Total Inspections
18,096
1/2/2026 – 4/25/2026 (YTD)
Inspection Types
141
Active types
Pass Rate
35%
5,678 passed
Fail Rate
49%
7,983 failed
Current Year Progress
Showing year-to-date data through May 3. Full year comparison will be available at year-end.
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 5,028 | 41% |
| Rough | 2,126 | 8% |
| Service/Power Release | 643 | 39% |
| Smoke Detectors | 590 | 64% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 459 | 35% |
| Inspection | 453 | 100% |
| Special/Order Compliance | 398 | 14% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 381 | 55% |
| Drywall Nailing | 357 | 38% |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 341 | 38% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Light Gage Steel Frame | 90% | 102 |
| Deputy Reinf. Concrete | 89% | 203 |
| Deputy Steel/Welding | 81% | 145 |
| Rough | 78% | 2,126 |
| Deputy Drilled-In Anchors | 78% | 108 |
| Overhead Hydro | 71% | 105 |
| Underground | 71% | 145 |
| Rough-A/C and Heating | 70% | 285 |
| Rough-Ventilation | 69% | 145 |
| Water Heater or Vent | 69% | 101 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
2,774
15%
Partial Approval
2,564
14%
Permit Finaled
2,124
12%
Corrections Issued
2,084
12%
Insp Scheduled
1,869
10%
Insp Cancelled
1,822
10%
Not Ready for Inspection
1,567
9%
Partial Inspection
1,007
6%
Cancelled
477
3%
Conditional Approval
354
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