Best Places to Trick-or-Treat: Seattle #5/ L.A. #6/ San Diego #12

What are the best places to trick-or-treat on Halloween night -- so children are the most likely to gather the biggest bags of candy and face the fewest safety threats? 

Zillow recently released a Trick-or-Treat Index -- based on population density, walk scores, and crime data -- to rank the top cities for trick-or-treating.

1. San Francisco
2. Boston
3. Honolulu
4. San Jose, Calif.
5. Seattle
6. Los Angeles
7. Chicago
8. Washington, D.C.
9. Portland
10. Philadelphia
11. Minneapolis
12. San Diego
13. Pittsburgh
14. Miami
15. Denver
16. Milwaukee
17. Buffalo, N.Y.
18. Cincinnati
19. Baltimore
20. Virginia Beach

Source: “Top 20 Cities for Trick or Treating,” Zillow Blog (October 2013)