Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Port Wentworth, GA Crime Grade
How Port Wentworth grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Georgia — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
5/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Georgia
4/10
vs. Georgia cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Port Wentworth, GA was 169.7 per 100,000 residents (27 incidents over a population of 15,911). That puts Port Wentworth 53% below the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 48% below the Georgia statewide rate of 324.5.
That ranks Port Wentworth #1,819 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 52% of them, and #30 of 90 in Georgia. Violent crime is up 39% year over year and down 50% over the last five years.
Port Wentworth, GA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- B (5/10)
- Georgia Grade
- B (4/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 169.7 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,819 of 3,771
- GA rank
- #30 of 90
- Safer than
- 52% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 39%
- 5-year change
- down 50%
- Population
- 15,911
- Reporting agency
- Port Wentworth Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Port Wentworth Police Department (FBI ORI GA0250500) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Port Wentworth (red), Georgia (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Port Wentworth vs. U.S., 2024 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 340.4(35) | 144.0(15) | 149.8(19) | 121.8(16) | 169.7(27) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 9.6(1) | 15.8(2) | 15.2(2) | 6.3(1) |
| Rape | 107.0(11) | 9.6(1) | 7.9(1) | 15.2(2) | 25.1(4) |
| Robbery | 77.8(8) | 9.6(1) | 0.0(0) | 15.2(2) | 37.7(6) |
| Aggravated assault | 155.6(16) | 115.2(12) | 126.1(16) | 76.1(10) | 100.6(16) |
| Property crime | 1604.9(165) | 1632.1(170) | 1860.6(236) | 1362.9(179) | 1294.7(206) |
| Burglary | 262.6(27) | 182.4(19) | 173.4(22) | 167.5(22) | 113.1(18) |
| Larceny | 1069.9(110) | 1152.1(120) | 1324.5(168) | 974.6(128) | 873.6(139) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 262.6(27) | 297.6(31) | 354.8(45) | 220.8(29) | 308.0(49) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Port Wentworth, GA Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Port Wentworth Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Port Wentworth calculated?
- Port Wentworth's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Georgia state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Georgia cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Port Wentworth Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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