Total Inspections
38,495
1/2/2026 – 7/11/2026 (YTD)
Inspection Types
142
Active types
Pass Rate
47%
15,773 passed
Fail Rate
39%
13,119 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 | 9,268 | 50% |
| Rough | 2,138 | 26% |
| Service/Power Release | 1,956 | 54% |
| Inspection | 1,478 | 99% |
| Smoke Detectors | 1,358 | 62% |
| CofO Issuance | 1,100 | 46% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 1,081 | 38% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 1,012 | 57% |
| BUILDING-Rough-Frame | 989 | 41% |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 980 | 31% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Reinf. Concrete | 90% | 210 |
| Deputy Wood Construction | 90% | 124 |
| Deputy Shotcrete | 89% | 103 |
| Deputy Drilled-In Anchors | 88% | 289 |
| Deputy Reinf. Masonry | 84% | 109 |
| Life Safety | 75% | 105 |
| Rough-Ventilation | 74% | 130 |
| Special Equipment | 71% | 186 |
| Underground | 70% | 249 |
| T-Bar Ceiling | 70% | 260 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
8,681
23%
Permit Finaled
5,027
13%
Insp Scheduled
4,608
12%
Insp Cancelled
3,653
9%
Corrections Issued
3,451
9%
Not Ready for Inspection
3,397
9%
Partial Approval
3,080
8%
Partial Inspection
1,227
3%
Conditional Approval
780
2%
Cancelled
717
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