Total Inspections
10,216
1/1/2026 – 5/8/2026 (YTD)
Inspection Types
135
Active types
Pass Rate
40%
3,605 passed
Fail Rate
46%
4,115 failed
Current Year Progress
Showing year-to-date data through June 9. Full year comparison will be available at year-end.
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 2,873 | 49% |
| Rough | 798 | 13% |
| Smoke Detectors | 495 | 58% |
| Service/Power Release | 346 | 40% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 320 | 42% |
| Pre-Inspection | 270 | 24% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 268 | 50% |
| Inspection | 232 | 100% |
| Wood Frame | 227 | 27% |
| Footing/Foundation/Slab | 225 | 35% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Reinf. Concrete | 91% | 118 |
| Rough | 76% | 798 |
| Special/Order Compliance | 72% | 205 |
| Excavation/Setback/Form/Re-Bar | 62% | 173 |
| Underground | 60% | 106 |
| Rough-A/C and Heating | 59% | 107 |
| Pre-Inspection | 57% | 270 |
| Wood Frame | 54% | 227 |
| CofO Issuance | 51% | 164 |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 51% | 191 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
1,734
17%
Permit Finaled
1,401
14%
Insp Scheduled
1,215
12%
Corrections Issued
1,115
11%
Partial Approval
1,041
10%
Insp Cancelled
894
9%
Not Ready for Inspection
863
8%
Partial Inspection
608
6%
Cancelled
223
2%
Conditional Approval
200
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