No, I think it has more to do with large numbers of young single men with large amounts of disposable income as one can find in these military bases next door to these small towns. This disposable income in the hands of young single men attracts predators who feed off this wealth. Soon after the pay raises of the mid 1960s, I observed the criminal element with their prostitution and drugs move into the areas surrounding our military bases.
Just as when you leave food laying around you'll attract rats, when you leave easy money laying around you'll attract criminals.
The military has always had ‘camp followers’, dating back to ancient times.......................