Total Inspections
202,065
4/26/2026 – 7/18/2026
Inspection Types
161
Active types
Pass Rate
42%
76,537 passed
Fail Rate
42%
76,247 failed
Change vs Prior Period
Volume
↓ 18.6%vs prior 90 days
Fail Rate
↑ 0.8%vs prior 90 days
Top Movers
- ↑ 430%Fire Pump Test
- ↓ 36%Deputy Methane Barrier
- ↓ 35%Weld
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 49,437 | 49% |
| Rough | 15,388 | 19% |
| Service/Power Release | 7,646 | 50% |
| Smoke Detectors | 7,189 | 64% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 5,918 | 37% |
| Inspection | 5,345 | 100% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 5,041 | 54% |
| Footing/Foundation/Slab | 4,636 | 37% |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 4,559 | 42% |
| Drywall Nailing | 4,006 | 54% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Wood Construction | 89% | 876 |
| Deputy Shotcrete | 84% | 504 |
| Stormwater Drainage | 82% | 152 |
| Fire Damper Framing | 81% | 180 |
| Water Piping or Service | 77% | 575 |
| Light Gage Steel Frame | 75% | 1,107 |
| Bathtub Test | 74% | 182 |
| Deputy Drilled-In Anchors | 74% | 1,766 |
| Deputy Reinf. Concrete | 74% | 2,227 |
| Deputy Steel/Welding | 74% | 1,284 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
42,638
21%
Permit Finaled
24,993
12%
Insp Scheduled
21,869
11%
Corrections Issued
20,816
10%
Partial Approval
20,575
10%
Insp Cancelled
19,368
10%
Not Ready for Inspection
16,360
8%
Partial Inspection
7,684
4%
Conditional Approval
5,519
3%
Cancelled
4,489
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