Huntsville, Texas
Did you know that all of the executions in Texas are carried out by the Huntsville penitentiary? Well, we can totally understand why the Department of Criminal Justice happens to be the biggest employer in the city. To be specific, it provides almost 7,000 jobs to the residents! Despite this, unemployment rates are very high, and 35% of the population is poor.
Trenton, New Jersey
Once upon a time, Trenton had a good reputation as a booming industrial city. It was during this period that they coined the saying, “Trenton makes, the world takes.” Sadly, the city had been unable to keep this reputation. Production has gone down on top of the fact that there has been an increase in gang activity and gun violence. This is most definitely not one of the safest cities in the nation, that much we can tell you.