides effective protection through counter-surveillance, route planning, and physical deterrence without the social and legal complexities of armed provision. For principals with documented physical threats, those in sectors associated with higher-risk adversarial profiles, or engagements in environments where the armed deterrent is operationally justified, Class G-licensed armed cover is available under Florida law. The threat assessment determines the appropriate approach.

A Class D-licensed close protection officer in Miami typically ranges from USD 350 to USD 700 per day for unarmed cover, depending on qualifications, experience, and the operational scope of the engagement. Class G-licensed armed CPOs command a premium reflecting the additional licensing and training investment. Multi-day engagements covering Brickell corporate activity, Miami Beach HNWI hospitality coverage, and PortMiami events are structured on a weekly retainer basis. Rates as at June 2026 reflect the Florida market for professionally qualified, Chapter 493-licensed security professionals.

Miami is assessed as moderate risk for corporate travellers by the FCDO (normal precautions). The documented security considerations for senior corporate and HNWI principals are: vehicle crime in certain Miami-Dade areas (documented in MDPD annual reports), the risk profile that some Latin American principals carry from their home countries into Miami engagements, and the organised crime adjacency in specific Miami districts that is historically documented even if well-controlled in the current environment. For most corporate visitors to Brickell and Coconut Grove, Miami is a standard North American business city with a manageable security environment.
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