NYPD paper license plate crackdown tracker

Precinct:

Resolution	Count
Took action	8756
Action not necessary	6781
Found no violation	6440
Gone	4326
Summons	3667
Provided information	1395
Jurisdiction	1199
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
52	1004	19
66	534	19
28	159	18
104	1409	18
100	75	17
107	381	17
1	373	16
41	125	16
69	168	16
70	469	16
123	154	16
34	999	15
48	207	15
81	163	15
108	555	14
121	304	14
7	104	13
32	181	13
45	866	13
49	679	13
17	92	12
61	816	12
83	256	12
84	547	12
105	373	12
122	303	12
19	277	11
40	307	11
102	1041	11
33	422	10
67	312	10
68	708	10
71	300	10
73	128	10
79	585	10
88	431	10
103	309	10
115	1065	10
120	305	10
13	208	9
18	199	9
24	403	9
44	370	9
46	418	9
50	1331	9
77	379	9
90	454	9
111	336	9
20	235	8
23	96	8
43	512	8
47	608	8
62	850	8
63	472	8
76	153	8
106	719	8
110	533	8
60	156	7
72	296	7
75	512	7
109	888	7
112	394	7
113	347	7
114	817	7
6	90	6
9	126	6
25	114	6
78	410	6
42	164	5
94	725	5
101	100	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: Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 1:35 AM EDT.