Unpopular opinion(?): Safety is very important for your peace of mind
I mean it feels like people downplay this a lot, but to me, safety isn't only about "Will I get robbed or not?", but rather it's really about how much mental energy you have to spend on just traveling there.
For example, if you go to places like Mexico, you will always have to stick to safe areas, be aware of sketchy neighborhoods and avoid them, and stay vigilant. I'm not even trying to single out Mexico here, in fact, it's one of my favorite countries and I would love to visit there a million times(it's just the ridiculous flight ticket price that prevents me from going there lol). This really applies to most "developed" Western cities too, and if you have "common sense," then you will be 99% fine, but that's the point. You still have to think about it.
You have to research neighborhoods, double-check routes, keep your guard up, watch your stuff, scan the people around you, think twice before pulling your phone out in public, consider whether leaving your bag for 2 minutes for a quick bathroom run is a bad idea, etc. Of course, if you are from a Western country that's probably a "common sense" to you, but for me it's this kind of constant vigilance that just drains me over time.
Then you go to developed countries in Asia(East Asia, UAE, Qatar, Singapore, etc.), you never have to worry about anything.
Even in what people would call the "worst" areas it still feels safer than an average city in the West. You basically don't need to think about pickpockets at all. You never need to subconsciously size people up, and you never worry about your phone getting snatched. You can leave your stuff at a cafe table, go to the bathroom, and come back and it’s still there. In reality you can just leave your phone on your table to show people that you already took the spot. Something you can never imagine in Europe or US. You can leave valuables and all your luggage clearly visible in your car without worrying about someone smashing the window.
To me, that peace of mind is huge. It makes travel feel way lighter. Maybe this sounds overly cautious or even paranoid to many people, but I don't think it is. It's just exhausting having to care about these shits all the time.
Btw i might be biased a lot since I'm from Korea, and whenever I'm back at my home country I don't have to worry about anything, so this might not resonate the same way with people who are from US, Western Europe, Latin America, etc. So if you think this doesn't matter or doesn't apply to you, then that's probably right.