In 2023, ***** unique titles were challenged in the United States, of which ** percent occurred in school libraries. Meanwhile, **** 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.
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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 July 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1326556/challenges-to-books-us-by-location/
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