NYPD paper license plate crackdown tracker

Precinct:

Resolution	Count
Took action	9138
Action not necessary	7095
Found no violation	6683
Gone	4561
Summons	3907
Provided information	1438
Jurisdiction	1268
Report	231
Contact Info	151
Unable to gain entry to premises	27
Arrest	11

Precinct	Complaints	Percent Summonsed
26	116	32
10	96	28
14	174	25
116	13	23
30	194	21
100	80	20
52	1063	19
66	560	19
104	1471	18
107	396	18
1	383	17
28	167	17
69	179	17
70	505	16
81	173	16
34	1021	15
41	131	15
48	219	15
123	166	15
40	341	14
49	750	14
108	578	14
32	182	13
45	916	13
121	319	13
7	107	12
17	93	12
83	265	12
84	591	12
105	379	12
122	319	12
19	282	11
61	859	11
67	317	11
88	455	11
102	1089	11
103	337	11
18	207	10
33	447	10
68	746	10
71	310	10
73	145	10
77	397	10
79	597	10
115	1077	10
120	316	10
13	211	9
24	417	9
43	535	9
44	387	9
46	436	9
50	1366	9
62	916	9
76	160	9
90	485	9
106	752	9
111	352	9
23	97	8
47	637	8
63	489	8
110	553	8
9	135	7
20	244	7
42	182	7
60	169	7
72	307	7
75	537	7
109	925	7
112	409	7
113	366	7
114	847	7
25	121	6
6	93	5
78	436	5
94	755	5
101	101	5
5	118	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: Saturday, June 14, 2025 at 3:29 AM EDT.