Total Inspections
13,607
12/5/2025 – 1/17/2026
Inspection Types
140
Active types
Pass Rate
43%
5,161 passed
Fail Rate
41%
4,877 failed
Change vs Prior Period
Volume
↓ 51.2%vs prior 90 days
Fail Rate
↓ 2.6%vs prior 90 days
Top Movers
- ↓ 68%Underground
- ↓ 68%Enclosure/Fence
- ↓ 67%Insulation
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 3,213 | 45% |
| Rough | 1,184 | 22% |
| Inspection | 630 | 100% |
| Service/Power Release | 494 | 46% |
| CofO Issuance | 433 | 59% |
| Smoke Detectors | 409 | 63% |
| Special/Order Compliance | 342 | 13% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 329 | 33% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 312 | 52% |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 271 | 41% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Reinf. Concrete | 72% | 129 |
| Special/Order Compliance | 71% | 342 |
| Deputy Grading | 69% | 161 |
| Light Gage Steel Frame | 68% | 110 |
| T-Bar Ceiling | 67% | 114 |
| Rough | 64% | 1,184 |
| Rough-A/C and Heating | 59% | 132 |
| Deputy Drilled-In Anchors | 57% | 113 |
| Wood Frame | 54% | 173 |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 53% | 329 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
2,576
19%
Permit Finaled
1,759
13%
Insp Scheduled
1,566
12%
Insp Cancelled
1,476
11%
Corrections Issued
1,285
9%
Partial Approval
1,268
9%
Not Ready for Inspection
1,108
8%
Partial Inspection
456
3%
Conditional Approval
373
3%
Cancelled
345
3%
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