Total Inspections
12,700
1/2/2026 – 5/9/2026 (YTD)
Inspection Types
134
Active types
Pass Rate
34%
3,863 passed
Fail Rate
50%
5,586 failed
Current Year Progress
Showing year-to-date data through June 13. Full year comparison will be available at year-end.
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 3,442 | 41% |
| Rough | 1,230 | 7% |
| Service/Power Release | 595 | 39% |
| Smoke Detectors | 439 | 55% |
| Inspection | 311 | 100% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 286 | 37% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 260 | 31% |
| Footing/Foundation/Slab | 255 | 31% |
| Special/Order Compliance | 232 | 10% |
| CofO Issuance | 208 | 47% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Steel/Welding | 98% | 112 |
| Deputy Reinf. Concrete | 96% | 149 |
| Deputy Drilled-In Anchors | 94% | 152 |
| T-Bar Ceiling | 84% | 141 |
| Rough | 78% | 1,230 |
| Special/Order Compliance | 73% | 232 |
| Rough-A/C and Heating | 67% | 167 |
| Overhead Hydro | 63% | 115 |
| Underground | 61% | 166 |
| Excavation/Setback/Form/Re-Bar | 60% | 104 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
1,868
15%
Corrections Issued
1,743
14%
Partial Approval
1,541
12%
Insp Scheduled
1,499
12%
Permit Finaled
1,476
12%
Insp Cancelled
1,179
9%
Partial Inspection
878
7%
Not Ready for Inspection
838
7%
Cancelled
264
2%
Conditional Approval
261
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