Among them were up-to five paedophiles, including one of who latched onto a 13-year-old boy online and asked him about his fantasies.
Also locked up at Leeds Crown Court during December was a would-be terrorist who shared sickening beheading videos online and pledged his allegiance to ISIS.
Here are the names and faces of 41 criminals who appeared before judges at Leeds Crown Court last month...
25. Joshua Webster
Joshua Webster, 35, was high on drink and cocaine when he subjected his ex partner to a terrifying ordeal, holding her head under water in her kitchen sink. He put his hands around her throat and strangled her, but she was able to push him off. She later told police that she thought he was going to kill her. Judge Neil Clark jailed him for 45 months and gave him a 10-year restraining order. | WYP
26. Abu Mujjamil
Drug dealer Drug dealer was so desperate to flee police that was so desperate to flee police that officers had to dive out of the way of his BMW when he tried to make off. Mujjamil had to be PAVA sprayed but only after he had smashed into two police vehicles and dragged an officer along the road. The 26-year-old was found to be dealing in Class A and B drugs and was jailed for 66 months in total, and given a 64-month driving ban. | WYP
27. Refaz Ahmed
Refaz Ahmed admitted two counts of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs at Leeds Crown Court after he was found to be in charge of drugs lines that raked in £90,000 in less than two months. West Yorkshire Police obtained details on the three phone lines that were being used to sell crack cocaine and heroin in Leeds around-the-clock. He was handed a five-year jail term on his 22nd birthday. | WYP
28. Akbar Hussain
Akbar Hussain was jailed this week after his gang of bungling armed raiders dressed in police vests smashed up the wrong home in Castleford over a money dispute. The group, armed with with hammers and crowbars, attacked the wrong home, smashing its windows before realising their mistake and targeting the property next door. Hussain was jailed for three years. | WYP
29. Kaiden Hinds
Desperate thug Kaiden Hinds made repeated threats from prison to kill his ex partner unless she dropped charges against him. The 20-year-old used his cell mate’s phone credit to ring the woman, but when he was later caught, he used a smuggled phone to harass the woman, saying he would burn her house down and even tried to bribe her with £1,000 to not turn up for his trial. He was jailed for 41 months and given a 10-year restraining order. | WYP
30. Christopher Beasley
Christopher Beasley, 33, of Cottingley Drive in Beeston, was jailed for 24 years with an extended licence period of five years at Leeds Crown Court after carrying out a “campaign of rape” against a woman in Leeds. Beasley's victim reported him to police in 2022 and an investigation uncovered a catalogue of offending dating back to 2011. Investigating officer Detective Constable Josh Holroyd, praised the “bravery and resilience” of the victims. | WYP