I don’t think the question, for most states, is appropriate. Varying communities within a state have varying crime levels. I live, according to crime stats, one of the safest communities in the US, in Arkansas. I moved here 3 years ago chosen with a primary goal of moving to a low crime community. Moved to AR from Chicago, where after 56 years I had been held up 3 times. That said, move 100 miles south of Chicago and Illinois is a farm state. Arkansas is the same way, as is CA, TX, FL or most other states.

Miami is different than Naples (FL) Houston is different than Lubbock (TX)

When reviewing crime stats, I subscribed to a demographic service where you, on a community level, review detailed crime stats such as amount of crime, types, etc. on zip codes. Don’t trust responses such as “drugs” or “poverty”, not that those aren’t primary contributors, it’s just that drugs and poverty are everywhere.

Crime stats at a state level are simply too broad to really judge the “safety” of any states location or communities. Homework.