Total Inspections
14,046
3/11/2026 – 5/9/2026
Inspection Types
135
Active types
Pass Rate
46%
5,668 passed
Fail Rate
40%
4,871 failed
Change vs Prior Period
Volume
↓ 33.8%vs prior 90 days
Fail Rate
↑ 0.9%vs prior 90 days
Top Movers
- ↑ 157%Special Equipment
- ↑ 68%Deputy Steel/Welding
- ↑ 67%T-Bar Ceiling
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 3,606 | 50% |
| Rough | 821 | 27% |
| Smoke Detectors | 562 | 70% |
| Inspection | 425 | 100% |
| Service/Power Release | 414 | 47% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 397 | 56% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 377 | 50% |
| Footing/Foundation/Slab | 371 | 40% |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 371 | 49% |
| CofO Issuance | 318 | 49% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Reinf. Concrete | 84% | 146 |
| Special/Order Compliance | 66% | 226 |
| Rough-A/C and Heating | 65% | 124 |
| Rough | 63% | 821 |
| Underground | 58% | 104 |
| Pre-Inspection | 54% | 246 |
| CofO Issuance | 50% | 318 |
| Wood Frame | 49% | 278 |
| Excavation/Setback/Form/Re-Bar | 48% | 226 |
| Footing/Foundation/Slab | 44% | 371 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
3,182
23%
Permit Finaled
1,860
13%
Insp Scheduled
1,797
13%
Corrections Issued
1,326
9%
Partial Approval
1,189
8%
Insp Cancelled
1,155
8%
Not Ready for Inspection
1,057
8%
Partial Inspection
535
4%
Conditional Approval
362
3%
Cancelled
317
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