6,364 Challenges Reported

6,364 challenges were reported to or recorded by the Office for Intellectual Freedom from 1990 to 2000.

• 1,607 were challenged as “sexually explicit” materials
• 1,427 for the use of “offensive language”
• 1,256 considered “unsuited to age group”
• 842 with an “occult theme”
• 737 considered “violent”
• 515 for “promoting homosexuality”
• 419 for “promoting a religious viewpoint”

For every 1 challenge reported up to 5 are not reported.

from: Challenges by Initiator, Institution, Type and Year