Total Inspections
5,664
12/5/2025 – 1/17/2026
Inspection Types
118
Active types
Pass Rate
40%
1,963 passed
Fail Rate
43%
2,126 failed
Change vs Prior Period
Volume
↓ 56.4%vs prior 90 days
Fail Rate
↓ 2.2%vs prior 90 days
Top Movers
- ↓ 69%Underground
- ↓ 66%Wood Frame
- ↓ 65%Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 1,518 | 50% |
| Rough | 523 | 11% |
| Smoke Detectors | 231 | 65% |
| Special/Order Compliance | 217 | 8% |
| Service/Power Release | 197 | 50% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 134 | 60% |
| Drywall Nailing | 127 | 47% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 117 | 49% |
| Inspection | 117 | 100% |
| Deputy Steel/Welding | 101 | 0% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Steel/Welding | 100% | 101 |
| Special/Order Compliance | 76% | 217 |
| Rough | 71% | 523 |
| Drywall Nailing | 47% | 127 |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 40% | 117 |
| Service/Power Release | 36% | 197 |
| Final | 32% | 1,518 |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 18% | 134 |
| Smoke Detectors | 18% | 231 |
| Inspection | 0% | 117 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
986
17%
Permit Finaled
760
13%
Insp Scheduled
740
13%
Partial Approval
637
11%
Insp Cancelled
556
10%
Corrections Issued
529
9%
Not Ready for Inspection
408
7%
Partial Inspection
338
6%
Cancelled
187
3%
Conditional Approval
93
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