Total Inspections
7,723
3/11/2026 – 5/9/2026
Inspection Types
136
Active types
Pass Rate
41%
2,732 passed
Fail Rate
46%
3,014 failed
Change vs Prior Period
Volume
↓ 35.8%vs prior 90 days
Fail Rate
↑ 1.4%vs prior 90 days
Top Movers
- ↓ 65%Special/Order Compliance
- ↓ 52%Rough-A/C and Heating
- ↓ 52%Deputy Reinf. Concrete
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 2,053 | 50% |
| Rough | 744 | 16% |
| Smoke Detectors | 331 | 69% |
| Service/Power Release | 274 | 53% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 228 | 57% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 180 | 51% |
| Drywall Nailing | 173 | 36% |
| Footing/Foundation/Slab | 162 | 49% |
| Deputy Steel/Welding | 143 | 16% |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 139 | 50% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Drilled-In Anchors | 86% | 116 |
| Deputy Steel/Welding | 84% | 143 |
| Special/Order Compliance | 74% | 115 |
| T-Bar Ceiling | 74% | 103 |
| Rough | 72% | 744 |
| Wood Frame | 67% | 101 |
| Excavation/Setback/Form/Re-Bar | 62% | 106 |
| CofO Issuance | 56% | 100 |
| Drywall Nailing | 56% | 173 |
| Pre-Inspection | 51% | 128 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
1,428
18%
Insp Scheduled
1,114
14%
Partial Approval
1,003
13%
Permit Finaled
996
13%
Corrections Issued
677
9%
Not Ready for Inspection
616
8%
Insp Cancelled
547
7%
Partial Inspection
434
6%
Cancelled
167
2%
SGSOV Approved
118
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