Total Inspections
39,534
1/2/2026 – 8/29/2026 (YTD)
Inspection Types
147
Active types
Pass Rate
47%
17,000 passed
Fail Rate
40%
14,173 failed
Current Year Progress
Showing year-to-date data through November 13. Full year comparison will be available at year-end.
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 10,012 | 49% |
| Rough | 2,126 | 21% |
| Service/Power Release | 1,932 | 51% |
| Smoke Detectors | 1,606 | 65% |
| Inspection | 1,571 | 100% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 1,278 | 41% |
| CofO Issuance | 1,186 | 48% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 1,117 | 58% |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 969 | 46% |
| Footing/Foundation/Slab | 887 | 43% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Drilled-In Anchors | 95% | 272 |
| Deputy Reinf. Concrete | 93% | 223 |
| Deputy Wood Construction | 90% | 164 |
| Water Piping or Service | 86% | 108 |
| Deputy Grading | 84% | 182 |
| Underground | 74% | 356 |
| Special/Order Compliance | 69% | 675 |
| Rough | 67% | 2,126 |
| Rough-A/C and Heating | 59% | 207 |
| Rough-Ventilation | 57% | 128 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
9,380
24%
Permit Finaled
5,442
14%
Corrections Issued
4,053
10%
Insp Scheduled
3,722
9%
Insp Cancelled
3,419
9%
Not Ready for Inspection
3,292
8%
Partial Approval
2,946
7%
Partial Inspection
1,628
4%
Conditional Approval
1,075
3%
Cancelled
620
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