Smart Safety - Safest States for Trick-or-Treating

 Costumes on, pumpkin pails at the ready, walking shoes tied—it’s officially spooky season! 

And while Halloween is all about fun-sized candy bars and creative costumes, for families, it’s also a night of serious walking. At KURU Footwear, they were wondering: where in the U.S. is trick-or-treating truly at its best in 2025?

They crunched the numbers across five equally weighted categories—walkability, child population, Halloween enthusiasm (Google Trends), pedestrian safety, and last year’s Halloween temps—to find the states where the conditions are perfect for candy-collecting.

 The Top 10 States for Trick-or-Treating in 2025:

1. Illinois

2. Ohio

3. Wisconsin

4. Indiana

5. Utah

6. Pennsylvania

7. Iowa

8. New Hampshire

9. Michigan

10. Minnesota

Full report: https://www.kurufootwear.com/blogs/articles/best-states-for-trick-or-treating 

Some fun takeaways:

• Midwest dominance: Six of the top 10 states are in the Midwest, showing it’s the heartland of Halloween.
  Safety first: Iowa ranks as one of the safest states for trick-or-treating, with fewer than 1 pedestrian fatality per 100k people.

• Youthful Utah: The only western state in the top 10, Utah earns its spot thanks to the highest percentage of kids in the nation.