Total Inspections
12,860
1/1/2026 – 4/4/2026 (YTD)
Inspection Types
140
Active types
Pass Rate
40%
4,462 passed
Fail Rate
46%
5,082 failed
Current Year Progress
Showing year-to-date data through April 13. Full year comparison will be available at year-end.
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 3,329 | 52% |
| Rough | 1,253 | 14% |
| Smoke Detectors | 499 | 66% |
| Service/Power Release | 405 | 45% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 310 | 54% |
| Special/Order Compliance | 302 | 13% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 293 | 54% |
| Drywall Nailing | 288 | 33% |
| Inspection | 260 | 100% |
| Footing/Foundation/Slab | 241 | 46% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Steel/Welding | 94% | 209 |
| Deputy Reinf. Concrete | 91% | 194 |
| Deputy Drilled-In Anchors | 89% | 223 |
| Light Gage Steel Frame | 82% | 136 |
| Underground | 78% | 122 |
| Rough | 73% | 1,253 |
| Special/Order Compliance | 73% | 302 |
| T-Bar Ceiling | 73% | 187 |
| Rough-A/C and Heating | 66% | 167 |
| Excavation/Setback/Form/Re-Bar | 63% | 162 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
2,256
18%
Insp Scheduled
1,824
14%
Permit Finaled
1,691
13%
Partial Approval
1,659
13%
Corrections Issued
1,215
9%
Not Ready for Inspection
954
7%
Insp Cancelled
951
7%
Partial Inspection
721
6%
Cancelled
306
2%
Conditional Approval
221
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