Total Inspections
38,467
1/1/2026 – 1/17/2026 (YTD)
Inspection Types
152
Active types
Pass Rate
44%
14,566 passed
Fail Rate
41%
13,851 failed
Current Year Progress
Showing year-to-date data through February 26. Full year comparison will be available at year-end.
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 9,703 | 48% |
| Rough | 2,828 | 19% |
| Service/Power Release | 1,760 | 48% |
| Inspection | 1,364 | 99% |
| Smoke Detectors | 1,308 | 61% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 1,151 | 42% |
| Special/Order Compliance | 1,103 | 11% |
| CofO Issuance | 1,013 | 50% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 888 | 55% |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 851 | 43% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Wood Construction | 85% | 151 |
| Light Gage Steel Frame | 76% | 154 |
| Deputy Reinf. Concrete | 73% | 355 |
| Deputy Drilled-In Anchors | 72% | 326 |
| Deputy Grading | 70% | 174 |
| Special Equipment | 68% | 180 |
| Special/Order Compliance | 68% | 1,103 |
| Deputy Steel/Welding | 68% | 217 |
| Rough | 67% | 2,828 |
| Underground | 67% | 285 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
7,729
20%
Insp Scheduled
5,025
13%
Permit Finaled
4,899
13%
Corrections Issued
3,967
10%
Insp Cancelled
3,505
9%
Partial Approval
3,370
9%
Not Ready for Inspection
2,932
8%
Partial Inspection
1,656
4%
Cancelled
886
2%
Conditional Approval
846
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