Total Inspections
35,218
1/2/2024 – 12/31/2024
Inspection Types
149
Active types
Pass Rate
35%
10,560 passed
Fail Rate
50%
15,092 failed
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 8,509 | 44% |
| Rough | 3,173 | 7% |
| Service/Power Release | 1,606 | 44% |
| Smoke Detectors | 1,276 | 52% |
| Special/Order Compliance | 952 | 8% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 876 | 28% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 842 | 39% |
| Inspection | 789 | 99% |
| Drywall Nailing | 695 | 37% |
| Underground | 634 | 9% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Reinf. Concrete | 97% | 424 |
| Deputy Steel/Welding | 97% | 484 |
| Deputy Reinf. Masonry | 96% | 174 |
| Deputy Drilled-In Anchors | 95% | 312 |
| Deputy Wood Construction | 87% | 176 |
| Rough | 78% | 3,173 |
| Water Piping or Service | 77% | 127 |
| Bottom/Toe | 77% | 107 |
| Underground | 76% | 634 |
| Light Gage Steel Frame | 75% | 207 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
5,396
15%
Corrections Issued
5,047
14%
Insp Scheduled
4,856
14%
Partial Approval
4,433
13%
Permit Finaled
3,645
10%
Insp Cancelled
2,782
8%
Not Ready for Inspection
2,419
7%
Partial Inspection
1,676
5%
Cancelled
689
2%
Conditional Approval
553
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