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Port Wentworth, Georgia Information:
Port Wentworth is a city in northeastern Chatham County, Georgia, on the Georgia coast. The city is part of the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area. During the 2010 census, the population was recorded at 5,359 residents but it is estimated that the population has grown since then to at least 7,930 citizens.
In 2017, Port Wentworth ranked #1,236 out of 15,393 of the “Most Diverse Places to Live in America,” #41 out of 449 of the “Most Diverse Places to Live in Georgia,” #184 out of 449 of the “Best Places to Live in Georgia,” #241 out of 449 of the “Bes Places to Raise a Family in Georgia,” and #5 out of 15 of the “Best Places to Raise a Family in Chatham County, Georgia.”
The livability index in Port Wentworth is 76 and, although that does not seem to be very high when you consider that the average livability indexes of the nation are 66 and the state average in Georgia is 67, 76 seems “extremely liveable.”
The livability index is based on different factors, including:
A – crime and weather;
B – education;
C – amenities, cost of living, and employment; and
D – housing.
The Mayor of Port Wentworth is Mayor Gary Norton. His email address is gnorton@cityo0fporwentworh.com
City of Port Wentworth
7224 GA Highway 21
Port Wentworth, Georgia 31407
Phone: 912-964-4379
Fax: 912-966-7429
Port Wentworth City Mayor
Crime in Port Wentworth, Georgia:
In 2014, the crime index, the higher the number the more crime, in Port Wentworth, GA was 180.7. The national average crime index of the same year was 278.7.
The crime rate in Port Wentworth for total crimes was 1,6204 crimes per 100,000 residents. The rate in Port Wentworth is 51% lower than the average total crime rate in Georgia of 3,402 crimes for every 100,000 people and it is 42% lower than the national average of 2,827 per 100,000 individuals.
With regards to violent crimes, Port Wentworth has a low violent crime rate – 159 violent crimes for every 100,000 residents, 60% lower than the average in the state of Georgia of 398 violent crimes per 100,000 people. The violent crime rate in Port Wentworth is 59% lower than the average in the U.S. Property crime rates in Port Wentworth were 1,516 crimes for every 100,000 individuals, 50% lower than the average in the state of Georgia with 3,005 property crimes per 100,000 residents. The average in Port Wentworth is 38% lower than the national average of 2,451 crimes for every 100,000 citizens.
As of February 2018, there were 15 registered sex offenders living in Port Wentworth, GA. Thus, the ratio of residents to sex offenders is 405 to 1 which is average in the state of Georgia.
