Total Inspections
20,089
1/2/2026 – 5/9/2026 (YTD)
Inspection Types
142
Active types
Pass Rate
35%
6,290 passed
Fail Rate
50%
8,935 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 | 5,604 | 41% |
| Rough | 2,386 | 8% |
| Service/Power Release | 697 | 38% |
| Smoke Detectors | 659 | 64% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 513 | 36% |
| Inspection | 486 | 100% |
| Special/Order Compliance | 429 | 14% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 419 | 56% |
| Drywall Nailing | 389 | 38% |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 371 | 38% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Light Gage Steel Frame | 90% | 114 |
| Deputy Reinf. Concrete | 89% | 223 |
| Deputy Drilled-In Anchors | 80% | 126 |
| Rough | 78% | 2,386 |
| Deputy Steel/Welding | 78% | 156 |
| Underground | 72% | 169 |
| Overhead Hydro | 71% | 120 |
| Rough-A/C and Heating | 70% | 310 |
| Water Heater or Vent | 69% | 113 |
| Special/Order Compliance | 68% | 429 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
3,062
15%
Partial Approval
2,835
14%
Permit Finaled
2,355
12%
Corrections Issued
2,318
12%
Insp Scheduled
2,042
10%
Insp Cancelled
1,986
10%
Not Ready for Inspection
1,762
9%
Partial Inspection
1,162
6%
Cancelled
541
3%
Conditional Approval
391
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