Total Inspections
6,706
12/5/2025 – 1/17/2026
Inspection Types
133
Active types
Pass Rate
35%
2,083 passed
Fail Rate
46%
2,754 failed
Change vs Prior Period
Volume
↓ 53.6%vs prior 90 days
Fail Rate
↓ 4.2%vs prior 90 days
Top Movers
- ↑ 87%Test-Life Sfty/Vent/Smoke/Air
- ↓ 79%Deputy Reinf. Concrete
- ↑ 71%Bottom/Toe
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 1,708 | 41% |
| Rough | 514 | 16% |
| Special/Order Compliance | 277 | 9% |
| Smoke Detectors | 214 | 61% |
| Service/Power Release | 196 | 32% |
| Inspection | 170 | 99% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 157 | 35% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 157 | 44% |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 129 | 34% |
| Pre-Inspection | 128 | 16% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Special/Order Compliance | 75% | 277 |
| Rough | 66% | 514 |
| Pre-Inspection | 65% | 128 |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 58% | 129 |
| Wood Frame | 53% | 105 |
| CofO Issuance | 50% | 109 |
| Drywall Nailing | 50% | 112 |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 48% | 157 |
| Service/Power Release | 48% | 196 |
| Final | 46% | 1,708 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
1,044
16%
Insp Scheduled
756
11%
Permit Finaled
740
11%
Insp Cancelled
731
11%
Partial Approval
726
11%
Corrections Issued
662
10%
Not Ready for Inspection
544
8%
Partial Inspection
500
7%
Cancelled
178
3%
Conditional Approval
167
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