Total Inspections
7,744
11/28/2025 – 1/17/2026
Inspection Types
135
Active types
Pass Rate
35%
2,422 passed
Fail Rate
47%
3,251 failed
Change vs Prior Period
Volume
↓ 46.3%vs prior 90 days
Fail Rate
↓ 3.5%vs prior 90 days
Top Movers
- ↑ 103%Bottom/Toe
- ↓ 78%Deputy Reinf. Concrete
- ↑ 64%Test-Life Sfty/Vent/Smoke/Air
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 1,942 | 40% |
| Rough | 620 | 14% |
| Special/Order Compliance | 298 | 10% |
| Smoke Detectors | 245 | 61% |
| Service/Power Release | 226 | 32% |
| Inspection | 196 | 99% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 186 | 36% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 176 | 45% |
| Pre-Inspection | 151 | 16% |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 144 | 36% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Special/Order Compliance | 73% | 298 |
| Rough | 69% | 620 |
| Pre-Inspection | 65% | 151 |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 57% | 144 |
| Rough-A/C and Heating | 57% | 109 |
| Wood Frame | 56% | 136 |
| Drywall Nailing | 52% | 126 |
| Insulation | 51% | 120 |
| CofO Issuance | 49% | 124 |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 48% | 186 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
1,249
16%
Partial Approval
859
11%
Permit Finaled
840
11%
Insp Cancelled
827
11%
Insp Scheduled
808
10%
Corrections Issued
797
10%
Not Ready for Inspection
647
8%
Partial Inspection
590
8%
Cancelled
204
3%
Conditional Approval
184
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