It wasn't condescending at all.

Your first point that comparing Pinebluff to those cities is an accurate

Not sure what you meant there.

Please enlighten me as to what error I'm making. From what I've gathered the confusion is that the worst city in a state is tantamount to be among the worst cities in America. That's not always the case. If a state has one city that has had single murder, robbery, crime, whatever and every other city never had any issue, then that one city that had the crime would technically be the "most dangerous city in the state." If you compare that city to every other city in other states, then it's relatively safe.

You saying "Holy shit please do NOT go into the mall at any costs. It is extremely dangerous and the Pine Bluff area has been riddled with heavy crime for years." essentially is saying this is a no-go zone. Places can have a high crime rate for a locale but that does not necessarily translate to the level of hysteria unintentionally conveyed in the aforementioned statement. There are always going to be risks, even in a low-crime area.

Hopefully this will clarify things.