NYPD paper license plate crackdown tracker

Precinct:

Resolution	Count
Took action	9865
Action not necessary	7762
Found no violation	7267
Gone	5026
Summons	4456
Provided information	1520
Jurisdiction	1369
Report	276
Contact Info	153
Unable to gain entry to premises	30
Arrest	13
Specific Tow Required	1

Precinct	Complaints	Percent Summonsed
26	125	30
10	103	29
14	179	24
100	97	23
28	193	21
52	1141	21
30	205	20
1	413	19
66	598	19
69	199	19
104	1616	18
70	549	17
41	148	16
48	255	16
81	189	16
107	449	16
108	631	16
32	194	15
34	1071	15
40	378	15
73	154	15
49	854	14
116	29	14
123	189	14
7	117	13
45	995	13
83	279	13
121	341	13
17	99	12
18	222	12
19	311	12
84	716	12
88	484	12
102	1183	12
103	370	12
105	415	12
122	344	12
43	608	11
61	946	11
67	335	11
110	612	11
111	391	11
115	1152	11
13	232	10
24	442	10
33	476	10
42	212	10
46	478	10
62	1047	10
68	796	10
71	325	10
77	420	10
79	614	10
106	858	10
120	345	10
44	420	9
47	720	9
50	1442	9
60	199	9
76	182	9
90	530	9
23	100	8
63	554	8
112	440	8
113	407	8
20	255	7
72	331	7
75	578	7
109	1069	7
114	937	7
5	126	6
6	105	6
9	139	6
78	464	6
94	822	6
101	108	6
25	135	5
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: Friday, November 28, 2025 at 4:31 AM EST.