Reference: A Roundup of New Research and Data-Rich Reports Available on the Open Web (January 2017)

CrisisWatch is a monthly early warning bulletin designed to provide a regular update on the state of the most significant situations of conflict around the world.

Cuba

U.S. Policy Changes Increased Engagement with Private Sector, but Agency Information Collection Is Limited (via GAO)
Includes U.S.-Cuba relationship timeline and other charts.

Cybersecurity

Cisco 2017 Annual Cybersecurity Report ||| Infographic
11o pages; PDF.

Data

Europe: Guidelines on the Protection Of Individuals With Regard to the Processing of Personal Data in a World Of Big Data (Council of Europe)

Democracy

Democracy Index: 2016 Revenge of the “Deplorables” (via Economist Intelligence Unit)

Development

Official Development Assistance (ODA) Reached A Record $131.4 Billion In 2015, A Rise Of 6.6 Percent In Real Terms From 2014 (via Alert.org/Reuters Foundation)
||| Direct to Official Data Resources (via OECD)

Economics

World Economic Outlook (WEO) Update, January 2017 (via IMF)
PDF version also available.

Education

About One-Fifth of Adults Globally Have No Formal Schooling (via Pew Research)
Includes map.

Energy

Japan Country Analysis Brief (via EIA)

Health

UK Trends in Infectious Disease (via UK House of Commons Library)
5 pages; PDF.

Journalism

Journalism, Media, and Technology Trends and Predictions 2017 (Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Oxford University)
37 pages; PDF.

“Journalism That Stands Apart” (via The NY Times)”
A report from The NY Times 2020 Group.

Legal

Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity, and War Crimes Jurisdiction (via Global Legal Research Center/Law Library of Congress)
30 pages; PDF.

Japan: 2016 Criminal Justice System Reform (via Global Legal Research Center/Law Library of Congress)

North Korea

Report on Human Rights Abuses or Censorship in North Korea (via U.S. Dept. of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor)

Migration

IOM Releases Preliminary Data on Migrant or Refugee Deaths Worldwide in 2016 (via Intl. Org. For Migration) ||| Expanded Data

Risk

Global Opportunity Report 2017 (via DNV GL, UN Global Compact, Sustania)
Web Version ||| PDF Version (134 pages)

The Global Risks Report 2017: 12th Edition (via World Economic Forum)
78 pages; PDF.

Shark Attacks

Global Shark Attacks Drop to Recent Average in 2016 (Summary) ||| Direct to Complete Report (via U. of Florida Shark Attack File)

Syria

Syria Situation Report: December 22, 2016 – January 19, 2017 (via Institute for the Study of War)
Part 1 ||| Part 2

Syria Situation Report: January 19 – 26, 2017 (via Institute for the Study of War)

Terrorism

Across the Universe? A Comparative Analysis of Violent Behavior and Radicalization Across Three Offender Types with Implications for Criminal Justice Training and Education (via National Institute of Justice)
122 pages; PDF.

Background Report: Criminal Justice & Military Deaths at the Hands of Extremists (via National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START))
7 pages; PDF.

Suicide Bombings in 2016: The Highest Number of Fatalities (via CSS/INSS)

Terrorist Assassinations by Region, Target (via National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START))

Tourism

Top 100 City Destinations Ranking 2017 (via Euromonitor)

Science and Technology

Key Issues For Digital Transformation in the G20 (via OECD; 165 pages; PDF)

OECD Science, Technology and Innovation Outlook 2016 (via OECD)

Wealth

Global Wealth Databook 2016 (via Credit Suisse)
158 pages; PDF.

U.S.

911

2016 National 911 Progress Report (via NHTSA/DOT)
168 pages; PDF.

Afghanistan

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) High-Risk List 2017
68 pages; PDF.

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) 34th Quarterly Report to Congress
269 pages; PDF.

Business

Bankruptcy Filings Fall 5.9%, Reach Lowest Level Since 2006 (via Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts)

California

Federal Spending in California (via California Legislative Analyst’s Office)

Climate

Beyond the Data: 2016 Year in Review (via NOAA/Climate.gov)

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity Risk Reduction (New White Paper from FCC)
56 pages; PDF.

Data

State of the Practice on Data Access, Sharing, and Integration (via U.S. Dept. of Transportation)
123 pages; PDF.

Death Penalty

The Death Penalty in 2016: Year End Report Another Record Decline In Death Penalty Use (via Death Penalty Information Center)
19 pages; PDF.

