Total Inspections
74,817
1/2/2025 – 12/31/2025
Inspection Types
154
Active types
Pass Rate
46%
30,392 passed
Fail Rate
38%
25,217 failed
Change vs Prior Period
Volume
↑ 10.4%vs 2024
Fail Rate
↓ 0.1%vs 2024
Top Movers
- ↑ 242%Green Plumbing Final
- ↑ 220%Green Electrical Final
- ↑ 131%Rough-Appliance Vents
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 17,135 | 51% |
| Rough | 5,746 | 19% |
| Service/Power Release | 3,627 | 59% |
| Special/Order Compliance | 3,249 | 7% |
| Inspection | 3,064 | 98% |
| Smoke Detectors | 2,520 | 63% |
| CofO Issuance | 2,364 | 47% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 1,901 | 42% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 1,900 | 56% |
| BUILDING-Rough-Frame | 1,810 | 44% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Steel/Welding | 96% | 144 |
| Deputy Shotcrete | 93% | 161 |
| Deputy Drilled-In Anchors | 92% | 629 |
| Deputy Wood Construction | 89% | 201 |
| Deputy Reinf. Concrete | 87% | 323 |
| Deputy Grading | 79% | 159 |
| Reinforced Concrete Frame | 75% | 124 |
| Light Gage Steel Frame | 72% | 238 |
| Masonry Wall/Backfill | 68% | 132 |
| Underground | 67% | 548 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
16,458
22%
Permit Finaled
9,574
13%
Insp Scheduled
8,378
11%
Not Ready for Inspection
6,539
9%
Corrections Issued
6,343
8%
Partial Approval
5,931
8%
Insp Cancelled
5,724
8%
Partial Inspection
2,365
3%
Permit Expired
2,181
3%
Cancelled
1,768
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