Total Inspections
954,289
1/1/2025 – 12/31/2025
Inspection Types
165
Active types
Pass Rate
42%
363,555 passed
Fail Rate
41%
347,872 failed
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 224,893 | 48% |
| Rough | 73,628 | 18% |
| Special/Order Compliance | 38,831 | 7% |
| Service/Power Release | 37,694 | 50% |
| Smoke Detectors | 33,980 | 63% |
| Inspection | 28,666 | 99% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 26,281 | 39% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 23,478 | 54% |
| CofO Issuance | 21,455 | 48% |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 21,022 | 45% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Wood Construction | 83% | 3,763 |
| Fire Damper Framing | 82% | 1,058 |
| Stormwater Drainage | 82% | 855 |
| METHANE-Vent Piping | 80% | 235 |
| Water Piping or Service | 78% | 2,610 |
| Deputy Drilled-In Anchors | 77% | 8,041 |
| Deputy Reinf. Concrete | 76% | 8,794 |
| Bathtub Test | 75% | 962 |
| Deputy Shotcrete | 75% | 2,212 |
| Deputy Other (see comments) | 74% | 1,280 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
198,544
21%
Permit Finaled
116,054
12%
Insp Scheduled
97,905
10%
Corrections Issued
94,482
10%
Partial Approval
90,862
10%
Insp Cancelled
83,998
9%
Not Ready for Inspection
75,392
8%
Partial Inspection
37,950
4%
Cancelled
23,320
2%
Permit Expired
22,404
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