30%

The percentage of Americans who say they are fearful of walking alone near their homes at night—a 52-year low, according to Gallup.

$9.1 billion

The estimated amount spent on Halloween festivities this year, an 8 percent increase from last year, according to the National Retail Federation.

5

The number of broken ribs U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., suffered when his next-door neighbor tackled him in a reported landscaping dispute.

62 million

The number of fake accounts registered to Facebook, according to a high-end estimate released by the company on Nov. 1.

6,000

The number of homeschooled children in China this year, as estimated by the 21st Century Education Research Institute. The total is triple the 2013 estimate.