Total Inspections
61,706
1/1/2025 – 12/31/2025
Inspection Types
154
Active types
Pass Rate
34%
18,794 passed
Fail Rate
49%
26,861 failed
Change vs Prior Period
Volume
↓ 12.5%vs 2024
Fail Rate
↓ 2.5%vs 2024
Top Movers
- ↑ 79%Rough-Grease Duct
- ↓ 59%Deputy Wood Construction
- ↓ 53%Masonry Wall/Backfill
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 14,244 | 44% |
| Rough | 6,768 | 10% |
| Special/Order Compliance | 2,028 | 8% |
| Service/Power Release | 2,019 | 38% |
| Smoke Detectors | 2,018 | 61% |
| Inspection | 1,646 | 100% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 1,548 | 26% |
| Drywall Nailing | 1,464 | 28% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 1,455 | 43% |
| Wood Frame | 1,261 | 18% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Other (see comments) | 95% | 142 |
| Deputy Steel/Welding | 94% | 530 |
| Deputy Drilled-In Anchors | 89% | 582 |
| Deputy Grading | 88% | 173 |
| Water Piping or Service | 86% | 291 |
| Stormwater Drainage | 86% | 136 |
| Light Gage Steel Frame | 84% | 447 |
| Deputy Reinf. Concrete | 81% | 857 |
| Deputy Wood Construction | 80% | 229 |
| Gas Piping | 79% | 180 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
9,464
15%
Partial Approval
8,056
13%
Insp Scheduled
7,031
11%
Permit Finaled
6,772
11%
Corrections Issued
5,966
10%
Insp Cancelled
5,145
8%
Not Ready for Inspection
5,122
8%
Partial Inspection
4,789
8%
Cancelled
1,913
3%
Conditional Approval
1,452
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