Total Inspections
32,687
1/2/2025 – 12/31/2025
Inspection Types
154
Active types
Pass Rate
47%
14,445 passed
Fail Rate
40%
12,222 failed
Change vs Prior Period
Volume
↓ 17.9%vs 2024
Fail Rate
↓ 2.6%vs 2024
Top Movers
- ↑ 82%Rough-Elec/Plmb/HVAC
- ↓ 71%Deputy Steel/Welding
- ↓ 66%Water Piping or Service
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 9,891 | 48% |
| Rough | 2,094 | 25% |
| Service/Power Release | 1,683 | 50% |
| Smoke Detectors | 1,537 | 61% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 1,061 | 42% |
| Inspection | 997 | 99% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 931 | 54% |
| Special/Order Compliance | 806 | 16% |
| CofO Issuance | 703 | 52% |
| Footing/Foundation/Slab | 637 | 45% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Steel/Welding | 96% | 119 |
| Deputy Reinf. Concrete | 94% | 294 |
| Deputy Drilled-In Anchors | 86% | 138 |
| Special Equipment | 80% | 149 |
| Underground | 66% | 310 |
| Rough | 59% | 2,094 |
| Rough-Ventilation | 54% | 114 |
| Rough-A/C and Heating | 52% | 265 |
| Special/Order Compliance | 51% | 806 |
| Excavation/Setback/Form/Re-Bar | 48% | 318 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
7,651
23%
Permit Finaled
4,994
15%
Corrections Issued
3,824
12%
Not Ready for Inspection
3,090
9%
Insp Cancelled
2,323
7%
Partial Approval
2,264
7%
Insp Scheduled
2,096
6%
Conditional Approval
848
3%
Partial Inspection
848
3%
Cancelled
817
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