Total Inspections
11,157
2/2/2026 – 4/25/2026
Inspection Types
140
Active types
Pass Rate
41%
3,893 passed
Fail Rate
46%
4,420 failed
Change vs Prior Period
Volume
↓ 8.8%vs prior 90 days
Fail Rate
↑ 3.5%vs prior 90 days
Top Movers
- ↑ 103%Bottom/Toe
- ↑ 53%Public Counter
- ↓ 52%Special/Order Compliance
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 2,924 | 51% |
| Rough | 1,073 | 16% |
| Smoke Detectors | 451 | 66% |
| Service/Power Release | 371 | 50% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 288 | 55% |
| Drywall Nailing | 260 | 34% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 259 | 54% |
| Footing/Foundation/Slab | 223 | 46% |
| Pre-Inspection | 202 | 38% |
| Inspection | 197 | 99% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Steel/Welding | 95% | 192 |
| Deputy Drilled-In Anchors | 88% | 184 |
| Deputy Reinf. Concrete | 87% | 156 |
| Light Gage Steel Frame | 80% | 132 |
| Underground | 76% | 111 |
| T-Bar Ceiling | 74% | 183 |
| Rough | 72% | 1,073 |
| Special/Order Compliance | 72% | 175 |
| Excavation/Setback/Form/Re-Bar | 65% | 162 |
| Rough-A/C and Heating | 64% | 139 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
1,992
18%
Insp Scheduled
1,585
14%
Partial Approval
1,487
13%
Permit Finaled
1,470
13%
Corrections Issued
1,007
9%
Not Ready for Inspection
881
8%
Insp Cancelled
772
7%
Partial Inspection
618
6%
Cancelled
269
2%
Conditional Approval
164
1%
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