NYPD paper license plate crackdown tracker

33449
complaints filed

3748
summonses issued

Precinct:

Resolution Count
Took action 8855
Action not necessary 6881
Found no violation 6527
Gone 4405
Summons 3748
Provided information 1405
Jurisdiction 1221
Report 220
Contact Info 150
Unable to gain entry to premises 26
Arrest 11

“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: Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 1:33 AM EDT.