Total Inspections
89,359
1/2/2025 – 12/31/2025
Inspection Types
153
Active types
Pass Rate
44%
34,336 passed
Fail Rate
39%
30,855 failed
Change vs Prior Period
Volume
↓ 2.8%vs 2024
Fail Rate
↓ 0.3%vs 2024
Top Movers
- ↑ 533%Order to Comply
- ↑ 115%Deputy Grading
- ↑ 75%HEATING-Final
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 21,020 | 49% |
| Rough | 5,404 | 24% |
| Smoke Detectors | 3,430 | 66% |
| Special/Order Compliance | 3,245 | 8% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 2,590 | 39% |
| Service/Power Release | 2,585 | 46% |
| Inspection | 2,504 | 100% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 2,322 | 56% |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 2,279 | 48% |
| Footing/Foundation/Slab | 2,046 | 39% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Steel/Welding | 88% | 362 |
| Deputy Wood Construction | 87% | 406 |
| Deputy Drilled-In Anchors | 84% | 651 |
| Deputy Shotcrete | 81% | 307 |
| Bathtub Test | 79% | 104 |
| Deputy Reinf. Concrete | 77% | 820 |
| Deputy Other (see comments) | 76% | 198 |
| Water Piping or Service | 72% | 157 |
| Underground | 70% | 585 |
| Special Equipment | 69% | 209 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
19,723
22%
Insp Scheduled
11,084
12%
Permit Finaled
10,766
12%
Corrections Issued
8,575
10%
Insp Cancelled
7,655
9%
Not Ready for Inspection
7,243
8%
Partial Approval
7,182
8%
Partial Inspection
3,321
4%
Conditional Approval
2,166
2%
Permit Expired
2,001
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