Total Inspections
30,623
1/2/2026 – 7/11/2026 (YTD)
Inspection Types
147
Active types
Pass Rate
36%
9,840 passed
Fail Rate
48%
13,173 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 | 8,499 | 42% |
| Rough | 3,587 | 8% |
| Smoke Detectors | 1,048 | 62% |
| Service/Power Release | 1,043 | 42% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 772 | 36% |
| Inspection | 717 | 100% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 652 | 54% |
| Drywall Nailing | 586 | 40% |
| Special/Order Compliance | 582 | 17% |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 573 | 37% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Reinf. Masonry | 96% | 117 |
| Deputy Reinf. Concrete | 91% | 315 |
| Light Gage Steel Frame | 90% | 179 |
| Deputy Steel/Welding | 85% | 241 |
| Deputy Drilled-In Anchors | 84% | 213 |
| Rough | 77% | 3,587 |
| Test-Life Sfty/Vent/Smoke/Air | 77% | 102 |
| Underground | 70% | 282 |
| Underground Mechanical | 70% | 125 |
| Rough-A/C and Heating | 69% | 449 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
4,865
16%
Partial Approval
4,177
14%
Permit Finaled
3,645
12%
Corrections Issued
3,430
11%
Insp Cancelled
3,126
10%
Insp Scheduled
3,086
10%
Not Ready for Inspection
2,642
9%
Partial Inspection
1,613
5%
Cancelled
858
3%
Conditional Approval
616
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