Of course if you are loaded but socially incompetent (say many of the billionaires in Silicon Valley or Wall Street) then your 50B net worth won't be enough for people to restrain themselves from beating you unconscious and taking you Rolex or Phatek Philippe (that your socially incompetent brain decided to sport there even though you are nobody but a walking wallet with no street cred)
That said, even rappers seem to retire to "safer" places then these "lively" options you describe. So something about being safe appeals to many people, not just the socially incompetents'.
The US is huge and there are pockets of instability of course, especially in big metro areas such as LA, Chicago , Baltimore and Detroit.
For a socially competent person who lacks the prequalifer of fame though ,they are not that great again due to prices which are US-like
You might have never been in fear, but were you ever stoked? And I mean genuinely socially stoked, not the monetary excitement after winning at the casino.
Violence is a big predictor of strong sentiments among the populace.
If you don't risk taking punches and kicks, you'll hardly get the reward of hugs and kisses.
Social volatilty gives socially competent people a good opportunity to capitalize on their competence. Nowhere is this ever more clear than places like Brazil, Nigeria, South Africa, Mexico...
A socially competent person will make friends and romantic relationships as soon as they get off the plane.
A socially incompetent person will get robbed and risk mugging, again as soon as they get off the plane.
The so called dangerous places are also the fun places.