NYPD paper license plate crackdown tracker

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

Precinct	Complaints	Percent Summonsed
26	109	32
10	93	29
14	170	25
116	8	25
30	179	21
66	533	20
52	1004	19
28	159	18
104	1408	18
100	75	17
107	381	17
1	373	16
41	125	16
69	168	16
70	465	16
123	154	16
34	999	15
48	206	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	815	12
83	255	12
84	547	12
105	373	12
122	303	12
19	275	11
40	307	11
102	1037	11
120	304	11
33	420	10
67	312	10
68	707	10
71	300	10
73	127	10
79	585	10
88	431	10
103	309	10
115	1065	10
13	208	9
18	199	9
24	403	9
44	370	9
46	414	9
50	1331	9
77	378	9
90	454	9
111	336	9
20	234	8
23	96	8
43	511	8
47	605	8
62	849	8
63	472	8
76	153	8
110	533	8
60	156	7
72	296	7
75	512	7
106	717	7
109	886	7
112	394	7
113	346	7
114	815	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: Monday, March 31, 2025 at 10:37 AM EDT.