Total Inspections
39,150
1/2/2024 – 12/31/2024
Inspection Types
148
Active types
Pass Rate
49%
17,498 passed
Fail Rate
34%
12,227 failed
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 9,825 | 53% |
| Service/Power Release | 2,593 | 56% |
| Rough | 1,835 | 32% |
| Special/Order Compliance | 1,456 | 6% |
| Inspection | 1,322 | 100% |
| Smoke Detectors | 1,244 | 62% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 1,205 | 52% |
| Footing/Foundation/Slab | 1,081 | 44% |
| BUILDING-Rough-Frame | 989 | 45% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 989 | 59% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Steel/Welding | 91% | 115 |
| Deputy Wood Construction | 87% | 128 |
| Deputy Drilled-In Anchors | 81% | 315 |
| Underground | 80% | 367 |
| Masonry Wall/Backfill | 74% | 144 |
| Deputy Reinf. Concrete | 73% | 216 |
| Deputy Reinf. Masonry | 70% | 146 |
| Rough-A/C and Heating | 59% | 187 |
| Rough | 54% | 1,835 |
| Wood Frame | 51% | 670 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
9,957
25%
Permit Finaled
5,586
14%
Corrections Issued
3,731
10%
Insp Scheduled
3,584
9%
Insp Cancelled
3,526
9%
Not Ready for Inspection
3,019
8%
Partial Approval
2,325
6%
Partial Inspection
1,141
3%
Permit Expired
1,079
3%
Conditional Approval
885
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