Close Protection in Miami, Florida

Miami is the commercial capital of Latin America in financial terms and a major hub for wealth, corporate activity, and high-profile events. It is home to significant Latin American business operations, the regional headquarters of international banks, a large HNWI population, and a year-round calendar of events that draw the global wealthy. The security environment is defined less by ambient threat than by the specific risk that visible wealth attracts.

A bifurcated security environment

Miami presents a clearly bifurcated security picture. The business and high-end residential districts – Brickell, Coral Gables, Coconut Grove, the barrier-island enclaves – are broadly safe with active law enforcement and good private security infrastructure. The elevated-crime areas of Miami-Dade are real but geographically distinct from where corporate and HNWI activity takes place. A visitor whose itinerary stays within the business and residential corridors operates in a low-ambient-threat environment.

The relevant risk for most clients is therefore wealth targeting rather than general crime exposure. Miami’s culture of visible wealth, combined with a documented organised residential-burglary problem and event-driven concentrations of HNWI individuals, means that high-value principals attract disproportionate criminal interest at specific venues and times.

The event calendar and its peaks

Miami’s event calendar creates predictable peaks in the targeting environment. Art Basel in December brings high-net-worth collectors and high-value art; the Miami Grand Prix draws an international HNWI and celebrity audience; and major music and entertainment events concentrate public figures in public settings. During these periods, robbery and fraud targeting of the wealthy demographic rises, and demand for quality close protection resource exceeds supply. Advance booking and elevated resource levels are the appropriate response.

The maritime dimension

Miami’s marina and yacht environment is a distinctive feature of the HNWI security picture. For clients whose visit centres on a vessel, the security requirements – vessel access control, crew vetting, marina protocols, and awareness of maritime crime patterns in South Florida and Bahamian waters – are specialist considerations that land-based close protection does not address. Maritime-specific planning is the appropriate baseline for yacht-based visits.

Our operations in Miami

Our operators hold appropriate Florida Division of Licensing certification (Class D and, for armed work, Class G) and have documented experience with HNWI, entertainment, and Latin America-gateway clients. We provide close protection, security drivers, residential security, and maritime security planning. Event-period demand is high, which makes advance booking essential.

For Latin America gateway context see our Bogota city page and Mexico City page.

Source: FCDO United States travel advisory (April 2026). Florida Chapter 493 private security licensing. Miami-Dade Police crime statistics 2024. OSAC United States Country Security Reports 2025.