Avoiding voting/lynching in a game like this only causes us to lose information. It's better to hunt for scum and throwdown your votes because it provides you with information regarding the remaining players even if you hit a townie.
It doesn't seem too extreme to me, but I can respect your PoV on the matter. I can easily see why it might seem excessive to you.
Kill a mafia n1. Mafia is down a player. Kill rate remains the same.
Kill a player n1. Mafia is up a kill. Mafia is up a player. Town has one fewer role. Every townie has one fewer turn to use role.
It's a huge disparity. It's not worth the risk. Wait until N2 after roles are used and information has been gathered.