Total Inspections
39,804
1/2/2024 – 12/31/2024
Inspection Types
149
Active types
Pass Rate
44%
15,922 passed
Fail Rate
43%
15,444 failed
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 11,140 | 48% |
| Rough | 3,326 | 17% |
| Service/Power Release | 2,192 | 46% |
| Smoke Detectors | 1,670 | 65% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 1,447 | 45% |
| Special/Order Compliance | 1,244 | 10% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 989 | 53% |
| Inspection | 969 | 100% |
| Deputy Reinf. Concrete | 770 | 41% |
| Footing/Foundation/Slab | 727 | 45% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Wood Construction | 86% | 115 |
| Underground | 78% | 543 |
| Special Equipment | 77% | 237 |
| Water Piping or Service | 76% | 148 |
| Rough | 70% | 3,326 |
| Light Gage Steel Frame | 69% | 147 |
| Rough-Ventilation | 67% | 178 |
| Deputy Drilled-In Anchors | 64% | 246 |
| Bottom/Toe | 61% | 170 |
| Green Electrical Final | 60% | 136 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
8,624
22%
Permit Finaled
5,248
13%
Corrections Issued
4,609
12%
Not Ready for Inspection
3,708
9%
Insp Scheduled
3,521
9%
Partial Approval
3,320
8%
Insp Cancelled
2,763
7%
Partial Inspection
1,653
4%
Cancelled
1,031
3%
Conditional Approval
1,019
3%
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