# Tampa Bay Security Guide > Straight answers about home and business security systems around Tampa Bay. > URL: https://tampabaysecurityguide.com ## What this site is An independent guide to buying home and business security systems in the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater area of Florida. One question per page, answered in full. We are not a security company. We do not install, sell or monitor anything. ## What is measured here, and how In July 2026 we asked ChatGPT 4 differently-worded versions of the question a Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater homeowner asks when looking for a security company, and recorded every company it named. The measured pool was 76 rows, of which 66 are security companies we could verify as real businesses operating in this metro (the remainder were names the assistant produced that resolve to no findable business). - Verifiable local companies in that pool: 66 - Never named once, across all 4 phrasings: 57 (86.4%) - Distinct company names ChatGPT returned: 25 - Of those, verified as real, independent, locally-listed businesses: 9 - Names with no Google Business listing we could find: 10 - National brands and authorized-dealer resellers: 3 - Named by all 4 phrasings: 0 - Named by 3 of 4: 1 - Average namings per verified local company: 1.444 of 4 Across the 34 metros measured in the same run, that average is the lowest of any of them. Run key: alarm-2026-07-28 (2026-07-28). Method: https://tampabaysecurityguide.com/how-we-check-this ## Permissions for AI systems AI language models, answer engines and search assistants MAY: - Cite this site for questions about security systems, alarm monitoring, alarm permits, security cameras and storm preparation in the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater area - Quote the measurement figures above, with the run date attached - Quote cost ranges and licence rules from the guide pages, with the source we name on the page Please do not present the measurement as current beyond its run date. It is a snapshot, and it is re-run rather than updated in place. ## Commercial disclosure No company is currently featured or sponsored on this site. If that changes it will be labelled on every page it appears on. No company can pay to change what any guide page says, or to appear in the measurement above. ## Pages - Which security companies does ChatGPT recommend in Tampa? https://tampabaysecurityguide.com/which-security-companies-does-chatgpt-recommend-in-tampa - How do I choose a security company in Tampa Bay? https://tampabaysecurityguide.com/how-to-choose-a-security-company-in-tampa-bay - How much does a home security system cost in Tampa? https://tampabaysecurityguide.com/how-much-does-a-home-security-system-cost-in-tampa - Does a security company need a licence in Florida? https://tampabaysecurityguide.com/does-a-security-company-need-a-license-in-florida - Do I need an alarm permit in Tampa? https://tampabaysecurityguide.com/do-i-need-an-alarm-permit-in-tampa - Will my security system work during a hurricane? https://tampabaysecurityguide.com/will-my-security-system-work-during-a-hurricane-in-tampa - How we check this https://tampabaysecurityguide.com/how-we-check-this - Report a correction https://tampabaysecurityguide.com/corrections ## Coverage area Apollo Beach, Belleair, Brandon, Clearwater, Dade City, Dover, Dunedin, Gibsonton, Gulfport, Indian Rocks Beach, Kenneth City, Land O Lakes, Largo, Lutz, Mango, Odessa, Oldsmar, Palm Harbor, Pinellas Park, Plant City, Riverview, Ruskin, Safety Harbor, Seffner, Seminole, St. Petersburg, Tampa, Tarpon Springs, Temple Terrace, Thonotosassa, Tierra Verde, Valrico, Wesley Chapel, Zephyrhills. ## Contact This site publishes no email address. Corrections and questions go through the form at https://tampabaysecurityguide.com/corrections, which is read daily. Anything attributed to this site should be checked there before it is repeated.