Tomorrow night will see hundreds of youth and sometimes not-so-youths decking out in costumes of all sorts to collect their yearly bounty of processed, high-fructose corn syrupy goodness.

We know it as Halloween, but for the , it's a time to make sure that those who are going around trick-or-treating have just that to worry about and nothing else.

Const. Josh Seaward, media relations officer for NWT , said Yellowknife and several other communities will see some extra officers out and about ensuring the evening goes off without a hitch.

"It all depends on the community," he said. "Most communities do generally see an increased presence and officers will sometimes forego their paperwork to head out and be more visible to give an air of safety on the streets."

Officers will also be more vigilant with traffic enforcement, he added.

"We'll make sure vehicles are doing the proper speed limits, not putting people in danger while in operation, those sorts of things," he said.

Seaward said one of the good things about Halloween, at least in recent years, is not a lot of calls about nefarious activities happening in a community.

"We don't really receive a lot of calls about safety issues and that's always a positive," he said.

Some examples of what's happening around the NWT on Thursday include Trunk-or-Treat in Hay River, where residents will dress up their vehicles and hand out candy to those who come around to take everything in. In Tuktoyaktuk, there's the "Haunted Detachment", where officers there will decorate the inside of the building and hand out candy to trick-or-treaters.

"We aren't directly involved with the Hay River event, but there will be a uniformed presence that evening," said Seaward. "Something else the Hay River detachment does is Spook-a-Rama, which gives kids a chance to come and burn off some of the energy they have left over from trick-or-treating in a safe environment. And there are plenty of really cool prizes to be won."

But no matter what happens, Seaward said the will make sure that it's a safe night for everyone.

"It's one of those nights where a kid can enjoy being a kid," he said. "It's an important deal for kids and we're always happy to be a part of it to make sure it's done safely."