In 2023, 4,240 unique titles were challenged in the United States, of which 39 percent occurred in school libraries. Meanwhile, five percent of challenges made to books in 2023 happened in schools. Censorship attempts were made for a number of reasons, with individuals and institutions taking issue with books that were considered to be anti-police, profane, sexually explicit, or homophobic, to name but a few.
Locations where books were most likely to be affected by censorship attempts in the United States in 2023
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American Library Association. (March 13, 2024). Locations where books were most likely to be affected by censorship attempts in the United States in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1326556/challenges-to-books-us-by-location/
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