Total Inspections
16,899
11/28/2025 – 1/17/2026
Inspection Types
148
Active types
Pass Rate
40%
6,033 passed
Fail Rate
43%
6,510 failed
Change vs Prior Period
Volume
↓ 45.5%vs prior 90 days
Fail Rate
↑ 1.5%vs prior 90 days
Top Movers
- ↓ 71%Deputy Grading
- ↓ 59%Excavation
- ↓ 58%Light Gage Steel Frame
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 3,401 | 46% |
| Rough | 1,108 | 22% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 647 | 29% |
| Footing/Foundation/Slab | 552 | 30% |
| Service/Power Release | 525 | 48% |
| Smoke Detectors | 473 | 57% |
| PLUMBING-Rough | 473 | 27% |
| Special/Order Compliance | 422 | 11% |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 383 | 46% |
| Inspection | 372 | 99% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Special/Order Compliance | 80% | 422 |
| Underground | 75% | 182 |
| Special Equipment | 72% | 115 |
| Deputy Reinf. Concrete | 64% | 279 |
| Rough | 61% | 1,108 |
| T-Bar Ceiling | 60% | 116 |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 59% | 647 |
| Excavation/Setback/Form/Re-Bar | 58% | 353 |
| PLUMBING-Rough | 58% | 473 |
| Footing/Foundation/Slab | 55% | 552 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
3,731
22%
Insp Cancelled
1,840
11%
Insp Scheduled
1,782
11%
Partial Approval
1,759
10%
Corrections Issued
1,721
10%
Permit Finaled
1,639
10%
Not Ready for Inspection
1,349
8%
Partial Inspection
628
4%
Conditional Approval
596
4%
Cancelled
536
3%
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