Total Inspections
18,904
1/2/2026 – 4/25/2026 (YTD)
Inspection Types
140
Active types
Pass Rate
48%
8,359 passed
Fail Rate
39%
6,765 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 | 4,956 | 48% |
| Service/Power Release | 972 | 49% |
| Rough | 938 | 23% |
| Inspection | 844 | 100% |
| Smoke Detectors | 792 | 64% |
| CofO Issuance | 607 | 49% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 589 | 41% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 549 | 56% |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 444 | 46% |
| Footing/Foundation/Slab | 405 | 45% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Drilled-In Anchors | 93% | 106 |
| Special/Order Compliance | 72% | 325 |
| Underground | 70% | 156 |
| Rough | 66% | 938 |
| Rough-A/C and Heating | 66% | 108 |
| Wood Frame | 55% | 355 |
| CofO Issuance | 50% | 607 |
| Underground Mechanical | 50% | 109 |
| Excavation/Setback/Form/Re-Bar | 49% | 222 |
| Pre-Inspection | 48% | 337 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
4,540
24%
Permit Finaled
2,715
14%
Corrections Issued
2,014
11%
Insp Scheduled
1,657
9%
Not Ready for Inspection
1,621
9%
Insp Cancelled
1,564
8%
Partial Approval
1,263
7%
Partial Inspection
855
5%
Conditional Approval
432
2%
CofO in Progress
304
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