Karried is right. There are rough areas around Quail Springs as well. 122nd and Penn isn't the best part of town. Those apartments have gone downhill over the years. I've heard horror stories at the Highlands and at Rain Dance apartments. The Village as a whole has been in decline for sometime now.

Also, look at Penn Square. South of the mall isn't the best part of town.

But, there are a few differences. First, Crossroads is surrounded with slums. At least Penn Square and Quail Springs have nice areas to the north and west (for both malls).

Also, I think the type of stores you have dictates clientale.

Also, mranderson has mentioned this before, but I think security at Crossroads is more lax. They tend to let the teenagers hang around in the mall all night even if they have no business there. At both Penn and Quail, I've seen officers escort kids out of the mall who had no business there.