Total Inspections
41,879
1/2/2026 – 7/25/2026 (YTD)
Inspection Types
142
Active types
Pass Rate
47%
17,125 passed
Fail Rate
39%
14,230 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 | 10,059 | 50% |
| Rough | 2,342 | 27% |
| Service/Power Release | 2,106 | 54% |
| Inspection | 1,583 | 99% |
| Smoke Detectors | 1,484 | 62% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 1,188 | 38% |
| CofO Issuance | 1,181 | 46% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 1,107 | 57% |
| BUILDING-Rough-Frame | 1,081 | 39% |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 1,050 | 31% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Wood Construction | 91% | 141 |
| Deputy Reinf. Concrete | 90% | 231 |
| Deputy Shotcrete | 90% | 115 |
| Deputy Drilled-In Anchors | 88% | 312 |
| Deputy Reinf. Masonry | 85% | 114 |
| Life Safety | 73% | 108 |
| Special Equipment | 72% | 191 |
| Rough-Ventilation | 71% | 144 |
| Underground | 70% | 265 |
| Light Gage Steel Frame | 70% | 101 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
9,428
23%
Permit Finaled
5,459
13%
Insp Scheduled
5,065
12%
Insp Cancelled
3,998
10%
Corrections Issued
3,754
9%
Not Ready for Inspection
3,667
9%
Partial Approval
3,316
8%
Partial Inspection
1,341
3%
Conditional Approval
857
2%
Cancelled
789
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