Tomgram: Stephan Salisbury, Life in the American Slaughterhouse Nick Turse. Posted by Stephan Salisbury at 5:31PM, July 29, 2012. TomDispatch Is America an increasingly violent society? Statistics seemingly tell us no. From 2001 to 2010, according to the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics, violent crime victimizations actually dropped 34%. While this decrease is part