Total Inspections
120,164
5/25/2026 – 7/11/2026
Inspection Types
158
Active types
Pass Rate
42%
45,284 passed
Fail Rate
42%
44,875 failed
Change vs Prior Period
Volume
↓ 24.9%vs prior 60 days
Fail Rate
↑ 0.2%vs prior 60 days
Top Movers
- ↓ 48%Stormwater Drainage
- ↓ 45%Underground Flush
- ↓ 37%T-Bar Ceiling
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 29,295 | 49% |
| Rough | 9,269 | 19% |
| Service/Power Release | 4,476 | 51% |
| Smoke Detectors | 4,237 | 64% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 3,507 | 37% |
| Inspection | 3,188 | 100% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 3,017 | 53% |
| Footing/Foundation/Slab | 2,738 | 37% |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 2,676 | 42% |
| Drywall Nailing | 2,373 | 53% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Wood Construction | 89% | 498 |
| Deputy Shotcrete | 84% | 305 |
| Fire Damper Framing | 83% | 124 |
| Water Piping or Service | 77% | 357 |
| Deputy Reinf. Masonry | 77% | 207 |
| Deputy Steel/Welding | 76% | 767 |
| Deputy Drilled-In Anchors | 75% | 1,092 |
| Bathtub Test | 74% | 115 |
| Drainage Devices/Catch Basin | 73% | 141 |
| Gas Piping | 73% | 195 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
25,100
21%
Permit Finaled
14,951
12%
Insp Scheduled
13,364
11%
Corrections Issued
12,200
10%
Partial Approval
12,196
10%
Insp Cancelled
11,916
10%
Not Ready for Inspection
9,607
8%
Partial Inspection
4,519
4%
Conditional Approval
3,289
3%
Cancelled
2,616
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