Total Inspections
11,648
1/13/2026 – 4/4/2026
Inspection Types
138
Active types
Pass Rate
41%
4,077 passed
Fail Rate
46%
4,561 failed
Change vs Prior Period
Volume
↓ 4.6%vs prior 90 days
Fail Rate
↑ 0.9%vs prior 90 days
Top Movers
- ↑ 87%Bottom/Toe
- ↓ 32%Rough-Ventilation
- ↓ 31%Gas Test
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 2,973 | 52% |
| Rough | 1,139 | 14% |
| Smoke Detectors | 454 | 66% |
| Service/Power Release | 376 | 45% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 280 | 53% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 278 | 55% |
| Drywall Nailing | 265 | 33% |
| Inspection | 242 | 100% |
| Special/Order Compliance | 237 | 14% |
| Footing/Foundation/Slab | 231 | 47% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Steel/Welding | 93% | 178 |
| Deputy Reinf. Concrete | 89% | 168 |
| Deputy Drilled-In Anchors | 88% | 203 |
| Light Gage Steel Frame | 83% | 126 |
| Underground | 78% | 118 |
| T-Bar Ceiling | 75% | 174 |
| Rough | 72% | 1,139 |
| Special/Order Compliance | 70% | 237 |
| Rough-A/C and Heating | 66% | 150 |
| Excavation/Setback/Form/Re-Bar | 64% | 153 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
2,087
18%
Insp Scheduled
1,631
14%
Permit Finaled
1,531
13%
Partial Approval
1,502
13%
Corrections Issued
1,074
9%
Insp Cancelled
874
8%
Not Ready for Inspection
865
7%
Partial Inspection
640
5%
Cancelled
284
2%
Conditional Approval
197
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