NYPD paper license plate crackdown tracker

Precinct:

Resolution	Count
Took action	9854
Action not necessary	7701
Found no violation	7143
Gone	5023
Summons	4405
Provided information	1514
Jurisdiction	1365
Report	269
Contact Info	153
Unable to gain entry to premises	30
Arrest	13

Precinct	Complaints	Percent Summonsed
26	124	31
10	103	29
14	178	24
28	192	21
30	204	21
52	1137	20
100	93	20
66	593	19
69	198	19
1	411	18
104	1601	18
41	148	16
48	253	16
70	544	16
81	187	16
107	448	16
32	194	15
34	1070	15
40	377	15
73	154	15
108	620	15
49	846	14
116	28	14
123	187	14
45	989	13
83	278	13
121	337	13
7	115	12
17	99	12
18	217	12
84	704	12
88	483	12
102	1176	12
103	367	12
122	344	12
19	307	11
61	940	11
67	334	11
105	411	11
110	609	11
13	231	10
24	441	10
33	476	10
42	211	10
43	599	10
46	475	10
62	1039	10
68	792	10
71	324	10
77	419	10
79	614	10
106	851	10
111	388	10
115	1144	10
120	343	10
44	417	9
47	711	9
50	1439	9
60	195	9
76	180	9
90	528	9
23	100	8
63	548	8
112	439	8
113	400	8
20	255	7
72	331	7
75	576	7
109	1057	7
114	928	7
5	124	6
6	104	6
9	139	6
94	814	6
101	108	6
25	135	5
78	457	5
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: Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at 11:45 AM EST.