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Robocalls in New York

New York consumers have filed 49,152 unwanted-call complaints with the FCC against 40,305 different phone numbers between 2014-01-08 and 2026-09-09 — 5.0% of all state-attributed complaints, ranking 4 nationally. Complaints in the last 12 months are down 20% on the 12 months before that.

49,152
FCC complaints
11,498
FTC DNC reports
7,775
FTC reports, last 30 days
#4
National rank (FCC)

New York complaint volume by year

Unwanted-call complaints filed with the FCC by New York consumers each year. The shape of this curve reflects both actual call volume and how aware consumers are that the FCC complaint centre exists.

Area codes most reported in New York

The displayed area code of numbers reported by New York consumers — often, but not always, a local code, because spoofing favours familiar-looking numbers.

How the calls reached New York

Prerecorded Voice
22,946
Live Voice
15,666
Abandoned Calls
6,756
Text Message
3,408
Autodialed Live Voice Call
282
Email
9
Wireless (cell phone)
25,890
Wired
15,812
Internet (VOIP)
7,413

Numbers New York residents reported this month

The numbers New York consumers reported most to the FTC's Do Not Call Registry in the last 30 days — 7,775 reports in all, 1,281 of them this week; 71% were described as robocalls. Click a number for what it was reported for.

What New York residents were called about this month

  • Other / unspecified
    2,606
  • Debt reduction
    2,529
  • Impostor (government, business, family)
    870
  • No subject given
    606
  • Dropped call / no message
    528
  • Medical & prescriptions
    198
  • Warranties & protection plans
    124
  • Vacation & timeshares
    67

Numbers most reported to the FCC by New York consumers

Ranked by how many New York FCC complaints name them, limited to the last five years. A number appearing here means people in New York reported receiving calls that displayed it — not that its owner placed them.

Recently reported by New York consumers

Numbers with the newest New York complaints in the last 12 months — the campaigns calling New York right now, not the historical leaders above.

Do Not Call protection in New York

New York formally adopted the FTC's National Do Not Call Registry as its own state list rather than running a separate one, so a single free registration at donotcall.gov covers you. State authorities can still enforce against telemarketers who ignore it, in addition to any federal penalty.

Whatever your state does, the federal National Do Not Call Registry applies, and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act gives you a private right of action against certain unlawful calls. Report unwanted calls at the FCC complaint centre and fraud at ReportFraud.ftc.gov.

Do Not Call classification per National Association of Attorneys General — history of Do Not Call. This is general information, not legal advice.

New York robocall FAQs

How many robocall complaints do New York residents file?

New York consumers have filed 49,152 unwanted-call complaints with the FCC against 40,305 distinct phone numbers, covering 2014-01-08 to 2026-09-09. That is 5.0% of all state-attributed complaints in the dataset, ranking New York 4 among US states and territories by complaint volume.

Does New York have its own Do Not Call list?

New York formally adopted the FTC's National Do Not Call Registry as its own state list rather than running a separate one, so a single free registration at donotcall.gov covers you. State authorities can still enforce against telemarketers who ignore it, in addition to any federal penalty.

Where do the calls reported in New York come from?

The FCC records the state the person filing the complaint was in, not where the caller was. Because caller ID is easily spoofed, a call reported in New York may have been placed from anywhere in the world and may have displayed a New York number that belongs to an uninvolved person. Area code alone tells you nothing reliable about a caller's location.

What kind of calls are reported most in New York?

Prerecorded Voice is the most-reported category in New York, accounting for 22,946 of the 49,152 complaints (47%). Live Voice is second with 15,666.

Complaint figures from the FCC Consumer Complaint Data Center, imported nightly, and FTC Do Not Call complaints (unverified consumer reports), published every weekday. The state recorded is the state the complainant filed from.