How busy will you be on Halloween? Find out using the interactive map

WINNIPEG -- Winnipeggers across the city are stocking up on candy in anticipation for the moment on Thursday night when their doorbells ring and they are met with a chorus of ‘Trick-or-Treat.’

But how busy will your neighbourhood be on Halloween night? An interactive map may have the answer to that question.

Statistics Canada and CensusMapper have gathered information from the 2016 census to show which neighbourhoods in Winnipeg will be hopping on Halloween. The darker the colour, the more children you should expect, the maps says. It counts children between the ages of three to 14 as being of trick-or-treating age.

But as children prepare their costumes for a night of sugar-filled fun, the Winnipeg police have some tips to stay safe this Halloween – the first of these goes out to all drivers in the city.

“Children will be very excited, and their actions could be sudden and unpredictable,” Winnipeg police said in a news release. “Exercise caution, and just slow down.”

Here are some more tips from the Winnipeg police on how to stay safe:

Police remind homeowners to keep their houses well-lit and their yards clear and safe. Police also said there are still branches and fallen trees littering the city after the recent storm. Police are warning parents to keep an eye out for them while travelling the city.