Total Inspections
3,527
12/5/2025 – 1/17/2026
Inspection Types
122
Active types
Pass Rate
38%
1,205 passed
Fail Rate
43%
1,349 failed
Change vs Prior Period
Volume
↓ 58.8%vs prior 90 days
Fail Rate
↑ 0.3%vs prior 90 days
Top Movers
- ↓ 66%Pre-Inspection
- ↓ 65%Rough
- ↓ 63%CofO Issuance
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 1,047 | 51% |
| Rough | 258 | 13% |
| Service/Power Release | 189 | 32% |
| Smoke Detectors | 164 | 50% |
| Special/Order Compliance | 118 | 5% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 97 | 40% |
| Inspection | 97 | 100% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 97 | 51% |
| Footing/Foundation/Slab | 77 | 27% |
| Wood Frame | 74 | 19% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Special/Order Compliance | 85% | 118 |
| Rough | 72% | 258 |
| Service/Power Release | 48% | 189 |
| Final | 33% | 1,047 |
| Smoke Detectors | 22% | 164 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Permit Finaled
551
16%
Approved
487
14%
Insp Cancelled
403
11%
Insp Scheduled
393
11%
Corrections Issued
347
10%
Not Ready for Inspection
308
9%
Partial Approval
307
9%
Partial Inspection
251
7%
Cancelled
120
3%
No Access for Inspection
50
1%
Data Quality & Transparency
99.99% Coverage
We ingest directly from the official LADBS public dataset. A small number of records (~0.006%) are excluded because they're missing required fields like inspection type or result — these are data quality issues in the source system, not our processing.
Duplicate Tracking
LADBS sometimes records the same inspection multiple times. We detect and track these duplicates using Socrata's unique row IDs, ensuring accurate counts while preserving evidence of source data quality issues.
Source: Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) • Dataset ID: 9w5z-rg2h •View on LA Open Data