Table 2 Selected information on PSCs in selected countries/regions
From: An assessment of households’ perceptions of private security companies and crime in urban Ghana
| Country/region | Information |
|---|---|
| Britain and N. Ireland, USA and Israel | PSCs’ budgets and the number of personnel employed exceed those of the public policea |
| India |
Estimated ratio of PSC personnel to state police: 4.98 to 1a
Estimated number of PSC personnel: over 7 milliona |
| South Africa | Number of private security guards increased by 150 % from 1997 to 2006c |
| Kenya |
About 2000 PSCs in 2005b
Largest PSC in 2005 had 10,000 personnel and operated in 68 different locations across Kenya |
| Nigeria | Between 1500 and 2000 PSCs in 2005, employing over 100,000 peopleb |
| Brazil |
Security market has reached US$49 billion, about 10 % of GDP, of which 60 % were private expendituresc
PSCs employed 1.5 million people in 2006c |
| Latin America |
1.6 registered private security guardsa
Estimated 2 million unlicensed private security guardsa |
| Global/worldwide | Civilian private security industry estimated at US$165 billion in 2009, and US$244 billion in 2016a |