From ruthless killers to predatory paedophiles, these cases have shocked the city.
In 2024, there were a number of hearings that brought some of the most heinous crimes to light, as judges were told about the lasting scars left on victims.
This gallery covers almost 100 of the most shocking cases that were heard this year, featuring the offenders who will now spend years locked up for their crimes -
73. Joshua Brown
Joshua Brown, 19, of Wensleydale Close, Armley, was jailed for four years for a knife attack on May 13 outside the McDonald's at Cardigan Field, that left a teenager with punctured lungs. | West Yorkshire Police/Google
74. Adam Pidcock
Adam Pidcock, 49, of Radcliffe Road, Wakefield, was jailed for 16 years after he was found guilty of two counts of attempted GBH, dangerous driving, wounding with intent and possession of an offensive weapon. He mowed down a man and woman on Townley Street on Wakefield’s Lupset estate before thugs got out to slash and stab them with machetes or swords on December 23 last year. | West Yorkshire Police/Google
75. Celan Palaghia, Iustin Dobre, Milan Zamonsty and Mark Mitchell
Clockwise from top left Celan Palaghia, 21, Iustin Dobre, 37, Milan Zamonsty, 30, and Mark Mitchell, 34, were all jailed for their parts in mob violence that engulfed Harehills on July 18. | West Yorkshire Police
76. Steven Lee
Steven Lee, 66, of Carlton Street, Featherstone, was jailed for 11 years after he was found guilty after a trial of multiple offences against three children spanning across four decades. The court heard that one of Lee's three victims who was abused by the paedophile when she was younger still suffers from nightmares decades later. | West Yorkshire Police/Adobe
77. Jamal Goodison
Jamal Goodison, 32, of Harlech Road in Beeston, was jailed for two years after admitting Section 20 GBH without intent. He stabbed his friend in the face and hit him with a brick after a night drinking on October 28. | West Yorkshire Police/National World
78. Adam Latto
Adam Latto, 28, was jailed for nine years after he was found guilty after a trial of two counts of rape, one of assault by penetration and ABH. The flooring worker from Leeds attacked a woman and forced her into sex in 2022. | West Yorkshire Police/National World