Total Inspections
199,227
4/23/2026 – 7/11/2026
Inspection Types
161
Active types
Pass Rate
43%
75,325 passed
Fail Rate
42%
74,533 failed
Change vs Prior Period
Volume
↓ 18.5%vs prior 90 days
Fail Rate
↑ 0.7%vs prior 90 days
Top Movers
- ↑ 430%Fire Pump Test
- ↓ 33%Deputy Pre-Stress Concrete
- ↓ 33%Deputy Fireproofing
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 49,022 | 48% |
| Rough | 15,097 | 19% |
| Service/Power Release | 7,556 | 50% |
| Smoke Detectors | 7,073 | 64% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 5,847 | 37% |
| Inspection | 5,403 | 100% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 4,968 | 54% |
| Footing/Foundation/Slab | 4,552 | 37% |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 4,512 | 42% |
| CofO Issuance | 3,949 | 48% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Wood Construction | 89% | 867 |
| Deputy Shotcrete | 86% | 484 |
| Stormwater Drainage | 82% | 146 |
| Fire Damper Framing | 80% | 172 |
| Water Piping or Service | 77% | 581 |
| Bathtub Test | 76% | 167 |
| Light Gage Steel Frame | 75% | 1,058 |
| Deputy Drilled-In Anchors | 74% | 1,730 |
| Deputy Steel/Welding | 74% | 1,276 |
| Deputy Reinf. Concrete | 73% | 2,198 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
41,759
21%
Permit Finaled
24,785
12%
Insp Scheduled
22,478
11%
Corrections Issued
20,386
10%
Partial Approval
20,076
10%
Insp Cancelled
18,944
10%
Not Ready for Inspection
16,023
8%
Partial Inspection
7,514
4%
Conditional Approval
5,374
3%
Cancelled
4,431
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