Total Inspections
40,358
1/2/2026 – 7/25/2026 (YTD)
Inspection Types
142
Active types
Pass Rate
53%
19,400 passed
Fail Rate
34%
12,459 failed
Current Year Progress
Showing year-to-date data through September 7. Full year comparison will be available at year-end.
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 11,124 | 54% |
| Service/Power Release | 2,590 | 59% |
| Rough | 1,806 | 35% |
| Smoke Detectors | 1,524 | 69% |
| Inspection | 1,509 | 98% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 1,346 | 50% |
| CofO Issuance | 1,156 | 45% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 1,129 | 60% |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 1,038 | 46% |
| BUILDING-Rough-Frame | 1,001 | 43% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Drilled-In Anchors | 79% | 299 |
| Deputy Reinf. Concrete | 79% | 108 |
| Deputy Wood Construction | 77% | 137 |
| Underground | 70% | 301 |
| Rough-A/C and Heating | 67% | 154 |
| Special/Order Compliance | 58% | 739 |
| CofO Issuance | 53% | 1,156 |
| Rough | 50% | 1,806 |
| Gas Test | 48% | 166 |
| PLUMBING-Rough | 47% | 921 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
10,731
27%
Permit Finaled
6,383
16%
Corrections Issued
4,236
10%
Insp Cancelled
3,605
9%
Insp Scheduled
3,596
9%
Not Ready for Inspection
3,054
8%
Partial Approval
2,495
6%
Partial Inspection
832
2%
Cancelled
666
2%
SGSOV Approved
612
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