Citizen security is the concept of citizens being protected from crime and violence; this can be protection from external or internal forces in a state. What providers of security are best, and what conditions affect the quality of different security providers or guarantors? Most theorists agree that a strong state is the best provider of citizen security, but there still is a debate over whether a weak state or non-governmental organizations would be more effective and beneficial to the public. This paper is further situated in the conversation surrounding the role marginalization plays in this debate using the case studies of the Gulabi Gang and the Bakassi Boys to find that when the state does not work for marginalized people, they will provide their own security and this security will be better than state security. In order to better serve marginalized populations, there must first be an understanding of what security providers are best.