Total Inspections
17,623
1/2/2026 – 7/11/2026 (YTD)
Inspection Types
143
Active types
Pass Rate
48%
7,804 passed
Fail Rate
39%
6,279 failed
Current Year Progress
Showing year-to-date data through July 24. Full year comparison will be available at year-end.
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 5,461 | 51% |
| Rough | 1,199 | 21% |
| Service/Power Release | 986 | 54% |
| Smoke Detectors | 819 | 67% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 563 | 54% |
| Special/Order Compliance | 549 | 15% |
| Inspection | 508 | 99% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 491 | 52% |
| CofO Issuance | 381 | 52% |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 322 | 56% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Underground | 78% | 231 |
| Rough | 64% | 1,199 |
| Rough-A/C and Heating | 64% | 112 |
| BUILDING-Rough-Frame | 50% | 292 |
| CofO Issuance | 47% | 381 |
| Excavation/Setback/Form/Re-Bar | 45% | 204 |
| Wood Frame | 45% | 273 |
| Special/Order Compliance | 43% | 549 |
| Footing/Foundation/Slab | 42% | 305 |
| Green Building Rough | 41% | 187 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
4,093
23%
Permit Finaled
2,820
16%
Corrections Issued
1,880
11%
Not Ready for Inspection
1,670
9%
Insp Scheduled
1,342
8%
Insp Cancelled
1,239
7%
Partial Approval
1,230
7%
Conditional Approval
488
3%
Cancelled
416
2%
Partial Inspection
385
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