NYPD paper license plate crackdown tracker

31831
complaints filed

3525
summonses issued

Precinct:

Resolution Count
Took action 8493
Action not necessary 6520
Found no violation 6214
Gone 4170
Summons 3525
Provided information 1357
Jurisdiction 1162
Report 210
Contact Info 147
Unable to gain entry to premises 23
Arrest 10

“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: Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 6:29 PM EST.