Total Inspections
11,782
1/2/2026 – 4/4/2026 (YTD)
Inspection Types
131
Active types
Pass Rate
39%
3,956 passed
Fail Rate
45%
4,548 failed
Current Year Progress
Showing year-to-date data through April 13. Full year comparison will be available at year-end.
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 3,483 | 42% |
| Rough | 923 | 13% |
| Service/Power Release | 579 | 44% |
| Smoke Detectors | 494 | 59% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 418 | 43% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 297 | 40% |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 286 | 44% |
| BUILDING-Rough-Frame | 275 | 31% |
| Inspection | 263 | 99% |
| CofO Issuance | 234 | 45% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Rough | 75% | 923 |
| Underground | 66% | 112 |
| Special/Order Compliance | 62% | 182 |
| CofO Issuance | 54% | 234 |
| Pre-Inspection | 52% | 160 |
| PLUMBING-Rough | 49% | 217 |
| Wood Frame | 47% | 207 |
| ELECTRICAL-Rough | 46% | 218 |
| HVAC-Rough | 45% | 142 |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 45% | 286 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
2,129
18%
Corrections Issued
1,641
14%
Insp Scheduled
1,579
13%
Permit Finaled
1,408
12%
Insp Cancelled
1,326
11%
Partial Approval
956
8%
Not Ready for Inspection
871
7%
Partial Inspection
511
4%
Cancelled
275
2%
No Access for Inspection
194
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