Total Inspections
15,321
1/1/2026 – 5/8/2026 (YTD)
Inspection Types
131
Active types
Pass Rate
44%
6,057 passed
Fail Rate
43%
5,949 failed
Current Year Progress
Showing year-to-date data through June 9. Full year comparison will be available at year-end.
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 3,658 | 50% |
| Rough | 1,141 | 15% |
| Service/Power Release | 714 | 55% |
| Smoke Detectors | 572 | 65% |
| Inspection | 515 | 100% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 448 | 40% |
| CofO Issuance | 399 | 51% |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 399 | 41% |
| BUILDING-Rough-Frame | 391 | 39% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 375 | 57% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Reinf. Concrete | 77% | 143 |
| Rough | 74% | 1,141 |
| Underground | 73% | 262 |
| Rough-A/C and Heating | 73% | 110 |
| Deck | 70% | 125 |
| Excavation/Setback/Form/Re-Bar | 64% | 160 |
| Special/Order Compliance | 64% | 200 |
| Pre-Inspection | 55% | 228 |
| Wood Frame | 52% | 326 |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 52% | 399 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
3,351
22%
Permit Finaled
1,953
13%
Partial Approval
1,650
11%
Insp Scheduled
1,595
10%
Corrections Issued
1,475
10%
Not Ready for Inspection
1,422
9%
Insp Cancelled
1,160
8%
Partial Inspection
551
4%
Conditional Approval
391
3%
Cancelled
328
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