Total Inspections
107,070
12/5/2025 – 1/17/2026
Inspection Types
157
Active types
Pass Rate
43%
40,721 passed
Fail Rate
41%
38,599 failed
Change vs Prior Period
Volume
↓ 54.7%vs prior 90 days
Fail Rate
↓ 1.2%vs prior 90 days
Top Movers
- ↓ 75%TSE Final
- ↓ 72%Event Site Inspection
- ↓ 72%Reinforced Masonry Frame
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 26,941 | 47% |
| Rough | 7,459 | 19% |
| Service/Power Release | 5,017 | 48% |
| Smoke Detectors | 3,811 | 60% |
| Inspection | 3,515 | 99% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 3,175 | 38% |
| Special/Order Compliance | 2,769 | 11% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 2,660 | 51% |
| CofO Issuance | 2,554 | 51% |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 2,351 | 43% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Wood Construction | 85% | 385 |
| Fire Damper Framing | 85% | 148 |
| Deputy Other (see comments) | 81% | 120 |
| Rough-Grease Duct | 80% | 126 |
| Water Piping or Service | 78% | 260 |
| Sub-Drain | 75% | 144 |
| Deputy Reinf. Concrete | 74% | 930 |
| Deputy Grading | 73% | 488 |
| Deputy Steel/Welding | 73% | 559 |
| Gas Piping | 72% | 187 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
21,797
20%
Permit Finaled
13,676
13%
Insp Scheduled
12,001
11%
Insp Cancelled
11,096
10%
Corrections Issued
10,669
10%
Partial Approval
9,295
9%
Not Ready for Inspection
8,827
8%
Partial Inspection
4,392
4%
Cancelled
2,921
3%
Conditional Approval
2,309
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