Halloween Safety Tips: Ensuring a Fun and Safe Celebration

9/28/2025

Halloween is a cherished time of year, filled with festive decorations, creative costumes, and exciting trick-or-treating adventures. For children and teens, Halloween night is often the highlight of the season, offering opportunities for fun and community bonding.

However, as much as Halloween is a time for celebration, it also presents safety challenges that families should be aware of. Common injuries during this period include cuts and lacerations from pumpkin carving and pedestrian-related accidents during trick-or-treating, particularly during twilight hours when visibility is reduced.

Halloween Safety Page

To help families enjoy a safe Halloween, Pro Consumer Safety has Halloween Safety resources and safety tips are available on our website. These include guidance on safe decorating practices, costume planning to prevent trips and visibility issues, and tips for safe trick-or-treating. By staying informed and cautious, everyone can enjoy a memorable and injury-free Halloween celebration.

Halloween Safety and Awareness

In addition to the Halloween Safety webpage, the following evidence-based Halloween safety materials are also available for download, for organizations, schools, law enforcement, hospitals, community centers, libraries, etc., to help increase public awareness.

References

Halloween Safety: a national survey of parents’ knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors. (2011). https://www.safekids.org/sites/default/files/documents/ResearchReports/halloween-research-report.pdf
Pro Consumer Safety & Public Health Behavior Solutions. (2025, September). Halloween Safety. PRO CAR SEAT SAFETY. https://www.procarseatsafety.com/halloween.html

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Dr. DeCarli is an injury and neuroepidemiologist with over 15 years of public health expertise. He is the founder of Pro Consumer Safety and Public Health Behavior Solutions, focusing on behavioral interventions to reduce childhood injuries and improve health globally. He provides car seat safety training locally and nationwide via the Telehealth Car Seat Call Center, and regularly presents at news interviews, and national and international conferences. An educator and leader, he teaches courses on parenting, child development, and health promotion. With degrees from University of Southern California, George Washington University, and University of Oxford, and recent induction into the Delta Omega Honor Society, he is dedicated to advancing safer, healthier environments for children and communities worldwide.