Total Inspections
16,163
1/2/2026 – 4/4/2026 (YTD)
Inspection Types
139
Active types
Pass Rate
48%
7,051 passed
Fail Rate
39%
5,793 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 | 4,187 | 48% |
| Service/Power Release | 834 | 47% |
| Rough | 804 | 23% |
| Inspection | 730 | 100% |
| Smoke Detectors | 685 | 64% |
| CofO Issuance | 531 | 49% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 491 | 42% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 469 | 55% |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 394 | 45% |
| Footing/Foundation/Slab | 347 | 45% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Special/Order Compliance | 72% | 276 |
| Underground | 70% | 135 |
| Rough | 66% | 804 |
| Wood Frame | 56% | 303 |
| Excavation/Setback/Form/Re-Bar | 52% | 190 |
| CofO Issuance | 50% | 531 |
| Pre-Inspection | 48% | 296 |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 47% | 394 |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 46% | 491 |
| Footing/Foundation/Slab | 44% | 347 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
3,810
24%
Permit Finaled
2,291
14%
Corrections Issued
1,727
11%
Insp Scheduled
1,485
9%
Not Ready for Inspection
1,397
9%
Insp Cancelled
1,363
8%
Partial Approval
1,093
7%
Partial Inspection
724
4%
Conditional Approval
357
2%
CofO in Progress
266
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