Total Inspections
30,222
1/2/2026 – 5/9/2026 (YTD)
Inspection Types
143
Active types
Pass Rate
46%
12,168 passed
Fail Rate
40%
10,481 failed
Current Year Progress
Showing year-to-date data through June 9. Full year comparison will be available at year-end.
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 7,782 | 49% |
| Rough | 1,675 | 25% |
| Smoke Detectors | 1,229 | 68% |
| Inspection | 968 | 99% |
| Service/Power Release | 935 | 48% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 875 | 57% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 806 | 47% |
| Footing/Foundation/Slab | 770 | 38% |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 769 | 49% |
| CofO Issuance | 727 | 47% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Reinf. Concrete | 87% | 258 |
| Special Equipment | 83% | 102 |
| Deputy Wood Construction | 83% | 110 |
| Deputy Drilled-In Anchors | 82% | 203 |
| Special/Order Compliance | 67% | 544 |
| T-Bar Ceiling | 66% | 108 |
| Rough | 64% | 1,675 |
| Piling/Pier/Caisson | 64% | 114 |
| Rough-A/C and Heating | 64% | 227 |
| Underground | 64% | 246 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
6,734
22%
Permit Finaled
3,947
13%
Insp Scheduled
3,767
12%
Corrections Issued
3,028
10%
Insp Cancelled
2,677
9%
Partial Approval
2,381
8%
Not Ready for Inspection
2,342
8%
Partial Inspection
1,114
4%
Conditional Approval
693
2%
Cancelled
672
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