HERE ARE THE SAFEST CITIES IN METRO PHOENIX FOR TRICK-OR-TREATING

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Here Are The Safest Cities In Metro Phoenix For Trick-Or-Treating

By AZBigMedia, azbigmedia.com | October 16, 2025

With Halloween right around the corner, safety is top of mind for parents as kids get ready to hit the streets for trick-or-treating. But which cities in America are the safest for trick-or-treating?

According to a new analysis by SafeHome.org, four Phoenix suburbs rank among the safest cities in the nation for trick-or-treaters.

Gilbert (No. 4), Surprise (No. 6), Scottsdale (No. 8), and Chandler (No. 20) all rank within the top 20 safest cities due to low crime rates, high number of law enforcement employees and safe streets for pedestrians.

Overall, the study analyzed key safety metrics across 161 cities, including: crime, pedestrian fatalities, number of registered sex offenders, and number of law enforcement employees.

Gilbert by the numbers:

Law enforcement officers per 10k: 16.9
Registered sex offenders per 10k: 3.9
Violent crime per 10k: 13.2
Property crime per 10k: 96.8
Average annual pedestrian fatalities per 10k: 0.1

Top 10 Safest Cities For Trick-Or-Treating

Yonkers, New York
Naperville, Illinois
New York, New York
Gilbert, Arizona
Frisco, Texas
Surprise, Arizona
Honolulu, Hawaii
Scottsdale, Arizona
McKinney, Texas
Irvine, California

These 10 cities came out on top after we implemented a thorough scoring system. All of the cities in our ranking had at least 150,000 residents, and we standardized each safety metric by calculating it per 10,000 residents. To score these cities across America, we evaluated five key safety factors, weighted according to their importance for secure trick-or-treating:

Complete Rankings: Safest Cities For Trick Or Treating

Rank	City	State	Police Per 10,000	Sex Offenders Per 10,000	Violent Crime Per 10,000	Property Crime Per 10,000	Pedestrian Deaths Per 10,000	Total Halloween safety score
1	Yonkers	New York	34.3	5.9	31.2	101.5	0.0	97
2	Naperville	Illinois	17.9	2.4	8.4	88.4	0.1	96
3	New York	New York	56.4	5.4	67.1	236.8	0.1	96
4	Gilbert	Arizona	16.9	3.9	13.2	96.8	0.1	95
5	Frisco	Texas	15.4	1.4	10.1	100.3	0.1	95
6	Surprise	Arizona	15.7	7.5	10.9	87.6	0.1	95
7	Honolulu	Hawaii	23.1	6.9	18.5	179.0	0.1	94
8	Scottsdale	Arizona	25.1	3.5	15.3	187.5	0.2	94
9	McKinney	Texas	14.6	4.2	11.7	81.5	0.1	94
10	Irvine	California	10.9	1.2	8.4	139.0	0.1	94
11	Aurora	Illinois	23.1	16.5	26.6	125.2	0.1	94
12	Elk Grove	California	15.6	8.6	19.0	123.2	0.1	94
13	Cary	North Carolina	14.7	2.3	7.1	131.7	0.2	93
14	Overland Park	Kansas	16.7	6.7	18.4	176.2	0.1	93
15	Boston	Massachusetts	40.4	5.1	62.8	202.2	0.1	93
16	Jersey City	New Jersey	38.3	8.2	56.2	202.9	0.1	93
17	Roseville	California	13.1	9.1	21.9	142.0	0.0	93
18	Alexandria	Virginia	25.7	19.5	21.9	264.0	0.0	93
19	Chandler	Arizona	18.1	5.3	13.3	150.4	0.2	93
20	Grand Prairie	Texas	22.9	12.2	22.1	160.1	0.1	93
21	Glendale	California	19.5	3.7	28.7	202.7	0.1	93
22	Plano	Texas	20.4	3.8	15.2	146.6	0.2	92
23	Henderson	Nevada	20.7	15.8	27.2	171.5	0.1	92
24	Huntington Beach	California	16.6	4.9	20.7	198.9	0.1	92
25	Joliet	Illinois	22.2	23.1	35.0	124.5	0.1	92

Interestingly, a few major metro areas dominated the top 25 rankings:

In the Phoenix metro, four suburbs (Gilbert, Surprise, Scottsdale, and Chandler) ranked among the top 25 safest cities for trick-or-treating.
In the Dallas–Fort Worth area, another four suburbs (Frisco, McKinney, Grand Prairie, and Plano) placed in the top 25.
Three Chicago-area cities (Naperville, Aurora, and Joliet) ranked in the top 25 safest for Halloween night.
Finally, three New York metro cities (Yonkers, New York City, and Jersey City) were included among the top 25 safest trick-or-treating destinations.

Additionally, five California cities made the top 25 list, including two in the Sacramento metro area, two in Orange County, and one outside Los Angeles.

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