NYPD paper license plate crackdown tracker

32928
complaints filed

3661
summonses issued

Precinct:

Resolution Count
Took action 8750
Action not necessary 6778
Found no violation 6428
Gone 4321
Summons 3661
Provided information 1392
Jurisdiction 1196
Report 216
Contact Info 150
Unable to gain entry to premises 25
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: Monday, March 31, 2025 at 10:37 AM EDT.