Haven't looked recently, but in the early '90s there were about twice as many private guard service employees than there were sworn law enforcement officers. Th

Haven't looked recently, but in the early '90s there were about twice as many private guard service employees than there were sworn law enforcement officers. The ratio has gone down to about 1.4, probably because rich people and businesses have moved to municipalities that provide excellent police services. There was a thread last week on what are good business areas to get into, and providing security to rich people is quite promising.