NYPD paper license plate crackdown tracker

Precinct:

Resolution	Count
Took action	9469
Action not necessary	7410
Found no violation	6910
Gone	4788
Summons	4135
Provided information	1477
Jurisdiction	1315
Report	238
Contact Info	151
Unable to gain entry to premises	30
Arrest	12

Precinct	Complaints	Percent Summonsed
26	120	32
10	97	28
14	174	25
30	196	21
52	1104	20
28	184	19
66	572	19
104	1538	19
69	194	18
100	88	18
116	22	18
1	391	17
107	423	17
70	526	16
81	175	16
34	1052	15
40	361	15
48	234	15
108	600	15
41	142	14
49	801	14
123	176	14
32	186	13
45	946	13
73	150	13
83	271	13
121	328	13
7	109	12
17	97	12
88	471	12
105	394	12
18	210	11
19	301	11
61	899	11
67	325	11
84	651	11
102	1134	11
103	355	11
122	326	11
13	219	10
24	423	10
33	464	10
46	447	10
68	767	10
71	319	10
77	413	10
79	600	10
110	587	10
111	368	10
115	1103	10
120	330	10
42	199	9
43	561	9
50	1409	9
62	961	9
76	174	9
90	493	9
106	791	9
20	247	8
23	97	8
44	397	8
47	679	8
63	512	8
113	390	8
9	137	7
60	174	7
72	321	7
75	561	7
101	106	7
109	996	7
112	421	7
114	884	7
94	780	6
6	97	5
25	132	5
78	441	5
5	120	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: Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at 11:34 AM EDT.