It’s that time of year when kids are looking forward to dressing up in their favorite costumes and spending time with family and friends trick-or-treating! Although everyone loves to collect lots of candy and have fun, the most important thing is safety while trick-or-treating and making sure everyone gets home safely.
Listed below are some safety tips that the Indiana State Police would like to provide:
- Know what the dates and times are in your local community for trick-or-treating.
- Make sure that you have a flashlight, glow stick, or reflective material on the costume so that you can be seen at all times.
- Always trick-or-treat with an adult or in a group and use the buddy system when going from house to house.
- Please walk on the sidewalks and not in the roadway and make sure that you look both directions before crossing the roadway.
- Only go trick-or-treating at houses where the front porch light is on.
- Take masks off in-between houses so that you can see where you are walking.
- Only accept treats at the doorway of the house. Never enter the house of a stranger.
- Have an adult inspect all candy before it is eaten.
- If you’re not actively participating in trick-or-treating and are out driving, we ask that you please slow down and drive with caution.
