Did the removal of pay phones significantly change how criminals operate?
In countless TV shows and movies, there are depictions of criminals using pay phones to communicate. There’s even a movie from 2002 titled Phone Booth. I am aware that many criminals throughout history used pay phones for anonymous communication. Some even reported their own crimes to taunt the police. I can’t remember the last time that I saw a functioning pay phone. Did the gradual removal of pay phones cause a significant change in how people committed crimes?