Total Inspections
128,451
1/2/2024 – 12/31/2024
Inspection Types
158
Active types
Pass Rate
44%
51,526 passed
Fail Rate
40%
46,630 failed
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 28,959 | 51% |
| Rough | 9,202 | 23% |
| Smoke Detectors | 5,022 | 64% |
| Inspection | 4,085 | 100% |
| Special/Order Compliance | 3,779 | 8% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 3,708 | 59% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 3,577 | 39% |
| Service/Power Release | 3,415 | 48% |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 2,941 | 47% |
| Footing/Foundation/Slab | 2,920 | 34% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Stormwater Drainage | 93% | 250 |
| Deputy Shotcrete | 88% | 467 |
| Deputy Steel/Welding | 87% | 1,408 |
| Deputy Drilled-In Anchors | 86% | 1,810 |
| Deputy Reinf. Concrete | 86% | 1,471 |
| Deputy Wood Construction | 83% | 654 |
| Deputy Methane Barrier | 82% | 131 |
| Special Equipment | 82% | 538 |
| Deputy Other (see comments) | 82% | 193 |
| Fire Damper Framing | 79% | 122 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
28,085
22%
Permit Finaled
16,178
13%
Corrections Issued
12,811
10%
Insp Cancelled
11,814
9%
Partial Approval
11,657
9%
Insp Scheduled
10,884
8%
Not Ready for Inspection
9,317
7%
Conditional Approval
5,880
5%
Cancelled
4,169
3%
Partial Inspection
3,431
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