NYPD paper license plate crackdown tracker

Precinct:

Resolution	Count
Took action	9717
Action not necessary	7612
Found no violation	7066
Gone	4930
Summons	4310
Provided information	1502
Jurisdiction	1346
Report	255
Contact Info	152
Unable to gain entry to premises	30
Arrest	13

Precinct	Complaints	Percent Summonsed
26	124	31
10	99	28
14	176	24
28	192	21
52	1123	21
30	202	20
100	93	20
66	587	19
1	406	18
69	195	18
104	1576	18
116	24	17
48	250	16
70	539	16
81	179	16
107	435	16
34	1065	15
40	375	15
41	144	15
108	615	15
49	824	14
73	153	14
123	185	14
32	189	13
45	977	13
83	274	13
121	331	13
7	112	12
17	97	12
18	216	12
84	684	12
88	480	12
102	1156	12
103	362	12
105	404	12
19	303	11
61	929	11
67	332	11
110	599	11
122	339	11
13	225	10
24	435	10
33	472	10
43	585	10
46	466	10
62	1013	10
68	788	10
71	319	10
77	416	10
79	609	10
111	379	10
115	1135	10
120	339	10
42	203	9
47	702	9
50	1435	9
76	180	9
90	522	9
106	827	9
23	100	8
44	409	8
60	184	8
63	533	8
75	568	8
112	435	8
113	399	8
9	137	7
20	254	7
101	107	7
114	914	7
6	104	6
72	327	6
94	799	6
109	1036	6
5	123	5
25	133	5
78	451	5
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, October 12, 2025 at 11:20 PM EDT.