Police and Security News

What Police and Security News does

Police and Security News (P&SN), published by Days Communications Inc., is a bimonthly trade print and digital magazine serving law enforcement professionals across the United States. The publication covers law enforcement news, legal updates, training and education, equipment and apparel, police vehicles, SWAT and tactical operations, technology, and weaponry, with regular columns by named contributors including Larry E. Holtz, Esq. (Legal Update), Sergeant James Post (The Wheels of Justice), Larry J. Nichols (Training & Education), and Mike Boyle (Weaponry). The business produces six issues per year on a Jan/Feb through Nov/Dec cadence, with the May/June issue positioned as the annual Weaponry edition.

Name

Police and Security News

Legal name

Police and Security News

Website

https://policeandsecuritynews.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Police and Security News is a bimonthly trade print and digital magazine serving U.S. law enforcement officers, agencies, and security professionals with news, legal updates, training content, equipment reviews, and police vehicle coverage.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Law Enforcement Trade Publication

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

News, Politics & Current Affairs Magazines (MPAJAEAO)

Keywords

• Law enforcement trade publication
• Police industry news
• Security trade magazine
• Law enforcement training
• Police equipment reviews

Headquarters

HQ city

Pennsburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Magazine Subscription: The publication generates revenue through paid subscriptions for its bimonthly print and digital magazine covering law enforcement news, training, equipment, and security industry updates.
2. Advertising: The publication sells advertising space to law enforcement equipment manufacturers, vehicle suppliers, and security industry vendors targeting law enforcement professionals. Advertisers include companies like OnStar Public Safety, Sig Sauer, and others.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Police and Security News is a bimonthly trade publication (six issues per year) covering law enforcement news, legal updates, training, equipment and apparel, police vehicles, SWAT and tactical operations, technology, and weaponry. The publication is distributed in print to subscribers and as digital PDF archives via its website, with content also surfaced through RSS, email newsletters, and Facebook.

Product overview

Police and Security News is a bimonthly trade publication producing six issues per year (Jan/Feb, Mar/Apr, May/June, Jul/Aug, Sep/Oct, Nov/Dec). The publication covers law enforcement topics through news articles, columns, and special editions. The May/June 2026 issue serves as the annual Weaponry edition. Content is distributed both in print and as digital PDF archives accessible through the website. The publication features columns including '...and nothing but the truth', 'Busted', 'Law Enforcement Leadership', 'Legal Update', and 'The Wheels of Justice', along with category-specific coverage for Equipment & Apparel, Police Vehicles, SWAT & Tactical, Technology, Training & Education, and Weaponry.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Wheels of Justice: A column by Sergeant James Post covering police vehicles, vehicle alerts, recalls, and fleet management topics.
• Legal Update
• Busted!
• Law Enforcement Leadership
• Training & Education

Products and services

• Police and Security News Bimonthly Magazine A bimonthly trade publication covering law enforcement news, legal updates, training, equipment and apparel, police vehicles, SWAT and tactical operations, technology, and weaponry for law enforcement officers, agencies, and security professionals. Distributed via print subscription and digital PDF.
• Digital Issue Archive PDF versions of past and current bimonthly issues available for download from the website, organized by year from 2015 to present, giving readers searchable access to the publication's historical content.
• Reader's Buyer's Guide An online buyer's guide directory on the Police and Security News website that helps law enforcement agencies, fleet managers, and procurement officers research vendors and products for police vehicles, equipment, technology, uniforms, and tactical gear.
• Print and Digital Advertising in Police and Security News Paid advertising placements in the bimonthly print and digital edition of Police and Security News, sold to law enforcement equipment manufacturers, vehicle suppliers, and security industry vendors targeting the law enforcement audience, with ad rates and specifications published on the website.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• SecurityInfoWatch.com: SecurityInfoWatch is a trade media site covering security products, systems integration and the security industry — directly comparable to the security-professional content stream within P&SN.
• Security Sales & Integration: Security Sales & Integration is a long-running trade publication covering the security industry — overlapping the "security" half of P&SN's readership and sharing a similar B2B equipment-vendor advertiser base.
• Corrections1: Corrections1 is a Lexipol-operated trade media site for corrections officers, structurally similar to Police1 but for the adjacent corrections segment — highly comparable business model and reader value proposition.
• Officer.com: Officer.com is a digital trade media and product-review site for law enforcement, serving a similar officer and procurement audience with news, gear reviews and training content.
• American Police Beat: American Police Beat is a US law enforcement trade publication covering officer safety, training, technology and policy — closely comparable in audience and editorial scope to P&SN.
• Firehouse Magazine: Firehouse is a trade publication for firefighters and rescue professionals, with similar print + digital cadence, mission-critical content and vendor-advertiser model to P&SN.
• Police Magazine: Police Magazine is a long-running trade publication serving law enforcement with editorial on tactics, technology, vehicles and training — a direct print/competitor with overlapping advertiser base.
• Police1 (Lexipol): Police1 is the largest digital trade media property for US law enforcement officers, covering equipment, training, tactics and breaking news — the most direct digital-native competitor to P&SN in the same police professional audience.
• FireRescue1: FireRescue1 is a Lexipol-operated trade media property for fire and rescue professionals — comparable business model, advertiser base (equipment vendors) and government-professional readership, useful as a sibling-niche benchmark.

Emerging players

• GovTech (e.Republic): GovTech covers state and local government technology and is a benchmark for B2B trade media targeting public-sector decision-makers — adjacent rather than overlapping, but instructive for the public-sector-advertiser dynamics P&SN also relies on.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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