Safeguard On Demand delivers professional security guard services in Costa Mesa, California, from our headquarters in neighboring Santa Ana, a straight drive down the 55 Freeway. Few cities pack so many high-value environments into roughly sixteen square miles: South Coast Plaza and the Anton Boulevard office towers, the Segerstrom Center for the Arts, the OC Fair & Event Center, two college campuses and a west side of workshops, warehouses and creative studios. We protect each of them with armed security guards and unarmed security officers whose post orders reflect how the site actually operates, hour by hour.
Costa Mesa has about 109,000 residents, yet South Coast Plaza alone welcomes more than 20 million visitors a year, and the 2025 OC Fair drew more than 1.1 million guests in a single month. Theft follows that traffic. Larceny remained the city’s largest property-crime category in 2025, although preliminary Costa Mesa Police Department figures show it fell roughly 27 percent from 2024. We help keep that trend moving in the right direction with retail loss prevention, event security and parking security, all on month-to-month terms.
Full liability and workers' compensation coverage, with certificates of insurance provided before the first shift.
Background-checked, BSIS-certified officers trained for your property type.
Live dispatch and an on-call supervisor every hour of every day.
Get a written security plan and quote for your Costa Mesa property.
Costa Mesa residents (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2025 population estimate)
Annual visitors to South Coast Plaza, California’s largest shopping center
Drop in reported larceny-theft in Costa Mesa from 2024 to 2025
Typical deployment time for a new Costa Mesa post, dispatched from Santa Ana
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 population estimates; South Coast Plaza; Costa Mesa Police Department NIBRS crime statistics, 2024–2025 (preliminary)
These are the challenges Costa Mesa property owners, venue operators and managers ask us to solve most often, and how we answer each one.
Larceny is Costa Mesa’s largest property-crime category, and it concentrates where shoppers do. Trained officers deter organized and opportunistic theft while preserving a polished guest experience.
Fair season, Pacific Amphitheatre concerts and performances at Segerstrom Center move thousands of people through gates at once. Event officers handle screening, crowd flow and parking control.
Mall decks, office garages and venue lots hold thousands of vehicles. GPS-verified patrols, timed garage sweeps and remote video monitoring discourage break-ins and vehicle theft.
Police logged 682 vandalism offenses in 2025. West side workshops, warehouses and creative offices need patrol checks and camera coverage once tenants go home.
Rentals near Orange Coast College and Vanguard University contend with tailgating, package theft and parking disputes. Consistent access control and late-night rounds restore order.
Licensed cannabis storefronts, jewelers and luxury boutiques need officers for ID checks, opening and closing escorts and perimeter control, armed where the risk warrants it.
Every property type carries different risks. We match officers, post orders and patrol schedules to the way your Costa Mesa property actually runs, from holiday shopping peaks and opening nights to quiet weekday mornings on the west side.
Discreet loss-prevention officers and parking patrol for the South Coast Plaza area, The LAB and The CAMP on Bristol Street, and neighborhood centers along Harbor Boulevard.
Lobby officers, visitor management and after-hours patrol for the Anton Boulevard high-rises and office parks near John Wayne Airport.
Screening, ticketing support, crowd management and stage-door control for theaters, concert venues, fairground events and private galas.
Patrol, parking enforcement and access control for properties around Orange Coast College and Vanguard University, tuned to the academic calendar.
Gate control, alarm response and overnight patrol for warehouses, fabrication shops and studio buildings across the west side, from Placentia Avenue to Superior Avenue.
Community patrol, gate enforcement and courtesy checks for residential communities in Mesa Verde, College Park, the Eastside and the neighborhoods off Harbor Boulevard.
Costa Mesa clients rarely need just one kind of coverage. A shopping center may want a polished, guest-facing officer by day and a patrol check at 2 a.m.; a venue may need a large team for one weekend and a skeleton crew the next; an office tower needs a lobby presence that suits a professional tenant base. We design those blends deliberately, combining concierge security officers, standing guards and marked vehicle patrols, and we adjust them as the event calendar, tenant mix and season change. That is what we mean by a security solution rather than a staffing order.
