The Brief
- Up to 100,000 revelers gathered on Austin’s 6th Street for Halloween, creating major traffic and safety concerns for local police.
- Austin police deployed street barricades, HALO cameras, and extra patrol officers to manage the influx of visitors and maintain safety.
- Celebrations were amplified by Halloween falling on a Saturday — the last Saturday Halloween until 2036 — alongside an extra hour from daylight saving time ending.
AUSTIN, Texas – While families across Central Texas wrapped up neighborhood trick-or-treating, the night was only beginning in downtown Austin, where massive crowds gathered on 6th Street to celebrate Halloween.
By the numbers:
The Austin Police Department anticipated between 80,000 and 100,000 visitors filling the downtown entertainment district before the night concluded. …