Total Inspections
18,797
1/2/2026 – 4/4/2026 (YTD)
Inspection Types
134
Active types
Pass Rate
46%
7,648 passed
Fail Rate
39%
6,349 failed
Current Year Progress
Showing year-to-date data through April 13. Full year comparison will be available at year-end.
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 4,590 | 49% |
| Rough | 1,038 | 26% |
| Service/Power Release | 1,038 | 52% |
| Inspection | 706 | 99% |
| Smoke Detectors | 660 | 62% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 544 | 39% |
| CofO Issuance | 528 | 44% |
| BUILDING-Rough-Frame | 510 | 40% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 496 | 57% |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 454 | 31% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Drilled-In Anchors | 92% | 142 |
| T-Bar Ceiling | 73% | 147 |
| Special/Order Compliance | 69% | 304 |
| Underground | 69% | 133 |
| Special Equipment | 67% | 101 |
| Rough | 61% | 1,038 |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 57% | 454 |
| Wood Frame | 55% | 329 |
| CofO Issuance | 53% | 528 |
| Gas Test | 53% | 102 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
4,269
23%
Permit Finaled
2,405
13%
Insp Scheduled
2,325
12%
Insp Cancelled
1,799
10%
Corrections Issued
1,718
9%
Not Ready for Inspection
1,656
9%
Partial Approval
1,486
8%
Partial Inspection
543
3%
Cancelled
396
2%
Conditional Approval
325
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