Total Inspections
67,740
1/1/2024 – 12/31/2024
Inspection Types
152
Active types
Pass Rate
47%
27,993 passed
Fail Rate
38%
22,610 failed
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 16,918 | 53% |
| Rough | 4,550 | 23% |
| Service/Power Release | 2,900 | 59% |
| Smoke Detectors | 2,411 | 62% |
| Inspection | 2,070 | 99% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 2,030 | 45% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 1,888 | 57% |
| Footing/Foundation/Slab | 1,622 | 42% |
| CofO Issuance | 1,601 | 45% |
| BUILDING-Rough-Frame | 1,582 | 44% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Steel/Welding | 97% | 227 |
| Deputy Pre-Stress Concrete | 94% | 117 |
| Deputy Shotcrete | 87% | 239 |
| Deputy Drilled-In Anchors | 85% | 609 |
| Deputy Wood Construction | 84% | 190 |
| Water Piping or Service | 81% | 130 |
| Rough-Ventilation | 78% | 247 |
| Sewer or Sewer Cap | 77% | 128 |
| Underground | 76% | 700 |
| Light Gage Steel Frame | 75% | 223 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
15,178
22%
Permit Finaled
8,978
13%
Insp Scheduled
8,335
12%
Not Ready for Inspection
5,763
9%
Insp Cancelled
5,627
8%
Corrections Issued
5,488
8%
Partial Approval
5,382
8%
Partial Inspection
2,283
3%
Conditional Approval
1,663
2%
Cancelled
1,577
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