Total Inspections
41,036
1/2/2025 – 12/31/2025
Inspection Types
145
Active types
Pass Rate
48%
17,944 passed
Fail Rate
33%
12,172 failed
Change vs Prior Period
Volume
↑ 4.8%vs 2024
Fail Rate
↓ 1.8%vs 2024
Top Movers
- ↑ 100%Special/Order Compliance
- ↑ 94%Special Equipment
- ↑ 83%T-Bar Ceiling
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 9,824 | 52% |
| Special/Order Compliance | 2,905 | 3% |
| Service/Power Release | 2,516 | 58% |
| Rough | 1,808 | 34% |
| Inspection | 1,440 | 99% |
| Smoke Detectors | 1,354 | 67% |
| CofO Issuance | 1,212 | 47% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 1,081 | 48% |
| BUILDING-Rough-Frame | 1,079 | 47% |
| Footing/Foundation/Slab | 1,029 | 49% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Drilled-In Anchors | 91% | 281 |
| Deputy Wood Construction | 89% | 137 |
| Deputy Reinf. Concrete | 87% | 135 |
| Deputy Steel/Welding | 83% | 108 |
| Underground | 69% | 278 |
| T-Bar Ceiling | 68% | 128 |
| Rough-A/C and Heating | 62% | 193 |
| Rough | 53% | 1,808 |
| CofO Issuance | 52% | 1,212 |
| Water Heater or Vent | 52% | 103 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
10,005
24%
Permit Finaled
5,540
14%
Corrections Issued
3,744
9%
Insp Scheduled
3,724
9%
Insp Cancelled
3,367
8%
Not Ready for Inspection
2,836
7%
Permit Expired
2,452
6%
Partial Approval
2,316
6%
Partial Inspection
1,275
3%
Conditional Approval
741
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