Total Inspections
24,585
1/1/2026 – 7/25/2026 (YTD)
Inspection Types
137
Active types
Pass Rate
43%
9,400 passed
Fail Rate
44%
9,536 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 | 5,932 | 50% |
| Rough | 1,752 | 15% |
| Service/Power Release | 1,252 | 52% |
| Smoke Detectors | 908 | 64% |
| Inspection | 809 | 100% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 685 | 39% |
| CofO Issuance | 628 | 51% |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 616 | 40% |
| BUILDING-Rough-Frame | 592 | 37% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 566 | 53% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Drilled-In Anchors | 90% | 230 |
| Deputy Steel/Welding | 87% | 163 |
| Light Gage Steel Frame | 86% | 150 |
| Deputy Reinf. Concrete | 82% | 241 |
| Deputy Wood Construction | 74% | 132 |
| Rough | 74% | 1,752 |
| Underground | 72% | 419 |
| Rough-A/C and Heating | 69% | 205 |
| Rough-Ventilation | 68% | 111 |
| Special/Order Compliance | 67% | 293 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
5,124
21%
Permit Finaled
3,148
13%
Insp Scheduled
2,749
11%
Partial Approval
2,553
10%
Corrections Issued
2,358
10%
Not Ready for Inspection
2,194
9%
Insp Cancelled
2,040
8%
Partial Inspection
953
4%
Conditional Approval
752
3%
Cancelled
527
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