Total Inspections
11,746
1/2/2026 – 5/9/2026 (YTD)
Inspection Types
138
Active types
Pass Rate
48%
5,248 passed
Fail Rate
38%
4,131 failed
Current Year Progress
Showing year-to-date data through June 9. Full year comparison will be available at year-end.
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 3,668 | 50% |
| Rough | 789 | 21% |
| Service/Power Release | 645 | 54% |
| Smoke Detectors | 564 | 66% |
| Inspection | 372 | 99% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 363 | 49% |
| Special/Order Compliance | 351 | 15% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 342 | 52% |
| CofO Issuance | 289 | 52% |
| Footing/Foundation/Slab | 203 | 48% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Underground | 75% | 122 |
| Rough | 65% | 789 |
| Excavation/Setback/Form/Re-Bar | 51% | 123 |
| BUILDING-Rough-Frame | 48% | 179 |
| CofO Issuance | 47% | 289 |
| Wood Frame | 45% | 175 |
| Footing/Foundation/Slab | 43% | 203 |
| PLUMBING-Rough | 43% | 155 |
| Pre-Inspection | 42% | 173 |
| ELECTRICAL-Rough | 41% | 128 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
2,703
23%
Permit Finaled
1,918
16%
Corrections Issued
1,213
10%
Not Ready for Inspection
1,133
10%
Insp Cancelled
866
7%
Insp Scheduled
847
7%
Partial Approval
822
7%
Conditional Approval
297
3%
Cancelled
272
2%
Partial Inspection
220
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