I recently read somewhere that the seventies were so dangerous to live in and crime has reduced since then. I understand that there were a lot of serial killers then ie Manson, Zodiac Killer etc. But why did all of this crime suddenly explode? Wasn't the previous decade all about peace and love?
We've addressed the issue of crime in the seventies in a couple of earlier threads ... while you're waiting for fresh answers to your question, you might like to review
A Serial Killer expert on the podcast 'Accused' claimed that the late 70s saw such a high number of serial killers because they were raised by men who were traumatised by World War II. How accurate is this?, a lengthy discussion led by u/chickendance638
What caused the crime rate in the United States to be so high from the late 1970's to the early 90's and decline so rapidly thereafter? (especially some of the more sceptical responses), and
It seems the 1970s and 1980s had a dramatic increase in serial killers. Any reasons why this might be the case?, with u/Yodatsracist