有学者认为,西方保安业的起始时间可上溯到17世纪。1643年,美国波士顿有了第一个由殖民者组织的负责守夜的保安队伍;到了1798年,英国的西印度公司即已建立在海上从事武装押运工作的保安队伍(俗称“海上警察”);1850年在美国出现的平克顿侦探社(公司)是全球最早 Some scholars think that the beginning of the security industry in the West can be traced back to the 17th century. In 1643, the United States Boston had the first vigilante security guard organized by the colonialists; by 1798 the British West India Company had already established a security contingent for armed escorts at sea (commonly known as “Maritime Police” ); Pinkerton detective agency (company) that appeared in the United States in 1850 is the earliest in the world