NYPD paper license plate crackdown tracker

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

Precinct	Complaints	Percent Summonsed
26	119	32
10	96	28
14	174	25
30	195	21
116	19	21
52	1088	20
100	81	20
66	566	19
28	175	18
104	1506	18
1	386	17
69	189	17
107	416	17
70	516	16
81	173	16
41	135	15
48	223	15
108	591	15
123	172	15
34	1039	14
40	349	14
49	767	14
17	96	13
32	184	13
45	927	13
121	327	13
7	108	12
83	269	12
84	626	12
105	387	12
19	289	11
61	874	11
67	322	11
73	146	11
88	463	11
102	1115	11
103	346	11
122	323	11
18	207	10
24	420	10
33	455	10
68	760	10
71	318	10
77	405	10
79	598	10
115	1097	10
120	324	10
13	214	9
43	551	9
46	440	9
50	1390	9
62	941	9
76	170	9
90	488	9
106	765	9
111	358	9
20	247	8
23	97	8
44	394	8
47	658	8
63	501	8
110	562	8
9	135	7
42	192	7
60	169	7
72	317	7
75	550	7
101	104	7
109	953	7
112	414	7
113	374	7
114	867	7
25	127	6
94	760	6
6	96	5
78	438	5
5	119	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: Sunday, July 20, 2025 at 1:34 PM EDT.