Total Inspections
19,873
1/2/2026 – 7/25/2026 (YTD)
Inspection Types
137
Active types
Pass Rate
35%
6,090 passed
Fail Rate
50%
8,689 failed
Current Year Progress
Showing year-to-date data through September 21. Full year comparison will be available at year-end.
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 5,289 | 42% |
| Rough | 1,947 | 9% |
| Service/Power Release | 889 | 38% |
| Smoke Detectors | 651 | 57% |
| Footing/Foundation/Slab | 442 | 39% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 426 | 33% |
| Inspection | 425 | 100% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 423 | 37% |
| Special/Order Compliance | 373 | 10% |
| Wood Frame | 316 | 26% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Reinf. Concrete | 95% | 272 |
| Deputy Steel/Welding | 95% | 149 |
| Deputy Drilled-In Anchors | 93% | 231 |
| T-Bar Ceiling | 85% | 164 |
| Light Gage Steel Frame | 83% | 121 |
| Rough | 78% | 1,947 |
| Deputy Grading | 77% | 116 |
| Rough-A/C and Heating | 73% | 242 |
| Special/Order Compliance | 73% | 373 |
| Rough-Ventilation | 66% | 124 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
3,098
16%
Corrections Issued
2,681
13%
Partial Approval
2,512
13%
Insp Scheduled
2,342
12%
Permit Finaled
2,238
11%
Insp Cancelled
1,863
9%
Not Ready for Inspection
1,305
7%
Partial Inspection
1,297
7%
Conditional Approval
406
2%
Cancelled
404
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