“According to an AFP report, the Northern Triangle countries of Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras have the largest concentration of private security firms in the region. The news agency cites figures recently released by the Pan-American Private Security Federation (FEPASEP), which put the number of private security personnel in Central America at more than 200,000.”

Source: Private Security Firms are Unfortunate Necessity in Central America – InSight Crime | Organized Crime in the Américas