By May, the riots in Los Angeles had gradually calmed down under the efficient suppression by the government, police, and National Guard, as well as actions like cutting off water and electricity.
Besides Los Angeles, small-scale riots also occurred in cities like Chicago, Phoenix, New York, Seattle, and San Francisco.
To stop the escalating riots, America even deployed the Marine Corps, and a large number of people were arrested. Statistics show that a total of 53 people died in the riots.
Although the riots were subdued, the contradictions and divisions among different ethnic groups in America, an immigrant country, were already showing signs in the early 1990s.
Portland was relatively calm among the major cities, with citizens focused on the Portland Trail Blazers and their quest for a second three-peat.
