NYPD paper license plate crackdown tracker

Precinct:

Resolution	Count
Took action	8699
Action not necessary	6730
Found no violation	6389
Gone	4293
Summons	3642
Provided information	1385
Jurisdiction	1189
Report	215
Contact Info	150
Unable to gain entry to premises	23
Arrest	10
Received	1

Precinct	Complaints	Percent Summonsed
26	107	31
10	92	29
116	7	29
14	170	25
30	179	21
66	527	20
52	999	19
28	159	18
104	1405	18
100	75	17
107	378	17
1	372	16
41	124	16
69	166	16
70	457	16
123	154	16
34	994	15
48	205	15
81	163	15
108	552	14
121	300	14
7	104	13
32	179	13
45	862	13
49	672	13
17	91	12
61	813	12
83	254	12
84	535	12
105	371	12
122	299	12
19	269	11
40	306	11
102	1027	11
120	304	11
33	419	10
67	311	10
68	700	10
73	127	10
79	584	10
88	427	10
103	305	10
115	1060	10
13	208	9
18	195	9
24	403	9
44	369	9
46	412	9
50	1330	9
71	298	9
76	151	9
77	377	9
90	450	9
111	334	9
20	233	8
23	96	8
43	506	8
47	603	8
62	845	8
63	468	8
110	531	8
60	156	7
72	294	7
75	512	7
106	711	7
109	882	7
112	388	7
113	344	7
114	814	7
6	90	6
9	126	6
25	113	6
78	409	6
42	161	5
94	716	5
5	114	4
101	98	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: Sunday, March 23, 2025 at 3:27 AM EDT.