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Security in Numbers

How big is Germany's security industry really? What do security services deliver every single day? And how much of it already runs digitally through COREDINATE? The most important facts, statistics and figures at a glance.

Germany's Security Industry in Numbers

Germany's security industry has been growing strongly for years, yet it struggles with staff shortages. At the same time, it is going digital faster than ever before.

€14.02 bn
Revenue generated by security services in Germany in 2024. The market has more than doubled in ten years.
€6.96 bn €14.02 bn 2015 2024 2025* *Forecast: €14.75 bn · Source: BDSW, March 2026
290,871
People employed in Germany's security industry, an all-time high
Private security now employs more people than Germany has sworn police officers (around 271,000).
Source: BDSW, as of June 30, 2025 · bpb
4,517
Private security companies in Germany
Source: BDSW, 2026
5,478
Open positions for security staff in Germany
Qualified personnel remain scarce. Most vacancies are reported in North Rhine-Westphalia (1,137) and Bavaria (952).
Source: BDSW / German Federal Employment Agency, February 2026
40.2%
of employees in Germany's guarding and security services work at night. That is the second-highest share of any industry.
Aviation
42.6%
Security
40.2%
All industries
9.3%
Source: German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), 2024 data
Every 6 minutes
a home is burgled in Germany
82,920 cases in 2025, up 5.7%, even as overall crime declines. Calculated average.
Source: BKA, Police Crime Statistics 2025
€380 m
Insured burglary losses in Germany, the highest figure since records began
The average loss per case is €3,850.
Source: GDV, 2025
€289 bn
Damage caused to German businesses by sabotage, espionage and theft in a single year
87% of companies were recently affected. At 41% of them, physical documents, components or prototypes were stolen.
What this means for plant security → Source: Bitkom Economic Security Study, 2025
€5.1 bn
Merchandise lost in German retail every year
Retailers are raising their security spending to €1.7 bn. Property protection and patrols matter more than ever.
Source: EHI Retail Institute, reporting year 2025
86%
of security service providers expect rising demand for combined staff-plus-technology solutions
Half of Germany's top 25 security providers already rely on digital solutions in daily operations. Digitalization is seen as the most effective lever against the staffing shortage.
Source: Lünendonk study, 2025
67%
of clients expect cost savings from their security provider's digitalization
And 52% demand more transparency about the services delivered. Digital proof of performance delivers both by default.
Read about the Lünendonk study on our blog → Source: Lünendonk study, 2025
DIN 77200: Complete documentation is the industry's quality standard
The German standard requires documented proof of performance, a quality management system and the use of guard tour systems. In tenders, it is increasingly a prerequisite for winning contracts. Providers that cannot keep digital, audit-proof records lose business.
Source: DIN 77200-1:2022-10
Live in the Field

Every Day at COREDINATE

What our customers handle through COREDINATE every single day, around the clock. Internal platform data, as of July 2026.

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Checkpoints scanned per day
Every scan is an audit-proof record: who was where and when, documented in real time.
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Tasks logged per day
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Incidents reported per day
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Guard tours started per day
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Customers rely on COREDINATE
From regional security firms to large corporations, in Germany and beyond.
Since 2014
Built for the security industry
More than a decade of experience with the requirements of guarding and security services. Software made in Germany, hosted on servers in Germany.

What This Means for Your Security Business

The numbers are clear: staying competitive today means documenting digitally. COREDINATE makes exactly that easy.

5,478 open positions

Efficiency beats the staffing shortage

New staff are hard to find, and with 11.9% annual turnover, experience is constantly walking out the door. Getting more out of existing teams is the faster route: digital tours, tasks and reports save admin time that is needed on site.
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DIN 77200 as the tender standard

Proof of performance that wins tenders

348,500+ checkpoint scans per day show that audit-proof real-time documentation is business as usual at COREDINATE, including reports as PDFs at the push of a button.
How checkpoint scans work →
50% of market leaders are digital

Getting started is easier than you think

No IT project, no special hardware: an NFC-capable smartphone and the COREDINATE app are all you need. Try it yourself, free of charge and with no obligation.
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Sources

BDSW: Security industry continues its growth course (March 2026) · Lünendonk study: Security service providers go digital (2025) · German Federal Statistical Office: Night work (2024 data) · BKA: Police Crime Statistics 2025 · GDV: Burglary losses (2025) · EHI: Retail inventory losses (2025) · bpb: Police forces in Germany · DIN 77200-1:2022-10 · Bitkom: Economic Security 2025
COREDINATE daily figures: internal platform data, as of July 2026.

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