NYPD paper license plate crackdown tracker

35219
complaints filed

3994
summonses issued

Precinct:

Resolution Count
Took action 9318
Action not necessary 7263
Found no violation 6804
Gone 4668
Summons 3994
Provided information 1457
Jurisdiction 1292
Report 233
Contact Info 151
Unable to gain entry to premises 28
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: Sunday, July 20, 2025 at 1:34 PM EDT.