Total Inspections
40,203
1/2/2024 – 12/31/2024
Inspection Types
153
Active types
Pass Rate
34%
12,058 passed
Fail Rate
49%
17,302 failed
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 9,476 | 47% |
| Rough | 4,362 | 9% |
| Smoke Detectors | 1,634 | 58% |
| Service/Power Release | 1,268 | 44% |
| Special/Order Compliance | 1,224 | 10% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 1,165 | 33% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 1,004 | 48% |
| Inspection | 909 | 100% |
| Drywall Nailing | 901 | 35% |
| Footing/Foundation/Slab | 859 | 28% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Reinf. Masonry | 99% | 121 |
| Deputy Steel/Welding | 97% | 213 |
| Deputy Wood Construction | 95% | 374 |
| Bathtub Test | 93% | 142 |
| Deputy Reinf. Concrete | 92% | 621 |
| Deputy Drilled-In Anchors | 90% | 264 |
| Water Piping or Service | 88% | 245 |
| Deputy Grading | 85% | 166 |
| Green HVAC Rough | 84% | 100 |
| Gas Piping | 83% | 137 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
5,859
15%
Insp Scheduled
5,121
13%
Partial Approval
5,009
12%
Permit Finaled
4,448
11%
Not Ready for Inspection
3,935
10%
Corrections Issued
3,891
10%
Insp Cancelled
3,890
10%
Partial Inspection
2,224
6%
Conditional Approval
1,242
3%
Cancelled
914
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