NYPD paper license plate crackdown tracker

34510
complaints filed

3907
summonses issued

Precinct:

Resolution Count
Took action 9138
Action not necessary 7095
Found no violation 6683
Gone 4561
Summons 3907
Provided information 1438
Jurisdiction 1268
Report 231
Contact Info 151
Unable to gain entry to premises 27
Arrest 11

“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, June 14, 2025 at 3:29 AM EDT.