NYPD paper license plate crackdown tracker

Precinct:

Resolution	Count
Took action	9113
Action not necessary	7068
Found no violation	6663
Gone	4545
Summons	3886
Provided information	1434
Jurisdiction	1265
Report	229
Contact Info	151
Unable to gain entry to premises	26
Arrest	11

Precinct	Complaints	Percent Summonsed
26	116	32
10	96	28
14	174	25
116	13	23
30	194	21
100	80	20
52	1057	19
66	558	19
28	164	18
104	1466	18
107	395	18
1	383	17
69	179	17
70	504	16
81	173	16
34	1019	15
41	131	15
48	218	15
123	165	15
40	339	14
49	740	14
108	577	14
32	182	13
45	914	13
121	318	13
7	107	12
17	93	12
83	265	12
84	585	12
105	377	12
122	318	12
19	282	11
61	859	11
67	317	11
88	451	11
102	1086	11
103	332	11
18	207	10
33	444	10
68	745	10
71	310	10
73	144	10
77	395	10
79	595	10
115	1077	10
120	313	10
13	211	9
24	417	9
44	385	9
46	435	9
50	1361	9
62	914	9
76	159	9
90	485	9
110	551	9
111	347	9
23	96	8
43	534	8
47	634	8
63	489	8
106	745	8
9	135	7
20	244	7
42	181	7
60	166	7
72	307	7
75	536	7
109	920	7
112	409	7
113	363	7
114	843	7
25	121	6
6	93	5
78	436	5
94	755	5
101	101	5
5	118	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: Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 9:47 AM EDT.