Well, I give up. We have lived here in what is a somewhat sketchy neighborhood for 5 years. 1st year, we had about 65 kids trick or treat us, the second year we had about 45, third year 38. Last year we had about 25. I bought 32 full size candy bars this year and not a single kid. I turned the light out at 7:05. Kinda early, but in past years we would only get a handful between 7-9:00 pm. Pretty sad.

Had a good halloween here. Kids everywhere! Any theories on where they all went?

Safer neighborhood? Well, more affluent neighborhoods, anyway. Alot of them hit the businesses, I suppose, but most of that seemed to happen over the weekend. Couldn't ask for nicer weather.

It’s been dwindling down by us as well. Very few kids running out in the country side like there used to be. I remember 30-40 kids out in the country for many years. Now maybe one

Slow here to. Giving handfuls of candy to get rid of it.

You have 32 full size candy bars to devour. We live in a small community, very few if any young children. About 2 years ago we had one visitor, I thought it was my oldest granddaughter, turns out we never did know who it was, lol. This year my youngest granddaughter was here, her little brother was sick so he was not along. They live over 20 miles from here so it is out of their way.

We haven't had a trick-or-treater for years. But mebbe this year will be different. Not dark yet and I bought some halloween candy.

Less here every year.

In today's world, look on the bright side . . . if ya don't hand out candy and sweets to kids, then ya can't be sued for contributing to the obesity and health issues of children . . . plus, look at all the money you'll save!

St Cloud Mn.
There is a common denominator.
I'm sure you have it figgered out by now?

showing up here. bout like every year

I've not had to kill anyone.... YET!

We have never had a trick or treater here. I bought candy the first couple of years and put the lights on, but none ever showed up. The closest neighbors are hundreds of yards away and the ones after 6/10ths of a mile. I know of only two familrs within a few miles who have kids of an age to trick or treat.

Keith

Back in the mid 70's..we all had a wintah car...and on Halloween...about 30 of us would be in 15 cars and throw eggs at each other's car...what stories. We only egged each other's car. We bought flats of eggs from Buckleys egg express...lol

this is the first year i didn't sit out there

I have not had many kids in the last few years and was too busy today to even deal with it.

I can't even eat the candy.

seriously about 4 years ago having handed out 4 pieces of candy I gave the rest to a drunk guy carrying 4 pizzas as he walked by.

I can even see the kids but they all seem to turn a couple hundred yards before they get to me and it isn't like I live down some dead end street.

several years I even had a nice fire going in the front yard to warm up art , we had snow on the ground several years

just so slow in my neighborhood, the neighbors would come over and we would talk around the fire then when they saw kids coming they would walk back across the street had out a few pieces of candy then walk back until more kids made their way to our street.

Definitely less kiddos out this year, we've been going to the same neighborhood for the last 5 or 6 years and there has always been a line at every house. Now this year only a group or two on each block. Still a lot of kids but less than half the norm and much younger ones, not many teens at all used to be they'd trick or treat till they were out of high-school now it's mostly little kids with parents, only saw one group of older boys on bikes really working the streets.

GCP those are the houses we look for when a group dosen't hit a house or skips a dead end our group of boys runs, they say dead ends are the best as nobody else wants to go down and the people load em up a single lit house is almost as good lol

7 kid's total here, gotta agree.
We're been here 23 years, and seen it just decline.

I remember going to nurseing home as a kid, and getting lots of candy.
Plus it made them happy.

Store's, and bank's gave.

Today at work some of the gals dressed up.

Good riddance! Even when I was a kid, early, mid 60's, some A holes thought it funny to put straight pins and razor blades in the candy.

Don't despair.
I think neighbors time out. When I first moved where Iam now. There was never what I considered a lot of kids came to our house on Halloween. I live on the end of a street kinda in goofy location. The neighborhood was turning over and there were lots young families like ours was then. So while we didn't have lots of trick or treaters. We had kids around the same age as ours. As kids got older the number dropped. We have had years with not one kid. This year we had 10 kids tonight. That's not a lot. It's the start though of the neighborhood turning over again. House are sell as us old fart time out.
There is also more safe place for kids to go now two.
Just the way the world turns.

Mac

I had a record year this year!! I have been in my house for 21 years and I had 2 trick or treaters tonight. They were the first ones I have ever had. They were my bosses kids.