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 -
13. Stephen Parker
Stephen Parker, 60, of Baslow Crescent, Barnsley, was jailed for seven years after admitting to arranging or facilitating the rape of a child, and three counts of possessing indecent images. The court heard how he tried to arrange a meeting in Wakefield with a supposed mum, setting out his sick intentions to rape her six-year-old daughter. | West Yorkshire Police
14. Marius Mihai
Marius Mihai, 19, was jailed for six years after admitting to a string of violent street robberies in Leeds city centre. The court heard that he targeted lone male victims on nights out, with victims punched unconscious and left seriously injured. | West Yorkshire Police
15. Robert Connor
Robert Connor, 63, was found guilty at Leeds Crown Court of a rape, sexual assault and the attempted rape of two victims aged 11 and 12 or 13 in Chapeltown between 1977 and 1980. He was aged between 16 and 19 years old when the offending took place - and a detective said that Connor "thought he had got away" with the historic sex offences. He was jailed for five years. | West Yorkshire Police
16. Isaac Nicholson
Isaac Nicholson, 22, of Moorside Road, Drighlington, was jailed for four years after admitting causing death by dangerous driving. In December 2020, he was behind the wheel of a car that was travelling at speed and overtaking vehicles on the wrong side of the road, before crashing into a tree. His cousin, 26-year-old James Nicholson, died from catastrophic chest injuries as a result of the crash. | West Yorkshire Police
17. Darren Smith
Darren Smith, 47, was handed a 56-month jail period and an additional four-year extended licence period after admitting three counts of assault on emergency workers, two of criminal damage and one of arson. He committed a raft of offences, including trying to set fire at the Calderdale Royal Hospital in Halifax in October last year. | West Yorkshire Police
18. Landell Browne
Landell Browne, 36, of St Michael's Terrace, Headingley, was jailed for more than five years after admitting a charge of ABH and GBH without intent stemming from two separate altercations with his most recent girlfriend. A judge said that Browne had a "relish for beating women". In one incident, he broke his partner's cheekbone after she was late home from work. | West Yorkshire Police