NYPD paper license plate crackdown tracker

Precinct:

Resolution	Count
Took action	8855
Action not necessary	6881
Found no violation	6527
Gone	4405
Summons	3748
Provided information	1405
Jurisdiction	1221
Report	220
Contact Info	150
Unable to gain entry to premises	26
Arrest	11

Precinct	Complaints	Percent Summonsed
116	9	33
26	110	32
10	94	29
14	172	24
30	180	21
100	80	20
52	1031	19
66	542	19
28	161	18
104	1433	18
1	378	17
107	385	17
41	127	16
69	172	16
70	481	16
81	165	16
123	156	16
34	1006	15
48	209	15
49	708	14
108	566	14
121	310	14
7	104	13
32	181	13
45	879	13
17	92	12
40	316	12
61	830	12
83	260	12
84	556	12
105	373	12
122	307	12
19	278	11
67	314	11
102	1061	11
103	313	11
33	430	10
68	720	10
71	302	10
73	130	10
77	386	10
79	589	10
88	437	10
115	1067	10
120	308	10
13	208	9
18	201	9
24	406	9
44	374	9
46	424	9
50	1341	9
90	463	9
111	341	9
20	238	8
23	96	8
43	521	8
47	615	8
62	871	8
63	476	8
76	156	8
106	724	8
110	542	8
9	129	7
60	161	7
72	301	7
75	518	7
109	897	7
112	401	7
113	355	7
114	828	7
25	119	6
42	169	6
78	417	6
6	93	5
94	735	5
101	101	5
5	115	3
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: Friday, April 25, 2025 at 11:45 PM EDT.