Total Inspections
15,931
1/1/2026 – 7/11/2026 (YTD)
Inspection Types
143
Active types
Pass Rate
39%
5,554 passed
Fail Rate
46%
6,470 failed
Current Year Progress
Showing year-to-date data through July 22. Full year comparison will be available at year-end.
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 4,446 | 48% |
| Rough | 1,299 | 13% |
| Smoke Detectors | 766 | 60% |
| Service/Power Release | 534 | 39% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 492 | 41% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 429 | 52% |
| Pre-Inspection | 397 | 23% |
| Footing/Foundation/Slab | 336 | 35% |
| Inspection | 335 | 100% |
| Wood Frame | 332 | 28% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Drilled-In Anchors | 86% | 150 |
| Deputy Reinf. Concrete | 83% | 169 |
| Rough | 76% | 1,299 |
| Special/Order Compliance | 69% | 312 |
| Bottom/Toe | 66% | 111 |
| Underground | 65% | 200 |
| Excavation/Setback/Form/Re-Bar | 61% | 254 |
| Rough-A/C and Heating | 61% | 159 |
| Pre-Inspection | 56% | 397 |
| Wood Frame | 53% | 332 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
2,729
17%
Permit Finaled
2,107
13%
Insp Scheduled
1,840
12%
Corrections Issued
1,698
11%
Partial Approval
1,682
11%
Insp Cancelled
1,436
9%
Not Ready for Inspection
1,410
9%
Partial Inspection
926
6%
Cancelled
327
2%
Conditional Approval
296
2%
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