Total Inspections
15,374
1/1/2026 – 4/25/2026 (YTD)
Inspection Types
143
Active types
Pass Rate
41%
5,366 passed
Fail Rate
46%
6,056 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 | 4,027 | 51% |
| Rough | 1,478 | 15% |
| Smoke Detectors | 618 | 66% |
| Service/Power Release | 484 | 48% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 388 | 54% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 359 | 54% |
| Drywall Nailing | 352 | 35% |
| Special/Order Compliance | 345 | 13% |
| Inspection | 301 | 100% |
| Footing/Foundation/Slab | 296 | 48% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Steel/Welding | 95% | 256 |
| Deputy Reinf. Concrete | 92% | 230 |
| Deputy Drilled-In Anchors | 91% | 256 |
| Light Gage Steel Frame | 82% | 172 |
| Underground | 76% | 141 |
| Rough | 73% | 1,478 |
| Special/Order Compliance | 73% | 345 |
| T-Bar Ceiling | 72% | 219 |
| Rough-A/C and Heating | 67% | 185 |
| Excavation/Setback/Form/Re-Bar | 63% | 202 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
2,737
18%
Insp Scheduled
2,195
14%
Permit Finaled
2,023
13%
Partial Approval
1,975
13%
Corrections Issued
1,424
9%
Not Ready for Inspection
1,162
8%
Insp Cancelled
1,123
7%
Partial Inspection
865
6%
Cancelled
359
2%
Conditional Approval
258
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