Total Inspections
15,158
1/2/2026 – 4/4/2026 (YTD)
Inspection Types
140
Active types
Pass Rate
35%
4,714 passed
Fail Rate
49%
6,602 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 | 4,201 | 41% |
| Rough | 1,776 | 8% |
| Service/Power Release | 537 | 37% |
| Smoke Detectors | 506 | 63% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 405 | 36% |
| Inspection | 358 | 100% |
| Special/Order Compliance | 349 | 13% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 331 | 54% |
| Drywall Nailing | 313 | 36% |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 283 | 39% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Reinf. Concrete | 89% | 174 |
| Rough | 77% | 1,776 |
| Deputy Steel/Welding | 77% | 122 |
| Rough-Ventilation | 73% | 117 |
| Rough-A/C and Heating | 70% | 224 |
| Special/Order Compliance | 69% | 349 |
| Underground | 68% | 123 |
| Excavation/Setback/Form/Re-Bar | 61% | 126 |
| Wood Frame | 58% | 227 |
| Pre-Inspection | 56% | 188 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
2,323
15%
Partial Approval
2,156
14%
Permit Finaled
1,743
11%
Corrections Issued
1,716
11%
Insp Scheduled
1,632
11%
Insp Cancelled
1,590
10%
Not Ready for Inspection
1,274
8%
Partial Inspection
838
6%
Cancelled
387
3%
Conditional Approval
278
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