Total Inspections
36,208
1/4/2026 – 1/17/2026
Inspection Types
152
Active types
Pass Rate
44%
13,992 passed
Fail Rate
42%
13,436 failed
Change vs Prior Period
Volume
↓ 75.1%vs prior 60 days
Fail Rate
↑ 1.3%vs prior 60 days
Top Movers
- ↓ 81%Pre-Gunite
- ↓ 80%MERV13>=Final
- ↓ 79%Sewer
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 9,075 | 48% |
| Rough | 2,661 | 19% |
| Service/Power Release | 1,620 | 49% |
| Inspection | 1,236 | 99% |
| Smoke Detectors | 1,231 | 61% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 1,118 | 42% |
| Special/Order Compliance | 1,013 | 11% |
| CofO Issuance | 933 | 49% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 838 | 55% |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 799 | 43% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Wood Construction | 84% | 148 |
| Light Gage Steel Frame | 77% | 147 |
| Deputy Drilled-In Anchors | 73% | 313 |
| Deputy Reinf. Concrete | 73% | 344 |
| Deputy Grading | 70% | 170 |
| Special Equipment | 69% | 166 |
| Special/Order Compliance | 69% | 1,013 |
| Underground | 68% | 268 |
| Deputy Shotcrete | 68% | 101 |
| Deputy Steel/Welding | 68% | 208 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
7,533
21%
Permit Finaled
4,627
13%
Insp Scheduled
4,067
11%
Corrections Issued
3,844
11%
Partial Approval
3,303
9%
Insp Cancelled
3,275
9%
Not Ready for Inspection
2,848
8%
Partial Inspection
1,592
4%
Cancelled
845
2%
Conditional Approval
821
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