NYPD paper license plate crackdown tracker

Precinct:

Resolution	Count
Took action	9865
Action not necessary	7807
Found no violation	7388
Gone	5026
Summons	4478
Provided information	1521
Jurisdiction	1373
Report	278
Contact Info	153
Unable to gain entry to premises	30
Arrest	13
Specific Tow Required	3

Precinct	Complaints	Percent Summonsed
26	125	30
10	107	28
14	179	24
100	101	23
28	194	21
52	1142	21
30	206	20
1	416	19
66	599	19
69	199	19
104	1622	18
48	257	17
41	149	16
70	554	16
81	190	16
107	452	16
108	637	16
32	194	15
34	1072	15
40	379	15
73	156	15
49	861	14
116	29	14
123	189	14
7	117	13
18	224	13
83	279	13
121	342	13
17	100	12
45	1001	12
84	722	12
88	486	12
102	1189	12
103	370	12
122	344	12
19	315	11
61	964	11
67	335	11
105	418	11
110	613	11
111	393	11
115	1155	11
13	234	10
24	443	10
33	480	10
42	212	10
43	610	10
46	484	10
62	1050	10
68	798	10
71	325	10
77	422	10
79	615	10
106	869	10
120	345	10
44	423	9
47	724	9
50	1443	9
76	183	9
90	532	9
23	101	8
60	201	8
63	558	8
112	444	8
113	407	8
20	255	7
72	335	7
75	579	7
109	1073	7
114	938	7
5	129	6
6	105	6
9	141	6
78	467	6
94	830	6
101	108	6
25	135	5

“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: Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 9:34 AM EST.