***New Yorkers can imagine the 1977 blackout looting****
And yet, 12 years before this there was another blackout of NY. There was no looting or increase in crime.
So what happened in those 12 years?
AFDC (Aid to Families with Dependent Children aka single mothers) and Food Stamps were just starting in the mid 60s, so not very many parasite irresponsible ferals yet. The explosion in bastardy happened right after AFDC/FS.
That’s one reason, probably also the continuing slide into cultural immorality and depravity. Not really separate; a lot of related causes.