NYPD paper license plate crackdown tracker

Precinct:

Resolution	Count
Took action	8381
Action not necessary	6437
Found no violation	6141
Gone	4111
Summons	3477
Provided information	1340
Jurisdiction	1151
Report	207
Contact Info	147
Unable to gain entry to premises	22
Arrest	10

Precinct	Complaints	Percent Summonsed
116	2	50
26	100	31
10	91	29
14	165	25
30	176	21
66	508	20
28	155	19
52	971	19
104	1354	18
107	358	18
41	120	17
70	429	17
100	72	17
1	364	16
81	155	16
123	148	16
34	968	15
69	149	15
48	196	14
108	537	14
121	274	14
7	95	13
17	85	13
32	175	13
45	844	13
49	639	13
61	775	13
83	245	13
105	362	12
122	287	12
19	259	11
40	301	11
84	462	11
102	976	11
33	394	10
67	299	10
73	124	10
79	575	10
88	415	10
120	294	10
44	356	9
46	393	9
50	1311	9
63	444	9
68	659	9
71	287	9
76	142	9
77	371	9
90	435	9
103	290	9
115	1035	9
13	202	8
18	189	8
20	226	8
23	90	8
24	389	8
47	582	8
110	526	8
111	309	8
9	123	7
43	483	7
62	816	7
72	284	7
75	499	7
106	684	7
109	848	7
112	377	7
113	328	7
114	784	7
6	85	6
25	111	6
60	145	6
78	391	6
42	147	5
94	678	5
5	110	4
101	94	2
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: Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 11:35 AM EST.