Oh for Pete’s sake, it’s like any other area of the country.There are dangerous areas and nice areas.I don’t feel particulary unsafe.By all means bring your wife out here. Use common sense and stay out of ghettos and run down places. Stay in family oriented and nicer neighborhoods. Yes there are plenty of them - no matter what you hear on the internet. The same things apply everywhere lock your doors, stay out of unlit places at night etc.I grew up in Texas and have lived at different times in the Pacific Northwest, Wyoming, New York and now just outside Fresno. There are nice people and crazy people everywhere. Not everybody out here is a liberal.The San Joaquin Valley btw is pretty conservative politically, just like Orange County.
Beware! Cambria is a notorious center for art galleries and gift shops. Run away!