Every Halloween certain places put on something called trunk or treating. This usually involves different people and businesses handing out candy from their trunks, normally in church parking lots or other similar locations. 

These places normally have a pretty good turnout. This decreases the time that children are out and helps the parents have more control over what they think looks safe or not. 

Oftentimes children have school the day after Halloween and going trunk or treating can help get children home earlier and keep a semi-normal nightly schedule to help keep them on the right track for the next day.

When regular trick or treating, parents normally stay on the sidewalk depending on how old the child is. This is not always the safest option because parents can not always accurately gauge how sketchy a person is based on their house. 

According to Safe Kids Worldwide, specific concerns on Halloween include being hit by a car or truck (31 percent), poisoning from tampered or spoiled treats (24 percent), abductions (15 percent), falls (four percent), burns ( one percent), broken bones (one percent), or other fears. This just covers the concerns of younger children, not teenagers who normally go out without adult supervision. 

It is important to make sure if you are a teenager, you are careful and only go to areas you know. The risk factors increase when going to unknown places because more than likely, research on the crime rates was not conducted.

When going trick or treating it is also possible to stay out later than if going to a trunk or treating location. When going trick or treating it can take longer because walking from house to house and then back can be quite time consuming.

Overall, trunk or treating is a safer, less time consuming process to still get the candy and a reason to dress up without as much risk.