Total Inspections
22,904
1/2/2026 – 4/25/2026 (YTD)
Inspection Types
134
Active types
Pass Rate
48%
9,579 passed
Fail Rate
38%
7,612 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 | 5,600 | 50% |
| Service/Power Release | 1,238 | 52% |
| Rough | 1,232 | 27% |
| Inspection | 1,014 | 99% |
| Smoke Detectors | 811 | 62% |
| CofO Issuance | 733 | 49% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 671 | 38% |
| BUILDING-Rough-Frame | 605 | 41% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 597 | 57% |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 570 | 30% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Drilled-In Anchors | 90% | 167 |
| Deputy Reinf. Concrete | 90% | 104 |
| T-Bar Ceiling | 75% | 167 |
| Special Equipment | 69% | 116 |
| Underground | 67% | 157 |
| Special/Order Compliance | 66% | 356 |
| Rough | 60% | 1,232 |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 58% | 570 |
| Rough-A/C and Heating | 52% | 155 |
| Wood Frame | 52% | 400 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
5,171
23%
Permit Finaled
3,123
14%
Insp Scheduled
2,766
12%
Insp Cancelled
2,153
9%
Corrections Issued
2,066
9%
Not Ready for Inspection
1,971
9%
Partial Approval
1,816
8%
Partial Inspection
620
3%
Cancelled
467
2%
Conditional Approval
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