Total Inspections
23,000
1/2/2026 – 8/29/2026 (YTD)
Inspection Types
137
Active types
Pass Rate
34%
6,975 passed
Fail Rate
50%
10,147 failed
Current Year Progress
Showing year-to-date data through November 13. Full year comparison will be available at year-end.
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 6,232 | 41% |
| Rough | 2,276 | 9% |
| Service/Power Release | 1,016 | 38% |
| Smoke Detectors | 749 | 57% |
| Footing/Foundation/Slab | 515 | 38% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 489 | 36% |
| Inspection | 479 | 100% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 475 | 33% |
| Special/Order Compliance | 430 | 10% |
| Wood Frame | 383 | 27% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Reinf. Concrete | 96% | 335 |
| Deputy Steel/Welding | 96% | 199 |
| Deputy Drilled-In Anchors | 95% | 265 |
| T-Bar Ceiling | 86% | 184 |
| Light Gage Steel Frame | 82% | 132 |
| Deputy Grading | 80% | 139 |
| Water Piping or Service | 79% | 108 |
| Rough | 78% | 2,276 |
| Rough-A/C and Heating | 72% | 282 |
| Special/Order Compliance | 72% | 430 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
3,539
15%
Corrections Issued
3,126
14%
Partial Approval
2,871
12%
Insp Scheduled
2,703
12%
Permit Finaled
2,608
11%
Insp Cancelled
2,147
9%
Not Ready for Inspection
1,559
7%
Partial Inspection
1,540
7%
Conditional Approval
488
2%
Cancelled
486
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