Total Inspections
13,670
1/1/2026 – 4/25/2026 (YTD)
Inspection Types
131
Active types
Pass Rate
44%
5,390 passed
Fail Rate
44%
5,332 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 | 3,261 | 50% |
| Rough | 1,058 | 15% |
| Service/Power Release | 640 | 56% |
| Smoke Detectors | 507 | 66% |
| Inspection | 469 | 100% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 380 | 39% |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 367 | 39% |
| CofO Issuance | 360 | 51% |
| BUILDING-Rough-Frame | 338 | 37% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 332 | 57% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Reinf. Concrete | 78% | 135 |
| Rough | 75% | 1,058 |
| Underground | 72% | 234 |
| Deck | 70% | 118 |
| Special/Order Compliance | 64% | 181 |
| Excavation/Setback/Form/Re-Bar | 63% | 146 |
| Pre-Inspection | 56% | 214 |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 53% | 367 |
| PLUMBING-Rough | 53% | 323 |
| Verify Sprinkler Sign Off | 53% | 113 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
2,969
22%
Permit Finaled
1,755
13%
Partial Approval
1,500
11%
Insp Scheduled
1,433
10%
Corrections Issued
1,312
10%
Not Ready for Inspection
1,283
9%
Insp Cancelled
1,023
7%
Partial Inspection
488
4%
Conditional Approval
345
3%
Cancelled
287
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