Total Inspections
9,046
1/2/2026 – 4/4/2026 (YTD)
Inspection Types
135
Active types
Pass Rate
48%
3,983 passed
Fail Rate
38%
3,170 failed
Current Year Progress
Showing year-to-date data through April 13. Full year comparison will be available at year-end.
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 2,815 | 50% |
| Rough | 621 | 21% |
| Service/Power Release | 499 | 55% |
| Smoke Detectors | 447 | 65% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 279 | 47% |
| Special/Order Compliance | 273 | 18% |
| Inspection | 271 | 100% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 252 | 52% |
| CofO Issuance | 212 | 50% |
| Footing/Foundation/Slab | 161 | 44% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Rough | 65% | 621 |
| CofO Issuance | 50% | 212 |
| Footing/Foundation/Slab | 47% | 161 |
| Wood Frame | 45% | 140 |
| BUILDING-Rough-Frame | 45% | 135 |
| Pre-Inspection | 42% | 134 |
| PLUMBING-Rough | 42% | 120 |
| Final | 39% | 2,815 |
| ELECTRICAL-Rough | 38% | 105 |
| Green Building Rough | 37% | 104 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
2,081
23%
Permit Finaled
1,428
16%
Corrections Issued
917
10%
Not Ready for Inspection
872
10%
Insp Cancelled
701
8%
Insp Scheduled
684
8%
Partial Approval
650
7%
Cancelled
219
2%
Conditional Approval
212
2%
No Access for Inspection
176
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