Total Inspections
17,532
1/1/2026 – 7/25/2026 (YTD)
Inspection Types
143
Active types
Pass Rate
39%
6,033 passed
Fail Rate
46%
7,219 failed
Current Year Progress
Showing year-to-date data through September 7. Full year comparison will be available at year-end.
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 4,850 | 48% |
| Rough | 1,474 | 12% |
| Smoke Detectors | 827 | 60% |
| Service/Power Release | 569 | 39% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 534 | 40% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 464 | 52% |
| Pre-Inspection | 436 | 22% |
| Footing/Foundation/Slab | 370 | 34% |
| Special/Order Compliance | 368 | 15% |
| Inspection | 363 | 100% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Reinf. Concrete | 85% | 194 |
| Deputy Drilled-In Anchors | 84% | 166 |
| Rough | 76% | 1,474 |
| Special/Order Compliance | 70% | 368 |
| Underground | 68% | 226 |
| Rough-Ventilation | 66% | 109 |
| Bottom/Toe | 65% | 126 |
| Rough-A/C and Heating | 61% | 177 |
| Excavation/Setback/Form/Re-Bar | 61% | 274 |
| Pre-Inspection | 57% | 436 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
2,965
17%
Permit Finaled
2,289
13%
Insp Scheduled
1,986
11%
Partial Approval
1,905
11%
Corrections Issued
1,886
11%
Insp Cancelled
1,595
9%
Not Ready for Inspection
1,558
9%
Partial Inspection
1,032
6%
Cancelled
357
2%
Conditional Approval
329
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