Total Inspections
7,342
11/29/2025 – 1/17/2026
Inspection Types
135
Active types
Pass Rate
35%
2,298 passed
Fail Rate
48%
3,209 failed
Change vs Prior Period
Volume
↓ 51.4%vs prior 90 days
Fail Rate
↑ 1.7%vs prior 90 days
Top Movers
- ↓ 68%Underground
- ↓ 61%Deputy Reinf. Concrete
- ↓ 61%Excavation/Setback/Form/Re-Bar
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 1,933 | 42% |
| Rough | 825 | 8% |
| Service/Power Release | 252 | 37% |
| Special/Order Compliance | 243 | 5% |
| Smoke Detectors | 241 | 61% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 220 | 35% |
| Drywall Nailing | 170 | 35% |
| Inspection | 169 | 100% |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 163 | 29% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 158 | 53% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Special/Order Compliance | 80% | 243 |
| Rough | 74% | 825 |
| Rough-A/C and Heating | 72% | 100 |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 60% | 163 |
| Wood Frame | 56% | 132 |
| Footing/Foundation/Slab | 52% | 110 |
| CofO Issuance | 50% | 125 |
| Drywall Nailing | 50% | 170 |
| Insulation | 50% | 128 |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 49% | 220 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
1,147
16%
Partial Approval
925
13%
Corrections Issued
908
12%
Permit Finaled
855
12%
Insp Cancelled
822
11%
Insp Scheduled
717
10%
Not Ready for Inspection
594
8%
Partial Inspection
444
6%
Cancelled
209
3%
Conditional Approval
166
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