The examples I can offer, tho these are in Texas so may not apply to Atlanta/California/etc.
Galleria in Houston. Closed mall. Typical store, slightly upper class because Houston got money. Nigger rich. But you absolutely can get shot here. Parking and adjacent streets are full of Chargers and Challengers bumping.
Domain in Austin. Open air mall, semi to upper middle class luxury (Tory Burch to Louis Vuitton). They're trying to go more upscale. During BLM riots it saw lots of unrest and some looting. It's mostly Finance and IT bros, Chinese bops and black guys trying to pick them up.
North Park in Dallas. Closed mall. Upper middle class to lower upper class. Never seen any bullshit here. Seems to be mostly rich Hispanics and occasionally Jeets. Sometimes upper class blacks (one of the good ones) and white Yellowstone style dudes and their wives.
Highland Park Village. Outdoor mall. Small. Absolutely an upper class exclusive place. Audemars Piguet has a boutique here. Hermes. Beretta. Brunello Cucinelli. Etc. Lots of Security and Highland Park Police. Highland Park is a separate entity from the City of Dallas and won't really fuck around with dipshit behavior.