Total Inspections
34,896
1/2/2026 – 4/25/2026 (YTD)
Inspection Types
149
Active types
Pass Rate
43%
13,539 passed
Fail Rate
41%
12,865 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 | 8,289 | 49% |
| Rough | 2,980 | 23% |
| Smoke Detectors | 1,218 | 60% |
| Inspection | 1,180 | 100% |
| Service/Power Release | 1,006 | 48% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 909 | 50% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 781 | 32% |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 781 | 40% |
| CofO Issuance | 779 | 53% |
| Footing/Foundation/Slab | 755 | 29% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Wood Construction | 96% | 110 |
| Deputy Shotcrete | 88% | 152 |
| Deputy Reinf. Concrete | 74% | 423 |
| Special/Order Compliance | 71% | 713 |
| Light Gage Steel Frame | 68% | 342 |
| Rough | 65% | 2,980 |
| Piling/Pier/Caisson | 64% | 137 |
| Deputy Grading | 63% | 266 |
| T-Bar Ceiling | 61% | 325 |
| Rough-A/C and Heating | 60% | 349 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
7,245
21%
Permit Finaled
4,437
13%
Partial Approval
3,796
11%
Insp Scheduled
3,544
10%
Insp Cancelled
3,499
10%
Corrections Issued
3,414
10%
Not Ready for Inspection
2,684
8%
Partial Inspection
1,198
3%
Conditional Approval
924
3%
Cancelled
898
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