Total Inspections
6,233
12/5/2025 – 1/17/2026
Inspection Types
131
Active types
Pass Rate
35%
1,938 passed
Fail Rate
49%
2,712 failed
Change vs Prior Period
Volume
↓ 59.0%vs prior 90 days
Fail Rate
↑ 1.8%vs prior 90 days
Top Movers
- ↓ 71%PLUMBING-Rough
- ↓ 66%Excavation/Setback/Form/Re-Bar
- ↓ 66%BUILDING-Rough-Frame
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 1,647 | 43% |
| Rough | 702 | 7% |
| Special/Order Compliance | 227 | 4% |
| Service/Power Release | 225 | 36% |
| Smoke Detectors | 199 | 62% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 178 | 37% |
| Drywall Nailing | 155 | 34% |
| Inspection | 150 | 100% |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 140 | 30% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 129 | 55% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Special/Order Compliance | 81% | 227 |
| Rough | 75% | 702 |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 60% | 140 |
| Wood Frame | 58% | 119 |
| CofO Issuance | 50% | 111 |
| Drywall Nailing | 50% | 155 |
| Insulation | 49% | 106 |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 48% | 178 |
| Final | 44% | 1,647 |
| Service/Power Release | 41% | 225 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
947
15%
Partial Approval
795
13%
Corrections Issued
759
12%
Permit Finaled
737
12%
Insp Cancelled
687
11%
Insp Scheduled
650
10%
Not Ready for Inspection
496
8%
Partial Inspection
388
6%
Cancelled
175
3%
Conditional Approval
132
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