Total Inspections
36,048
1/2/2025 – 12/31/2025
Inspection Types
152
Active types
Pass Rate
36%
11,909 passed
Fail Rate
46%
15,190 failed
Change vs Prior Period
Volume
↓ 10.3%vs 2024
Fail Rate
↓ 3.0%vs 2024
Top Movers
- ↑ 88%Life Safety
- ↑ 64%Green Plumbing Final
- ↓ 62%Deputy Wood Construction
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 9,723 | 47% |
| Rough | 4,139 | 9% |
| Special/Order Compliance | 1,402 | 7% |
| Smoke Detectors | 1,392 | 61% |
| Service/Power Release | 1,185 | 39% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 871 | 49% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 858 | 37% |
| Inspection | 788 | 100% |
| Drywall Nailing | 749 | 40% |
| Footing/Foundation/Slab | 709 | 32% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Wood Construction | 97% | 142 |
| Deputy Drilled-In Anchors | 90% | 191 |
| Deputy Reinf. Concrete | 89% | 259 |
| Water Piping or Service | 84% | 203 |
| Special Equipment | 82% | 117 |
| Light Gage Steel Frame | 79% | 206 |
| Gas Piping | 78% | 113 |
| Underground | 77% | 285 |
| Rough | 76% | 4,139 |
| Sewer or Sewer Cap | 74% | 109 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
5,836
16%
Permit Finaled
4,629
13%
Partial Approval
4,202
12%
Corrections Issued
3,690
10%
Not Ready for Inspection
3,514
10%
Insp Scheduled
3,282
9%
Insp Cancelled
3,156
9%
Partial Inspection
2,130
6%
Cancelled
1,029
3%
Permit Expired
779
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