Total Inspections
7,509
1/1/2026 – 4/4/2026 (YTD)
Inspection Types
128
Active types
Pass Rate
40%
2,634 passed
Fail Rate
45%
2,981 failed
Current Year Progress
Showing year-to-date data through April 13. Full year comparison will be available at year-end.
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 2,082 | 50% |
| Rough | 543 | 15% |
| Smoke Detectors | 376 | 58% |
| Service/Power Release | 241 | 44% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 232 | 45% |
| Pre-Inspection | 202 | 26% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 200 | 47% |
| Footing/Foundation/Slab | 178 | 33% |
| Inspection | 167 | 100% |
| Wood Frame | 161 | 24% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Special/Order Compliance | 74% | 146 |
| Rough | 74% | 543 |
| Excavation/Setback/Form/Re-Bar | 62% | 136 |
| Wood Frame | 58% | 161 |
| Pre-Inspection | 57% | 202 |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 50% | 141 |
| CofO Issuance | 49% | 115 |
| Footing/Foundation/Slab | 49% | 178 |
| Service/Power Release | 44% | 241 |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 43% | 232 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
1,284
17%
Permit Finaled
1,008
13%
Insp Scheduled
941
13%
Corrections Issued
799
11%
Partial Approval
766
10%
Insp Cancelled
659
9%
Not Ready for Inspection
622
8%
Partial Inspection
442
6%
Cancelled
169
2%
Conditional Approval
137
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