WA: gangway

From the Olympian:

Gang worries grow in area - Upturn in violence first since mid '90s

Gang activity is escalating statewide, a new study this year by the Washington Attorney General's Office shows.

That comes as solemn news to law enforcement agencies because gang violence had been declining across Washington since the mid-1980s and early 1990s, when it reached its peak...

Perception or reality, I'm bracing for it either way.