Total Inspections
69,526
1/2/2024 – 12/31/2024
Inspection Types
149
Active types
Pass Rate
46%
28,668 passed
Fail Rate
39%
24,600 failed
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 17,348 | 48% |
| Rough | 3,686 | 25% |
| Service/Power Release | 3,389 | 45% |
| Smoke Detectors | 2,633 | 60% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 2,405 | 37% |
| Inspection | 2,388 | 100% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 1,908 | 59% |
| CofO Issuance | 1,816 | 50% |
| BUILDING-Rough-Frame | 1,804 | 35% |
| Footing/Foundation/Slab | 1,748 | 43% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Drilled-In Anchors | 91% | 551 |
| Deputy Wood Construction | 85% | 357 |
| Deputy Steel/Welding | 84% | 195 |
| Deputy Reinf. Concrete | 78% | 344 |
| Deputy Shotcrete | 77% | 155 |
| Underground | 77% | 512 |
| Water Piping or Service | 77% | 134 |
| Green Plumbing Final | 70% | 122 |
| Masonry Wall/Backfill | 67% | 122 |
| Gas Piping | 67% | 137 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
16,053
23%
Permit Finaled
8,826
13%
Corrections Issued
7,761
11%
Insp Scheduled
6,938
10%
Insp Cancelled
6,423
9%
Not Ready for Inspection
5,905
8%
Partial Approval
4,694
7%
Partial Inspection
2,623
4%
Cancelled
1,674
2%
Conditional Approval
1,579
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