The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Port Wentworth, GA
Port Wentworth is a city of 22,300 in Chatham County, about 10 miles northwest of downtown Savannah · Updated November 2026
Is Port Wentworth, GA safe?
Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and Port Wentworth has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A, safer than the neighborhoods where 66% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A here. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A+ to A-; see the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 898 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
66% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Port Wentworth as a whole, and 34% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Port Wentworth scores 898.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Port Wentworth, GA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Port Wentworth, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in Port Wentworth
Thefts from cars happen at homes far more often than nationally. In Port Wentworth, 78% of reported thefts from cars happen at homes, against 34% nationally.
Simple assaults are uncommon. Port Wentworth has simple assaults at a small fraction of the US rate: 2.5 a year per 1,000 residents, against 9.7 nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of Port Wentworth
Every part of Port Wentworth where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Port Wentworth run from A+ to A-; every part of Port Wentworth has less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Port Wentworth, the west side has the least crime and the southeast side the most.
Is crime going up in Port Wentworth?
Reported property crime in Port Wentworth has fallen 29% since 2019. Too few violent crimes are reported here each year for a reliable violent crime trend. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 20 to 14 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime rose 11%.
Property crime, change since 2019
Port WentworthUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Port Wentworth. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, Port Wentworth
Property, US
2016
-18%
+15%
2017
-7%
+12%
2018
-26%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
-22%
-8%
2021
-26%
-10%
2022
-2%
-6%
2023
-36%
-7%
2024
-29%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Port Wentworth
CrimeGrade™ estimates Port Wentworth has about 18 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 51% less than the US as a whole and 50% less than Georgia.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Theft is the most common crime in Port Wentworth, about 46% of everything reported, but assault costs more, because each one does more harm.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when crime happens in Port Wentworth
Port Wentworth has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Port Wentworth, 76% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (76%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Stores and businesses (48%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Theft from cars
Homes (78%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Homes (62%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How Port Wentworth compares with nearby cities
Port Wentworth has more crime than 7 of its 10 nearest cities. Marlow and Meldrim have the least crime nearby.
Parking lots, walkability and shops in Port Wentworth
Two things set Port Wentworth apart: it has 5.6 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally, and a Walk Grade of F (4 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole. Places with a lot of parking-lot space tend to report more theft, yet theft runs lower here than that would suggest.
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.5.6 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 99% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 99% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.F (4 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 93% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.5.0 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 92% of US city residents
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.27 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 75% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Port Wentworth: F (3 of 100).2 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 56% of US city residents
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.97% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 55% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Port Wentworth
Crime costs Port Wentworth about $632 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 48% less than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $13 million a year, or $594 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$700,000
$31
Rape
$210,000
$10
Robbery
$160,000
$7
Assault
$1.1 million
$50
Burglary
$250,000
$11
Theft
$950,000
$42
Vehicle theft
$920,000
$41
Arson
$9,800
under $1
Vandalism
$290,000
$13
Total
$4.6 million
$207
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Port Wentworth means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them. Port Wentworth is the other kind of example: few people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks lower than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in Port Wentworth, GA average a SchoolGrade of D: 29% of students test proficient, against 35% projected for schools like them. Overall, they don't meet expectations. See schools in Port Wentworth on SchoolGrade
