1. Some notes and background information for Andrew Hill writing about the evolution of G4S / Private Security Industry {10 October 2013}

2. What’s new?

3. Private security industry: development in international perspective, economic growth and expanding of multinationals
Expected growth of turnover in 2012 / 2013: Europe: 5 – 7 %
North-America: 6 – 8 %
Worldwide: 7 – 8 %
Total turnover in 2011: Europe: € 35 miljard
North-America: € 28 miljard
Worldwide € 85 miljard
Expected turnover 2025: Worldwide: € 191 miljard
Tendency towards multinationals due to concentration and large mergers :
Group4Securicor: employees in 125 countries  professionalising in private crime control  9.5 miljard turnover : huge economic interest
15 ‘’old MS’’ 1996: employees – 15 ‘’old MS ’’ 2010: employees  + 88%
Source: Freedonia, 2013; De Waard & Van Steden, 2012

4. ‘’Everybody wants to make a buck’’

5. [1] Country Private security personnel Total 1996
Private security per 100,000 inhabitants
Police forces personnel total 1996
Police forces per 100,000 inhabitants
Ratio police
And private security
Netherlands
20.200
132
39.216
256
1.9 UK
275
318
1.2
Ireland
5.150
143
10.829
304
2.1
Germany
217
320
1.5
Austria
6.000 75
29.000
362
4.8
France
70.000
121
394
3.3
Belgium
11.200
109
34.712
344
Luxembourg
800
201
1.100
276
1.4
Denmark
10.000
193
12.230
236
Finland
3.500 69
11.816
233
3.4
Sweden
16.000
184
27.000
310
1.7
Italy
43.200 76
488
6.4
Portugal
15.000
152
43.459
440
2.9
Spain
53.000
135
477
3.5
Greece
2.000 19
39.335
379
19.9
EU-MS
(15)
140
342
2.44
USA
582
321
0.6
New Zealand
5.478
153
6.967
195
1.3
Norway
4.200 97
10.100
234
2.4
South-Africa
900
312
0.3
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6. Country
Private security personnel
Total, 2010
Private security per 100,000 inhabitants
Police force
personnel total, 2010
Police force per 100,000 inhabitants
Ratio police
And private security
Netherlands
32.000
197
55.600
334
1.70 UK
588
396
0.67
Ireland
20.000
448
14.550
326
0.73
Germany
205
300
1.46
Austria
9.500
113
26.600
318
2.81
France
228
377
1.65
Belgium
15.400
142
39.900
368
2.59
Luxembourg
2.700
537
1.600
0.59
Denmark
5.000 90
14.600
264
2.93
Finland
12.500
232
8.300
154
0.66
Sweden
214
19.200
206
0.96
Italy
47.900 79
407
5.14
Portugal
39.000
367
49.200
463
1.26
Spain
409
504
1.23
Greece
30.000
265
50.800
449
EU-MS
(15)
274
346
USA
598
0.56
New Zealand
8.500
207
10.884
1.27
Norway
10.000
216
12.100
261
1.20
Russia
566
290
0.51
South-Africa
932
301
0.32