NYPD paper license plate crackdown tracker

Precinct:

Resolution	Count
Took action	8764
Action not necessary	6793
Found no violation	6447
Gone	4332
Summons	3677
Provided information	1396
Jurisdiction	1203
Report	216
Contact Info	150
Unable to gain entry to premises	25
Arrest	11

Precinct	Complaints	Percent Summonsed
26	109	32
10	93	29
14	170	25
116	8	25
30	179	21
100	78	21
52	1004	19
66	534	19
28	159	18
104	1411	18
107	381	17
1	374	16
41	125	16
69	170	16
70	470	16
123	154	16
34	1000	15
48	207	15
81	163	15
108	556	14
121	304	14
7	104	13
32	181	13
45	868	13
49	682	13
17	92	12
61	817	12
83	257	12
84	548	12
105	373	12
122	304	12
19	277	11
40	307	11
102	1043	11
33	423	10
67	312	10
68	708	10
71	301	10
73	128	10
79	586	10
88	431	10
103	309	10
115	1067	10
120	305	10
13	208	9
18	199	9
24	405	9
44	370	9
46	419	9
50	1331	9
77	379	9
90	455	9
111	336	9
20	236	8
23	96	8
43	512	8
47	608	8
62	851	8
63	473	8
76	153	8
106	720	8
110	535	8
60	156	7
72	297	7
75	513	7
109	888	7
112	394	7
113	349	7
114	817	7
9	126	6
25	114	6
78	412	6
6	91	5
42	164	5
94	726	5
101	101	5
5	114	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: Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 11:08 PM EDT.