Though fear still lingers over toxic treats and boobytrapped apples, researchers separate fact from myth. As pediatrician Aaron Carroll notes today in The New York Times, researchers haven't been able to substantiate a single case when a child was seriously injured—let alone killed—by Halloween treats made hazardous by strangers.
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A JAMA Pediatrics study from January of this year found that 4-to-8-year-olds have a tenfold increased risk of getting hit by a car on Halloween than on any other night of the year.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/10/forget-poisoned-candy-and-razor-blades-heres-the-real-halloween-horror/
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2711459[$]
Verdict: Boogey Man not likely to exist.
Actual Problem: Getting run over by a car when crossing the street.
Stay safe out there.
(Score: 2) by hendrikboom on Wednesday October 30 2019, @08:58PM
Perhaps because of the entry system with security codes and such.
There is a slight amount of trick-or-treating within the apartment block -- apartment children visiting other apartments.
I live in an apartment now, and if I want to be available for trick-and-treating I take a folding portable table and set it up outside the front door of the building.
-- hendrik