NYPD paper license plate crackdown tracker

34080
complaints filed

3843
summonses issued

Precinct:

Resolution Count
Took action 9028
Action not necessary 6996
Found no violation 6630
Gone 4504
Summons 3843
Provided information 1424
Jurisdiction 1243
Report 224
Contact Info 151
Unable to gain entry to premises 26
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: Saturday, May 24, 2025 at 11:57 PM EDT.