Total Inspections
80,257
1/1/2025 – 12/31/2025
Inspection Types
145
Active types
Pass Rate
50%
36,176 passed
Fail Rate
32%
22,917 failed
Change vs Prior Period
Volume
↑ 10.8%vs 2024
Fail Rate
↓ 0.8%vs 2024
Top Movers
- ↑ 230%Special/Order Compliance
- ↑ 158%Drainage Devices/Catch Basin
- ↑ 63%Sub-Drain
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 19,116 | 54% |
| Service/Power Release | 4,921 | 62% |
| Special/Order Compliance | 4,862 | 6% |
| Rough | 3,541 | 34% |
| Inspection | 3,426 | 99% |
| CofO Issuance | 2,718 | 49% |
| Smoke Detectors | 2,650 | 66% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 2,313 | 50% |
| BUILDING-Rough-Frame | 2,277 | 41% |
| PLUMBING-Rough | 2,223 | 44% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Drilled-In Anchors | 88% | 616 |
| Deputy Shotcrete | 86% | 118 |
| Deputy Wood Construction | 82% | 234 |
| Deputy Reinf. Concrete | 82% | 203 |
| Rough-Ventilation | 70% | 153 |
| Water Piping or Service | 68% | 103 |
| Rough-A/C and Heating | 66% | 280 |
| Underground | 65% | 541 |
| Light Gage Steel Frame | 65% | 141 |
| Underground Mechanical | 51% | 477 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
20,046
25%
Permit Finaled
11,181
14%
Insp Scheduled
8,037
10%
Corrections Issued
7,137
9%
Insp Cancelled
6,887
9%
Not Ready for Inspection
5,983
7%
Partial Approval
4,372
5%
Permit Expired
3,674
5%
Cancelled
1,625
2%
Conditional Approval
1,370
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