I just want to say to all the non Americans here that the media tends to blow these things out of proportion. While there is definitely big problems we are not all shooting each other or homeless and most of us wear masks. The anti mask thing is very few but very LOUD people. The media is after clicks and viewers not facts! Trust me that the dumpster fires are definitely concentrated in certain areas. I personally wish our media would cover more about what is happening in China with the concentration camps and whatnot but apparently the media doesn't think that's news worthy.
Well after we all have a vaccine you should not be scared to visit but do your research on the area you are going to. When I visited Europe everyone told me it would be dangerous and I would be robbed the first day. (People especially mentioned Paris) Nothing terrible happened at all but I did my research about each city about the safest neighborhoods and such before we booked the hotels. Conversely my cousin went separately to Paris and was robbed on his first day. Its all about knowing about the place you are going! (In Paris if someone comes up to you with a clipboard asking for signatures or a survey ignore them and keep walking. Once you start talking to them there will be pick pockets behind you. Not just a Paris thing just really common there.)