Total Inspections
11,584
11/29/2025 – 1/17/2026
Inspection Types
141
Active types
Pass Rate
45%
4,582 passed
Fail Rate
39%
3,928 failed
Change vs Prior Period
Volume
↓ 48.4%vs prior 90 days
Fail Rate
↓ 1.4%vs prior 90 days
Top Movers
- ↓ 64%Deputy Grading
- ↓ 61%Deputy Reinf. Concrete
- ↓ 61%Deputy Drilled-In Anchors
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 2,871 | 48% |
| Rough | 602 | 21% |
| Service/Power Release | 439 | 46% |
| Smoke Detectors | 439 | 65% |
| Inspection | 375 | 100% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 344 | 45% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 322 | 56% |
| Footing/Foundation/Slab | 291 | 37% |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 280 | 49% |
| Special/Order Compliance | 270 | 12% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Special/Order Compliance | 67% | 270 |
| Rough | 62% | 602 |
| CofO Issuance | 56% | 269 |
| Wood Frame | 46% | 207 |
| Pre-Inspection | 45% | 219 |
| Footing/Foundation/Slab | 44% | 291 |
| Excavation/Setback/Form/Re-Bar | 43% | 204 |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 41% | 344 |
| BUILDING-Rough-Frame | 40% | 258 |
| ELECTRICAL-Final | 37% | 154 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
2,562
22%
Permit Finaled
1,478
13%
Insp Scheduled
1,388
12%
Insp Cancelled
1,151
10%
Corrections Issued
1,101
10%
Not Ready for Inspection
994
9%
Partial Approval
795
7%
Partial Inspection
454
4%
Cancelled
328
3%
Conditional Approval
255
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