In 2013, the city of Detroit filed for bankruptcy. As a result, budget and pay cuts have since pushed police officers toward better paying opportunities outside the city, and private security companies have rushed into the city.

Now, private security is a booming industry in Detroit. The largest contractor has reported 25% yearoveryear growth since the city’s bankruptcy.

VICE News spoke to Dale Brown, an exarmy paratrooper, who began teaching his own brand of selfdefense in the early '90s and started his own Detroitbased security company called Threat Management Center in 2000. Brown says his 60person VIPER force has more than 5,000 private citizens as clients along with 100 businesses. Altogether, the company brings in about two million dollars a year.

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