Total Inspections
20,924
1/2/2026 – 7/25/2026 (YTD)
Inspection Types
138
Active types
Pass Rate
55%
10,433 passed
Fail Rate
32%
6,094 failed
Current Year Progress
Showing year-to-date data through September 7. Full year comparison will be available at year-end.
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 5,780 | 57% |
| Service/Power Release | 1,418 | 56% |
| Rough | 915 | 39% |
| Inspection | 878 | 100% |
| Smoke Detectors | 749 | 71% |
| CofO Issuance | 705 | 51% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 640 | 47% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 536 | 59% |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 526 | 58% |
| BUILDING-Rough-Frame | 521 | 48% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Drilled-In Anchors | 88% | 131 |
| Special/Order Compliance | 72% | 217 |
| Underground | 55% | 103 |
| PLUMBING-Rough | 49% | 498 |
| Rough | 49% | 915 |
| Underground Mechanical | 49% | 146 |
| CofO Issuance | 48% | 705 |
| Pre-Inspection | 48% | 414 |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 41% | 640 |
| Wood Frame | 40% | 336 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
5,603
27%
Permit Finaled
3,560
17%
Insp Scheduled
2,018
10%
Corrections Issued
1,981
9%
Insp Cancelled
1,779
9%
Not Ready for Inspection
1,418
7%
Partial Approval
1,118
5%
Partial Inspection
644
3%
CofO Issued
361
2%
CofO in Progress
341
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