Total Inspections
29,115
1/2/2026 – 4/4/2026 (YTD)
Inspection Types
147
Active types
Pass Rate
43%
11,303 passed
Fail Rate
41%
10,715 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 | 6,919 | 49% |
| Rough | 2,485 | 23% |
| Smoke Detectors | 1,033 | 59% |
| Inspection | 995 | 100% |
| Service/Power Release | 869 | 46% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 768 | 52% |
| CofO Issuance | 687 | 53% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 663 | 33% |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 652 | 40% |
| Drywall Nailing | 621 | 53% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Shotcrete | 87% | 118 |
| Deputy Reinf. Concrete | 74% | 338 |
| Special/Order Compliance | 73% | 601 |
| Light Gage Steel Frame | 68% | 271 |
| Rough | 66% | 2,485 |
| Deputy Grading | 66% | 218 |
| T-Bar Ceiling | 65% | 278 |
| Piling/Pier/Caisson | 62% | 121 |
| Underground | 60% | 203 |
| Rough-A/C and Heating | 60% | 276 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
5,995
21%
Permit Finaled
3,691
13%
Partial Approval
3,152
11%
Insp Scheduled
2,991
10%
Insp Cancelled
2,925
10%
Corrections Issued
2,848
10%
Not Ready for Inspection
2,210
8%
Partial Inspection
1,013
3%
Conditional Approval
763
3%
Cancelled
736
3%
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