Total Inspections
18,808
1/2/2026 – 7/25/2026 (YTD)
Inspection Types
145
Active types
Pass Rate
48%
8,272 passed
Fail Rate
39%
6,777 failed
Current Year Progress
Showing year-to-date data through September 7. Full year comparison will be available at year-end.
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 5,793 | 51% |
| Rough | 1,312 | 20% |
| Service/Power Release | 1,013 | 54% |
| Smoke Detectors | 855 | 66% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 605 | 54% |
| Special/Order Compliance | 601 | 14% |
| Inspection | 533 | 99% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 516 | 51% |
| CofO Issuance | 396 | 52% |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 343 | 56% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Underground | 76% | 251 |
| Rough | 65% | 1,312 |
| Rough-A/C and Heating | 63% | 122 |
| BUILDING-Rough-Frame | 50% | 314 |
| CofO Issuance | 47% | 396 |
| Wood Frame | 46% | 295 |
| Excavation/Setback/Form/Re-Bar | 46% | 220 |
| Special/Order Compliance | 44% | 601 |
| Footing/Foundation/Slab | 42% | 331 |
| Pre-Inspection | 41% | 270 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
4,334
23%
Permit Finaled
2,999
16%
Corrections Issued
2,030
11%
Not Ready for Inspection
1,772
9%
Insp Scheduled
1,412
8%
Partial Approval
1,358
7%
Insp Cancelled
1,330
7%
Conditional Approval
526
3%
Cancelled
439
2%
Partial Inspection
422
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