Safeguard On Demand is a California-licensed private patrol operator with 11+ years in business, 130+ officers statewide and leadership with 30+ years of combined law-enforcement and private-security experience. Because our headquarters sits just up the 55 Freeway in Santa Ana, Costa Mesa accounts get supervisors who can be on site quickly for inspections, incident follow-up and client walk-throughs. Every officer holds a BSIS Guard Card and completes our training program, and armed officers carry BSIS exposed-firearm permits. Read more about our approach.
Our Standards at a Glance
Costa Mesa runs on two clocks: the shopping and office day around South Coast Plaza, and the evening schedule of concerts, the fair and the restaurants on Bristol Street. Good security has to keep time with both.
— David NawabiPresident & CEO, Safeguard On Demand · 11+ years protecting California properties
Costa Mesa sits between Newport Beach, Irvine, Santa Ana, Fountain Valley and Huntington Beach, crossed by the 405, the 55 and the 73. North of the 405, the South Coast Metro district gathers South Coast Plaza, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, South Coast Repertory and the Anton Boulevard towers, with John Wayne Airport just beyond. Bristol Street carries The LAB and The CAMP, Harbor and Newport boulevards handle neighborhood retail and commuter traffic, and Fairview Road links Orange Coast College, Vanguard University and the OC Fair & Event Center. Each zone has its own rhythm, which is why we pair high-rise building security in the towers with very different coverage on the west side.
The numbers point to where protection matters most. Preliminary Costa Mesa Police Department statistics recorded 3,681 property offenses in 2025, with larceny-theft falling from 2,360 to 1,731 and burglary from 404 to 253 compared with 2024, while vandalism still accounted for 682 offenses. Census data also shows that roughly six in ten Costa Mesa households rent, so multifamily properties carry a large share of day-to-day security needs. Our programs here combine remote video monitoring and mobile surveillance units for large lots, patrol services for apartment communities and fixed officers wherever a visible post changes behavior. Most posts are staffed within 24 to 48 hours, with no long-term contract.
Beyond retail and offices, we provide entertainment venue security for promoters and private events, campus-area patrol near the colleges, warehouse security on the west side and dispensary security for licensed cannabis retailers. Clients with properties along the coast and across central Orange County work with the same supervisor in Newport Beach, Irvine, Huntington Beach and Santa Ana.
Unarmed officers typically run $28 to $42 an hour and armed officers $42 to $65, depending on hours, site requirements and the level of guest interaction the post involves. Remote monitoring and patrol checks cost a fraction of a fixed post and suit many overnight needs. Safeguard On Demand provides a free custom quote.
Down in key categories. Preliminary Costa Mesa Police Department figures show larceny-theft fell about 27 percent and burglary about 37 percent from 2024 to 2025. Theft is still the most common property crime, though, so a visible, documented security program remains the best way to keep your property off the list.
Yes. We provide guest-facing officers who combine customer service with loss prevention, plus shopping center security for common areas and parking. Post orders cover opening and closing procedures, suspicious-activity reporting and coordination with store management.
Yes. We staff concerts, performances, festivals, corporate functions and private galas with event security officers for entry screening, crowd management, VIP areas and parking, and we scale the team to the size of each event.
Unarmed officers cover most retail, office, venue and residential posts. Armed officers fit cannabis retailers, jewelers, cash-handling businesses and other high-value sites. We recommend the right level during a free on-site assessment.
Most Costa Mesa posts are staffed within 24 to 48 hours of a confirmed request, dispatched from our Santa Ana headquarters just up the 55 Freeway, with faster response for urgent needs such as fire watch.
Whether you manage a boutique, an office tower, an event venue or an apartment community, Safeguard On Demand’s nearby Santa Ana headquarters is ready to design your Costa Mesa security solution. Call (800) 640-2327 today.
Our Headquarters – 200 N Tustin Ave, Suite 210, Santa Ana, CA 92705
Email – INFO@SAFEGUARDONDEMAND.COM
