Total Inspections
17,474
1/1/2026 – 4/24/2026 (YTD)
Inspection Types
148
Active types
Pass Rate
37%
5,678 passed
Fail Rate
47%
7,252 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 | 4,556 | 44% |
| Rough | 1,380 | 13% |
| Inspection | 604 | 99% |
| Smoke Detectors | 589 | 61% |
| Service/Power Release | 579 | 33% |
| Special/Order Compliance | 413 | 13% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 409 | 50% |
| CofO Issuance | 387 | 47% |
| Pre-Inspection | 345 | 21% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 331 | 33% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Steel/Welding | 89% | 137 |
| Deputy Drilled-In Anchors | 84% | 174 |
| Water Piping or Service | 84% | 125 |
| Deputy Reinf. Concrete | 78% | 264 |
| Underground | 76% | 228 |
| Rough-Ventilation | 75% | 121 |
| Rough | 74% | 1,380 |
| Special/Order Compliance | 71% | 413 |
| Gas Test | 67% | 140 |
| Overhead Hydro | 61% | 137 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
2,626
15%
Permit Finaled
2,206
13%
Insp Scheduled
2,119
12%
Partial Approval
2,099
12%
Corrections Issued
1,635
9%
Insp Cancelled
1,492
9%
Not Ready for Inspection
1,349
8%
Partial Inspection
1,240
7%
Cancelled
523
3%
Conditional Approval
507
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