Quote Originally Posted by oj88 View Post
No, I was thinking along the lines that when a crime is being committed, Superman's not around to stop it on account of not being able to change into his costume. So rather than risking exposure of his true identity, he just let the crime happen. Hence, the rise in crime after those phone booths were removed.
or maybe, clark was in the phone booth when they removed it. hence the absence of the crime deterrent.