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Books banned for violence
2,089 titles have been banned or restricted for violence across 18 countries — one of eleven stated grounds tracked across the censorship record.
Titles
2,089
Countries
18
Reason
Violence
Most-banned for violence
Ranked by the number of distinct countries that banned or restricted the title citing this reason.
Where violence is most cited
| Country | Titles |
|---|---|
| United States | 1,985 |
| Malaysia | 44 |
| Belarus | 32 |
| New Zealand | 11 |
| Australia | 9 |
| United Kingdom | 5 |
| India | 3 |
| Canada | 3 |
| Brazil | 3 |
| China | 2 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 |
| South Africa | 1 |
| Singapore | 1 |
| Poland | 1 |
| Morocco | 1 |
| Japan | 1 |
| Ireland | 1 |
| France | 1 |
Source: Verboten, built on the banned-books.org Open Censorship Core (CC BY 4.0). Verboten compilation CC BY 4.0.