NYPD paper license plate crackdown tracker

Precinct:

Resolution	Count
Took action	9836
Action not necessary	7688
Found no violation	7132
Gone	5011
Summons	4387
Provided information	1510
Jurisdiction	1361
Report	268
Contact Info	153
Unable to gain entry to premises	30
Arrest	13

Precinct	Complaints	Percent Summonsed
26	124	31
10	102	29
14	178	24
28	192	21
52	1135	21
30	203	20
100	93	20
66	592	19
69	198	19
1	410	18
104	1598	18
41	147	16
48	252	16
70	543	16
81	187	16
107	446	16
32	192	15
34	1067	15
40	377	15
73	154	15
108	617	15
49	844	14
116	28	14
123	187	14
45	987	13
83	278	13
121	336	13
7	115	12
17	99	12
18	217	12
84	702	12
88	483	12
102	1175	12
103	364	12
19	307	11
61	939	11
67	334	11
105	410	11
110	608	11
122	342	11
13	231	10
24	441	10
33	475	10
42	210	10
43	598	10
46	472	10
62	1035	10
68	792	10
71	323	10
77	419	10
79	613	10
106	847	10
111	388	10
115	1141	10
120	342	10
44	417	9
47	708	9
50	1439	9
60	192	9
76	180	9
90	528	9
23	100	8
63	548	8
112	439	8
113	400	8
9	138	7
20	255	7
72	331	7
75	575	7
109	1053	7
114	926	7
5	124	6
6	104	6
94	809	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: Friday, November 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM EST.