NYPD paper license plate crackdown tracker

Precinct:

Resolution	Count
Took action	9028
Action not necessary	6996
Found no violation	6630
Gone	4504
Summons	3843
Provided information	1424
Jurisdiction	1243
Report	224
Contact Info	151
Unable to gain entry to premises	26
Arrest	11

Precinct	Complaints	Percent Summonsed
26	115	31
10	96	28
116	11	27
14	174	25
30	191	20
100	80	20
52	1048	19
66	551	19
28	163	18
104	1456	18
1	382	17
69	178	17
107	390	17
41	129	16
70	499	16
81	173	16
123	160	16
34	1011	15
48	215	15
40	331	14
49	731	14
108	572	14
32	182	13
45	901	13
121	316	13
7	105	12
17	93	12
61	852	12
83	262	12
105	374	12
122	317	12
19	281	11
67	316	11
84	567	11
88	450	11
102	1074	11
103	328	11
13	210	10
33	439	10
68	738	10
71	310	10
73	140	10
77	390	10
79	592	10
115	1073	10
120	310	10
18	203	9
24	414	9
44	381	9
46	432	9
50	1352	9
62	901	9
76	158	9
90	476	9
110	548	9
111	344	9
23	96	8
43	532	8
47	629	8
63	484	8
106	738	8
9	135	7
20	243	7
42	176	7
60	164	7
72	306	7
75	528	7
109	911	7
112	407	7
113	361	7
114	840	7
25	121	6
6	93	5
78	430	5
94	748	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, May 24, 2025 at 11:57 PM EDT.