Neighborhood and Commercial Patrol
A uniformed officer in a marked patrol car, working your street, rather than a notification passed along to someone else. Security Service Systems has patrolled Westside Los Angeles since 1940, and our officers, technicians and dispatchers all work for us.
Subscription patrol runs in eleven Westside neighborhoods. See all routes and pricing → or contact us to find out whether your street qualifies.
How Neighborhood Patrol Works
A dedicated patrol subscription is different from an alarm system. An alarm tells someone after the fact that something has happened. A patrol puts a marked car and a uniformed, licensed officer on your street, which deters a good deal before it starts and shortens the wait when something does happen.
Our patrol vehicles run 24 hours a day, seven days a week across the Westside. Every car is GPS-equipped, so when a call or alarm comes in, dispatch sends the closest officer with turn-by-turn directions to your address rather than a general area. Dispatch is staffed locally and around the clock — not an answering service, and not routed out of state.
Because our officers work the same neighborhoods every day, they learn the streets, the residents and what normal looks like. That familiarity is what lets an officer notice the car that does not belong, or notice that a resident is away.
Residential Patrol
Neighborhood patrol subscriptions are shared by the households on a route, which is how the cost stays reasonable. Coverage starts at $25 a month, depending on the neighborhood.
A subscription includes:
- Patrol in a marked vehicle, seven days a week
- Response to any subscriber call or alarm activation
- Vacation watch — mail, newspapers, door flyers and trash bins
- Yard sign and window decals
- A direct dispatch line for subscribers
Commercial & Event Patrol
We also patrol commercial properties, construction sites, parking areas and private events across Los Angeles.
Commercial clients typically want scheduled overnight checks, lock-up verification, or a visible deterrent during a specific period — a construction phase, a vacancy, or an event.
Officers are licensed under PPO 16006 and ACO 6266, and coverage is built around the property and how you want it worked.
Commercial coverage is quoted individually. Call and we will walk the requirement with you.
Marked Vehicles, GPS‑Dispatched
We are one of the few companies in the area running uniformed officers in marked patrol cars. Every vehicle carries GPS, giving the officer turn-by-turn directions straight to the alarm — which is what makes the response quick rather than approximate.
Patrol vs. Alarm Monitoring — What Is the Difference?
Most homes on our routes have both, and they do genuinely different jobs.
Alarm monitoring detects an event and notifies someone. If your alarm is monitored by a national company, that notification usually goes to a call center outside California, which then contacts local police. Police response times to unverified alarms in Los Angeles can be long, because verified emergencies take priority.
Neighborhood patrol puts our own officer on your street. When a subscriber’s alarm activates, we respond ourselves — typically within minutes, because a car is already in the area. Officers coordinate with LAPD and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department when a situation calls for it.
When we handle both your monitoring and your patrol, the alarm and the response are the same company, which removes the handoff entirely.
Where We Patrol
We run dedicated neighborhood patrol routes with subscription coverage in:
Ladera Heights · Westchester & Kentwood · Del Rey · Venice Canals · Westside Village
We also provide alarm response, guard services and commercial patrol throughout Culver City, Santa Monica, Playa del Rey, Playa Vista, Marina del Rey, Mar Vista, Venice, Brentwood, Pacific Palisades, Beverly Hills and El Segundo.
If your street is not on an existing route, call us — routes expand where there is enough interest, and we will tell you honestly whether we can cover you today.
Common Questions
Do I need an alarm system to subscribe to patrol?
No. Patrol is a standalone service. Many subscribers have no alarm at all, and many have alarms monitored by another company.
How quickly do you respond?
Because a marked car is already working your neighborhood, response is usually a matter of minutes rather than the wait associated with an unverified alarm call to police.
Are your officers?
Uniformed officers are available. All are licensed and uniformed, and operate under our PPO 16006 and ACO 6266 state licenses.
What happens when I call?
Dispatch takes your information and sends the closest patrol unit. You are speaking to our own dispatcher, not an answering service.
Can I pause service while I travel?
Rather than pausing, tell us you are away and we add a vacation watch — extra checks, and we clear mail, papers and flyers so the house does not look empty.
How do I cancel?
Call or email. There is no long-term contract on neighborhood patrol subscriptions.
What Patrol Subscribers Say
Feedback from homeowners on our neighborhood patrol routes.
★★★★★
“I love Security Service Systems! Their Ladera patrol has been excellent. They respond quickly whenever they’re needed, and the staff and patrol officers are always professional, friendly, and very helpful.”
— Ladera Heights subscriber
★★★★★
“…I saw one of their patrol officers helping the Sheriff’s Department during a car break-in. Seeing them actually out in the neighborhood and responding to something happening in real time completely changed my mind. … If you’re on the fence like I was, I’d definitely recommend giving Security Service Systems a try.”
— Ladera Heights subscriber
★★★★★
“…within two minutes an SSS patrol officer was driving down my street. … The officer parked a few houses away, approached the man calmly and respectfully, and first asked if he was okay. His calm, professional demeanor immediately helped de-escalate the situation.”
— Ladera Heights subscriber