Total Inspections
14,783
1/2/2026 – 5/1/2026 (YTD)
Inspection Types
134
Active types
Pass Rate
40%
5,075 passed
Fail Rate
44%
5,598 failed
Current Year Progress
Showing year-to-date data through May 7. Full year comparison will be available at year-end.
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 4,340 | 43% |
| Rough | 1,116 | 13% |
| Service/Power Release | 765 | 43% |
| Smoke Detectors | 625 | 60% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 513 | 42% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 385 | 40% |
| Inspection | 369 | 99% |
| BUILDING-Rough-Frame | 348 | 30% |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 332 | 43% |
| CofO Issuance | 312 | 46% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Rough | 76% | 1,116 |
| Rough-A/C and Heating | 70% | 107 |
| Special/Order Compliance | 64% | 221 |
| Underground | 63% | 130 |
| CofO Issuance | 53% | 312 |
| PLUMBING-Rough | 49% | 275 |
| Pre-Inspection | 48% | 196 |
| ELECTRICAL-Rough | 47% | 280 |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 46% | 332 |
| HVAC-Rough | 46% | 192 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
2,732
18%
Corrections Issued
1,990
13%
Insp Scheduled
1,965
13%
Permit Finaled
1,795
12%
Insp Cancelled
1,636
11%
Partial Approval
1,175
8%
Not Ready for Inspection
1,088
7%
Partial Inspection
644
4%
Cancelled
375
3%
No Access for Inspection
226
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