Total Inspections
65,705
1/2/2025 – 12/31/2025
Inspection Types
147
Active types
Pass Rate
47%
27,620 passed
Fail Rate
37%
21,941 failed
Change vs Prior Period
Volume
↓ 5.5%vs 2024
Fail Rate
↓ 2.4%vs 2024
Top Movers
- ↑ 550%Order to Comply
- ↑ 365%Deputy Reinf. Masonry
- ↑ 90%Reinforced Masonry Frame
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 15,964 | 49% |
| Rough | 3,302 | 23% |
| Service/Power Release | 3,138 | 49% |
| Smoke Detectors | 2,546 | 65% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 2,400 | 43% |
| Inspection | 2,112 | 100% |
| Special/Order Compliance | 1,965 | 7% |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 1,848 | 48% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 1,742 | 57% |
| PLUMBING-Rough | 1,691 | 40% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Drilled-In Anchors | 89% | 506 |
| Deputy Wood Construction | 79% | 269 |
| Light Gage Steel Frame | 76% | 130 |
| Underground | 74% | 477 |
| Rough-Ventilation | 73% | 209 |
| Rough-A/C and Heating | 69% | 409 |
| Special Equipment | 69% | 111 |
| Deputy Steel/Welding | 68% | 215 |
| Deputy Reinf. Concrete | 67% | 288 |
| Masonry Wall/Backfill | 65% | 133 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
16,045
24%
Permit Finaled
8,345
13%
Corrections Issued
6,663
10%
Insp Scheduled
6,311
10%
Insp Cancelled
6,284
10%
Not Ready for Inspection
5,304
8%
Partial Approval
4,757
7%
Partial Inspection
2,288
3%
Cancelled
1,403
2%
Permit Expired
1,183
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