NYPD paper license plate crackdown tracker

Precinct:

Resolution	Count
Took action	9277
Action not necessary	7221
Found no violation	6782
Gone	4644
Summons	3976
Provided information	1451
Jurisdiction	1288
Report	232
Contact Info	151
Unable to gain entry to premises	27
Arrest	11

Precinct	Complaints	Percent Summonsed
26	116	32
10	96	28
14	174	25
116	18	22
30	195	21
52	1086	20
100	81	20
66	566	19
28	173	18
104	1496	18
107	405	18
1	386	17
69	187	17
70	515	16
81	173	16
41	135	15
123	171	15
34	1035	14
40	349	14
48	222	14
49	764	14
108	587	14
17	95	13
32	184	13
45	921	13
121	326	13
7	108	12
83	269	12
84	617	12
88	460	12
105	384	12
19	288	11
61	868	11
67	322	11
73	146	11
102	1110	11
103	345	11
122	323	11
18	207	10
24	419	10
33	451	10
68	758	10
71	318	10
76	167	10
77	404	10
79	598	10
111	356	10
115	1089	10
120	319	10
13	214	9
43	549	9
46	439	9
50	1388	9
62	936	9
90	488	9
106	763	9
20	247	8
23	97	8
44	394	8
47	656	8
63	500	8
110	560	8
9	135	7
60	169	7
72	314	7
75	545	7
101	103	7
109	947	7
112	412	7
113	373	7
114	861	7
25	126	6
42	188	6
94	759	6
6	95	5
78	438	5
5	119	4
0	1	0

“If you dare to obscure your real license plate, or if you affix an altered or forged temporary plate to your vehicle, we are out there right now in real time looking for your car and looking for you.”
—NYPD Transportation Bureau Chief Kim Royster

The NYPD is cracking down on fraudulent paper license plates. How are they doing? Data from NYC 311. Spot a paper plate? Report it. First report: July 6, 2022. Last updated: Sunday, July 13, 2025 at 4:39 AM EDT.