When three thugs in Halloween masks terrorized a family in northern Virginia a few days ago, it was a sign that Halloween crime season is off to an early start this year. Once we get to the evening of October 31st, you will want to make sure that your home is both occupied and secure, because criminals love an easy target. It is the one time during the year when criminals can wear masks and freely approach your home without causing much suspicion. Unfortunately, many choose to use that as an opportunity to cause mayhem.
According to the National Retail Federation, Halloween has become a lot more popular in the U.S. over the last couple of decades…
The National Retail Federation has surveyed Americans about their Halloween plans each September since 2005. Back then, slightly more than half of Americans said they planned to celebrate. In 2025, nearly three-quarters said they would – a huge jump in 20 years.
And people are planning to shell out more money than ever. Total spending on Halloween is expected to reach a record US$13 billion this year, according to the federation – an almost fourfold increase over the past two decades.
It was once a relatively minor holiday, but it has now become one of the biggest holidays on our entire calendar.
Halloween is a festival that literally celebrates evil, and so it shouldn’t be much of a surprise that violent crime spikes on October 31st every year…
“The evening violent crime count on October 31 is about 50 percent higher than on any other date during the year, and twice the daily average,” criminologist James Alan Fox wrote for the Boston Globe, noting criminal activity peaks during trick-or-treat hours, and trails off later in the night.
“The most popular hours for gathering Snickers and Junior Mints around the neighborhood are apparently also the prime time for violent crime.”
This time of the year, Americans consume millions upon millions of hours of Halloween programming that show people in masks doing all sorts of unthinkable things, and there are always going to be sick people that want to copy what they see on their screens.
In fact, a group of three “mask-wearing creeps” absolutely terrorized a family in Virginia just a few days ago…
Halloween is not a “festival that celebrates evil”. It is an annual tradition to ward off evil. The author off this article needs more education before spouting off about things they have no knowledge of.
Isn’t that what Halloween is for? And Christmas?