NYPD paper license plate crackdown tracker

32966
complaints filed

3667
summonses issued

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

“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.