Total Inspections
19,078
1/2/2026 – 4/4/2026 (YTD)
Inspection Types
131
Active types
Pass Rate
53%
9,247 passed
Fail Rate
33%
5,722 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 | 5,287 | 54% |
| Service/Power Release | 1,274 | 62% |
| Rough | 878 | 34% |
| Inspection | 734 | 98% |
| Smoke Detectors | 728 | 68% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 653 | 52% |
| CofO Issuance | 584 | 45% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 530 | 61% |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 469 | 45% |
| BUILDING-Rough-Frame | 456 | 40% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Drilled-In Anchors | 77% | 159 |
| Underground | 71% | 143 |
| CofO Issuance | 53% | 584 |
| Special/Order Compliance | 52% | 321 |
| Rough | 50% | 878 |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 46% | 469 |
| PLUMBING-Rough | 45% | 414 |
| Wood Frame | 42% | 280 |
| Underground Mechanical | 41% | 119 |
| BUILDING-Rough-Frame | 40% | 456 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
5,076
27%
Permit Finaled
3,038
16%
Corrections Issued
1,900
10%
Insp Scheduled
1,790
9%
Insp Cancelled
1,646
9%
Not Ready for Inspection
1,427
7%
Partial Approval
1,120
6%
Partial Inspection
369
2%
Cancelled
337
2%
CofO in Progress
307
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