NYPD paper license plate crackdown tracker

Precinct:

Resolution	Count
Took action	9865
Found no violation	9419
Action not necessary	8575
Gone	5026
Summons	5002
Provided information	1572
Jurisdiction	1481
Report	315
Contact Info	153
Unable to gain entry to premises	34
Specific Tow Required	28
Arrest	17
Tow not necessary	1

Precinct	Complaints	Percent Summonsed
26	126	30
10	110	27
14	179	24
100	106	24
28	196	21
52	1163	21
30	208	20
1	421	19
66	639	19
69	202	19
104	1666	18
48	270	17
41	152	16
70	578	16
81	190	16
107	478	16
108	653	16
32	195	15
34	1076	15
40	386	15
49	908	15
73	159	15
123	193	14
18	232	13
45	1040	13
88	515	13
105	439	13
116	32	13
121	349	13
7	121	12
17	100	12
19	320	12
67	339	12
83	281	12
84	1018	12
102	1218	12
103	381	12
122	354	12
42	216	11
43	628	11
61	1007	11
110	630	11
111	395	11
115	1166	11
13	238	10
24	450	10
33	492	10
62	1071	10
68	810	10
71	327	10
77	431	10
79	620	10
90	557	10
106	924	10
44	430	9
46	508	9
47	751	9
50	1463	9
60	212	9
63	571	9
120	351	9
20	256	8
23	101	8
76	199	8
112	454	8
113	410	8
72	350	7
75	602	7
94	845	7
109	1102	7
114	962	7
5	133	6
6	107	6
9	145	6
78	475	6
101	108	6
25	135	5

“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: Saturday, July 18, 2026 at 3:22 PM EDT.