Coachella Valley officials are urging parents, guardians and those planning to trick-or-treat tonight to practice safety this Halloween.

According to the Cathedral City Fire Department, children's chances of being injured are increased during Halloween.

As children hurry from house to house collecting treats, it is important for them to take the following precautions:

Use costumes that are light colored or bright enough to make children more visible at night

Decorate costumes, bags and sacks with reflective tape and stickers.

Teach children to walk, not run, while trick-or-treating.

Remind children to stop at all street corners before crossing. Tell them to cross streets only at intersections and crosswalks.

Teach them to look left, right and left again before crossing the street and to continue looking both ways as they cross.

Teach them never to dart out into a street or cross between parked cars.

Never let children under age 12 go trick-or-treating or cross the street without adult supervision.

For those who are driving:

Slow down in residential neighborhoods.

Obey all traffic signs and signals.

Watch for children walking in the street or on medians and curbs.

Enter and exit driveways and alleyways slowly and carefully.

Teach children to exit and enter the car on the curbside, away from traffic.

For kids ages 12 and under:

Teach your child his or her phone number.

Adults should accompany children under age 12 on their trick-or- treat rounds.

Attach the name, address and phone number (including area code) of children under age 12 to their clothes in case they get separated from adults.

For kids ages 12 and older:

Instruct children to travel only in familiar areas and along a pre-established route.

Instruct children never to enter a home or an apartment building unless accompanied by an adult.

Set a time for children to return home.

Restrict trick-or-treating visits to homes with porch or outside lights illuminated.

Tell children to bring their treats home before eating them. Parents should check treats to ensure that items have not been tampered with and are safely sealed.

Be careful with fruit. Inspect the surface closely for punctures/holes and cut it open before allowing a child to eat it.