Total Inspections
17,336
1/13/2026 – 4/4/2026
Inspection Types
130
Active types
Pass Rate
53%
8,408 passed
Fail Rate
33%
5,249 failed
Change vs Prior Period
Volume
↓ 6.7%vs prior 90 days
Fail Rate
↓ 0.4%vs prior 90 days
Top Movers
- ↑ 82%Grading Verification
- ↑ 69%Deputy Reinf. Concrete
- ↑ 49%Deputy Wood Construction
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 4,792 | 54% |
| Service/Power Release | 1,130 | 62% |
| Rough | 793 | 33% |
| Inspection | 675 | 98% |
| Smoke Detectors | 666 | 68% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 601 | 52% |
| CofO Issuance | 531 | 45% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 486 | 61% |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 426 | 44% |
| BUILDING-Rough-Frame | 417 | 39% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Drilled-In Anchors | 76% | 141 |
| Underground | 70% | 127 |
| CofO Issuance | 52% | 531 |
| Special/Order Compliance | 52% | 285 |
| Rough | 51% | 793 |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 47% | 426 |
| PLUMBING-Rough | 46% | 388 |
| Underground Mechanical | 44% | 104 |
| Wood Frame | 43% | 258 |
| BUILDING-Rough-Frame | 42% | 417 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
4,601
27%
Permit Finaled
2,766
16%
Corrections Issued
1,738
10%
Insp Scheduled
1,580
9%
Insp Cancelled
1,491
9%
Not Ready for Inspection
1,311
8%
Partial Approval
1,040
6%
Partial Inspection
329
2%
Cancelled
287
2%
CofO in Progress
278
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