Department of Homeland Security

DHS Lacks Oversight of Component Use of Force (Redacted)(via DHS Office of Inspector General)

Elections

Post-Election Survey ff Youth (2016 Elecction; via HRC)

Election Integrity: A Pro-voter Agenda (via Brennan Center)
48 pages; PDF.

Energy

Annual Energy Outlook 2017 with projections to 2050 (via EIA)
64 pages; PDF.
See Also: Data Tables (.xls) 1 (Projections) ||| 2 (Reference)
See Also: Online/Interactive Data Table Viewer
See Also: Annual Energy Outlook Homepage (Including Previous Editions)

Health and Healthcare

Annual Report Examines State of College Student Mental Heath (via Center for Collegiate Mental Health, Penn St. University)
Highlights ||| Direct to Full Text (pages; PDF)

Association of Marital Status and Offers of Employer-based Health Insurance for Employed Women Aged 27–64: United States, 2014–2015 (via NCHS)

Medicaid and CHIP Eligibility, Enrollment, Renewal, and Cost Sharing Policies as of January 2017: Findings from a 50-State Survey (via KFF)

…eighth annual report describes more than 150,000 students seeking mental health treatment at over 400 colleges and universities.

Rates of Drug Overdose Deaths Involving Heroin,* by Selected Age Groups — United States, 2006–2015 (QuickStats: via CDC)

Sharp Reduction in Avoidable Hospitalizations Among Long-Term Care Facility Residents (via Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Sugar-sweetened Beverage Consumption Among U.S. Adults, 2011–2014 (via NCHS)

Sugar-sweetened Beverage Consumption Among U.S. Youth, 2011–2014 (via NCHS)

U.S. Abortion Rate Continues to Decline, Hits Historic Low (via Guttmacher Institute)
Summary ||| Direct to Full Text Article (PDF) ||| AP Report

Housing

Harvard University Joint Center for Housing Studies’ (JCHS) Releases Updated Household Projections, 2015-2035
Blog Post ||| Working Paper (37 pages; PDF)
||| Dataset (.xlsx)

Information Technology

New Data From Pew Research: “Record Shares of Americans Now Own Smartphones, Have Home Broadband”

Intelligence

Improving the Intelligence Community’s Declassification Process and the Community’s Support to the National Declassification Center (via Office of the Director of National Intelligence)

Fact Sheet on E.O. 12333 Raw SIGINT Availability Procedures (via ODNI)

Legal–Technology

A Market Survey on Body Worn Camera Technologies (Funded by NIJ; Prepared by Johns Hopkins U. Advanced Physics Lab)

Primer of Body Worn Cameras (Funded by NIJ; Prepared by Johns Hopkins U. Advanced Physics Lab)

Labor

STEM Occupations: Past, Present, And Future (via Bureau of Labor Statistics)
35 pages; PDF.

Data/Chart/Table: Unemployment Rate and Employment-Population Ratio Vary By Race and Ethnicity (via Bureau of Labor Statistics)

Data/Chart/Table: Logging Workers had Highest Rate of Fatal Work Injuries in 2015 (via Bureau of Labor Statistics)

Population

United Van Lines’ 40^th Annual National Movers Study
Data file also available.

Real Estate

New-Home Sales Up for Fifth Straight Year (via CoreLogic)

Research and Development

Survey of State Government Research and Development: FYs 2014 and 2015 (via NSF)
PDF version also available.

Statistics

Innovations in Federal Statistics: Combining Data Sources While Protecting Privacy (via National Academy Press)

Tax

Chart: State Gasoline Tax Rates in 2017 (via Tax Foundation)

Terrorism

“Empirical Assessment of Domestic Radicalization (EADR) (via START)
“Final Report to the National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs”
110 pages; PDF.
Note: Underlying dataset used in EADR report report available here.

Transportation

2015 Status of the Nation’s Highways, Bridges, and Transit: Conditions & Performance (Federal Highway Administration)
Full Text, Report by Chapter, Executive Summary

Beyond Traffic 2045 (via US Dept. of Transportation)

National Public Transportation Safety Plan (via Federal Transit Administration)
61 pages; PDF, ver 1.0.

Pocket Guide to Transportation (via BTS)
71 pages; PDF.
NOTE: New: App Version of Report Available for Android and iOS.

Port Performance Data For U.S. Ports (via BTS)
167 pages; PDF.

Transportation Economic Trends (via BTS)
102 Pages; PDF.

U.S. Congress

Faith on the Hill: The Religious Composition of the 115th Congress (via Pew Research)

U.S. Supreme Court

Chief Justice Roberts Issues 2016 Year-End Report (via SCOTUS)
14 pages; PDF.

Vital Statistics