I remember the first power failure back in 1965. No crimes were committed. Twelve years later, another power failure and massive looting took place. What happened to change a peaceful NYC to a ultra violent city back then?
The first blackout was blamed on UFOS. INCIDENT AT EXETER comes to mind.
The reason for the increase in looting is as follows:
1965: All the shops had openwork grating in front of them.
Interval between 1965 and 1977:
Looters collected special trucks to pull the grates off the shops and stored them in garages, and went wild in 1977 pulling all the grates off.
After 1977, insurance companies would no longer insure the businesses if they had openwork grates. Everyone put in the solid ones that can’t be hooked onto and pulled off.
I’m pretty sure I have the dates right on this.