California; per capita; is no more wicked than any other state.
Each state has good areas and bad areas, good people and bad people. You are absolutely correct.
Knee jerk attacks on other states are not beneficial to keeping our nation together and whole.
Going by recent activities, MISSOURI is now an 'evil' state (due to Ferguson-Michael Brown). It's been pretty wet here.
There are some real scoundrels and nare-do-wells in North Dakota…. those bastards! ……./S ;- )