Total Inspections
292,432
1/1/2026 – 4/25/2026 (YTD)
Inspection Types
160
Active types
Pass Rate
44%
113,605 passed
Fail Rate
42%
108,301 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 | 74,145 | 48% |
| Rough | 20,887 | 20% |
| Service/Power Release | 12,093 | 49% |
| Smoke Detectors | 10,636 | 63% |
| Inspection | 9,239 | 99% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 8,552 | 38% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 7,276 | 54% |
| CofO Issuance | 6,702 | 49% |
| Footing/Foundation/Slab | 6,668 | 38% |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 6,549 | 42% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Wood Construction | 85% | 1,194 |
| Fire Damper Framing | 84% | 286 |
| Deputy Shotcrete | 83% | 762 |
| Stormwater Drainage | 83% | 229 |
| Deputy Methane Barrier | 80% | 111 |
| Deputy Reinf. Concrete | 79% | 2,893 |
| Water Piping or Service | 77% | 815 |
| Sub-Drain | 75% | 463 |
| Light Gage Steel Frame | 74% | 1,346 |
| Rough-Grease Duct | 74% | 257 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
61,457
21%
Permit Finaled
37,999
13%
Insp Scheduled
31,920
11%
Corrections Issued
30,101
10%
Partial Approval
28,439
10%
Insp Cancelled
27,010
9%
Not Ready for Inspection
23,043
8%
Partial Inspection
11,572
4%
Conditional Approval
6,990
2%
Cancelled
6,749
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