Total Inspections
4,686
11/28/2025 – 1/17/2026
Inspection Types
114
Active types
Pass Rate
34%
1,413 passed
Fail Rate
50%
2,102 failed
Change vs Prior Period
Volume
↓ 47.7%vs prior 90 days
Fail Rate
↓ 3.0%vs prior 90 days
Top Movers
- ↓ 67%Underground
- ↓ 64%Pre-Inspection
- ↓ 63%Wood Frame
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 1,223 | 41% |
| Rough | 441 | 9% |
| Service/Power Release | 217 | 40% |
| Smoke Detectors | 184 | 50% |
| Special/Order Compliance | 127 | 7% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 124 | 35% |
| Drywall Nailing | 103 | 34% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 97 | 35% |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 89 | 30% |
| Inspection | 87 | 100% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Special/Order Compliance | 80% | 127 |
| Rough | 76% | 441 |
| Drywall Nailing | 57% | 103 |
| Final | 46% | 1,223 |
| Service/Power Release | 40% | 217 |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 36% | 124 |
| Smoke Detectors | 31% | 184 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
763
16%
Corrections Issued
631
13%
Partial Approval
613
13%
Permit Finaled
502
11%
Insp Scheduled
493
11%
Insp Cancelled
493
11%
Not Ready for Inspection
335
7%
Partial Inspection
293
6%
Cancelled
100
2%
Conditional Approval
96
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