Total Inspections
13,533
1/13/2026 – 4/4/2026
Inspection Types
144
Active types
Pass Rate
37%
4,434 passed
Fail Rate
47%
5,636 failed
Change vs Prior Period
Volume
↓ 2.9%vs prior 90 days
Fail Rate
↓ 0.2%vs prior 90 days
Top Movers
- ↑ 76%Special Equipment
- ↑ 70%Green Plumbing Final
- ↑ 43%Overhead Hydro
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 3,575 | 44% |
| Rough | 1,058 | 13% |
| Smoke Detectors | 467 | 61% |
| Service/Power Release | 464 | 35% |
| Inspection | 456 | 99% |
| Special/Order Compliance | 333 | 14% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 324 | 52% |
| Pre-Inspection | 279 | 22% |
| CofO Issuance | 278 | 47% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 253 | 31% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Steel/Welding | 92% | 101 |
| Water Piping or Service | 86% | 100 |
| Deputy Drilled-In Anchors | 85% | 137 |
| Deputy Reinf. Concrete | 78% | 213 |
| Underground | 76% | 178 |
| Rough | 74% | 1,058 |
| Special/Order Compliance | 71% | 333 |
| Excavation/Setback/Form/Re-Bar | 63% | 135 |
| Rough-A/C and Heating | 62% | 145 |
| Pre-Inspection | 58% | 279 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
2,079
15%
Permit Finaled
1,708
13%
Insp Scheduled
1,663
12%
Partial Approval
1,638
12%
Corrections Issued
1,271
9%
Insp Cancelled
1,133
8%
Not Ready for Inspection
1,061
8%
Partial Inspection
959
7%
Conditional Approval
388
3%
Cancelled
354
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