Total Inspections
244,932
1/1/2026 – 4/4/2026 (YTD)
Inspection Types
159
Active types
Pass Rate
43%
94,670 passed
Fail Rate
42%
90,622 failed
Current Year Progress
Showing year-to-date data through April 13. Full year comparison will be available at year-end.
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 62,165 | 48% |
| Rough | 17,595 | 20% |
| Service/Power Release | 10,216 | 49% |
| Smoke Detectors | 9,014 | 63% |
| Inspection | 7,621 | 99% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 7,109 | 39% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 6,123 | 55% |
| CofO Issuance | 5,606 | 48% |
| Footing/Foundation/Slab | 5,548 | 39% |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 5,480 | 42% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Stormwater Drainage | 85% | 176 |
| Deputy Wood Construction | 85% | 986 |
| Fire Damper Framing | 84% | 244 |
| Deputy Shotcrete | 82% | 599 |
| Deputy Reinf. Concrete | 80% | 2,360 |
| Water Piping or Service | 76% | 659 |
| Light Gage Steel Frame | 75% | 1,111 |
| Sub-Drain | 75% | 390 |
| Deputy Drilled-In Anchors | 74% | 2,116 |
| Rough-Grease Duct | 74% | 220 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
51,205
21%
Permit Finaled
31,545
13%
Insp Scheduled
27,113
11%
Corrections Issued
25,320
10%
Partial Approval
23,678
10%
Insp Cancelled
22,910
9%
Not Ready for Inspection
19,294
8%
Partial Inspection
9,730
4%
Conditional Approval
5,693
2%
Cancelled
5,527
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