How To Keep Your Kids Safe This Halloween – Information From The Bozeman Police Department

- Eye holes in costumes should be large enough for good peripheral vision.
- Add reflective tape or striping to costumes and/or trick-or-treat bags for greater visibility.
- Realistic replica firearms should never be used.
- Avoid cumbersome masks at they can interfere with visibility.
- All children and their escorts should have flashlights with fresh batteries.
-Place the child’s name, emergency identification and address on their costume and/or on a bracelet.Tips for Trick-or-Treating
- A parent or responsible adult should always accompany young children when they are trick-or-treating.
- It is preferable for children to trick-or-treat during daylight hours. Dusk is the time of poorest visibility for drivers.
- Children should trick-or-treat in a group, preferably with a responsible adult.
- Tell children to never enter a stranger’s home.
- Children trick-or-treating should always obey all traffic and pedestrian regulations.
- Children should only trick-or-treat in well-known neighborhoods at homes that have a porch light on.
- Children trick-or-treating should remain on well-lit streets and always use the sidewalk. Never cut across yards or use alleys.
- Children trick-or-treating should have specific time limits.
- Instruct children not to eat any treats or candy until it has been brought home and inspected.
- Children should be told to walk, not run, from house to house.
- When trick-or-treating, don’t allow children to bicycle, roller-blade or skateboard.
- Children should be strongly warned not to approach unfamiliar pets and animals.
- Children should be told to be polite and say “thank you”.After Trick-or-Treating
- Unpackaged trick-or-treat items such as popcorn or small candies should be discarded.
- All fruit should be cut and carefully examined before eating.
- Examine all treats for choking hazards.

Have a safe and fun Halloween….From your friends at the Bozeman Police Department!