Total Inspections
500,439
1/1/2026 – 7/11/2026 (YTD)
Inspection Types
163
Active types
Pass Rate
43%
192,610 passed
Fail Rate
42%
186,654 failed
Current Year Progress
Showing year-to-date data through July 24. Full year comparison will be available at year-end.
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 125,217 | 48% |
| Rough | 36,686 | 19% |
| Service/Power Release | 19,958 | 49% |
| Smoke Detectors | 18,017 | 64% |
| Inspection | 14,781 | 99% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 14,630 | 37% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 12,474 | 54% |
| Footing/Foundation/Slab | 11,432 | 38% |
| Interior/Exterior Lathing | 11,282 | 42% |
| CofO Issuance | 10,819 | 48% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Wood Construction | 87% | 2,102 |
| Deputy Shotcrete | 84% | 1,271 |
| Stormwater Drainage | 83% | 386 |
| Fire Damper Framing | 82% | 469 |
| METHANE-Vent Piping | 81% | 184 |
| Deputy Methane Barrier | 81% | 174 |
| Water Piping or Service | 77% | 1,408 |
| Deputy Reinf. Concrete | 76% | 5,176 |
| Light Gage Steel Frame | 75% | 2,468 |
| Standpipe Hydro | 75% | 155 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
105,400
21%
Permit Finaled
63,852
13%
Insp Scheduled
54,421
11%
Corrections Issued
51,500
10%
Partial Approval
49,590
10%
Insp Cancelled
46,833
9%
Not Ready for Inspection
39,827
8%
Partial Inspection
19,495
4%
Conditional Approval
12,649
3%
Cancelled
11,413
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