Total Inspections
72,442
1/2/2024 – 12/31/2024
Inspection Types
154
Active types
Pass Rate
53%
33,986 passed
Fail Rate
33%
20,856 failed
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 19,520 | 54% |
| Service/Power Release | 4,370 | 64% |
| Rough | 3,506 | 32% |
| Inspection | 2,718 | 99% |
| Smoke Detectors | 2,505 | 70% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 2,503 | 56% |
| CofO Issuance | 2,050 | 47% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 1,897 | 65% |
| Footing/Foundation/Slab | 1,805 | 52% |
| BUILDING-Rough-Frame | 1,744 | 45% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Drilled-In Anchors | 81% | 617 |
| Light Gage Steel Frame | 74% | 192 |
| Rough-Ventilation | 72% | 151 |
| Deputy Wood Construction | 72% | 232 |
| Deputy Reinf. Concrete | 71% | 207 |
| Water Piping or Service | 71% | 137 |
| Underground | 69% | 551 |
| Deputy Shotcrete | 68% | 183 |
| T-Bar Ceiling | 65% | 263 |
| Deputy Grading | 63% | 122 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
18,956
26%
Permit Finaled
10,678
15%
Insp Scheduled
8,376
12%
Insp Cancelled
6,567
9%
Corrections Issued
6,343
9%
Not Ready for Inspection
4,893
7%
Partial Approval
4,126
6%
Partial Inspection
1,980
3%
Cancelled
1,354
2%
Conditional Approval
1,193
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