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 -
25. Christopher Ledger
Christopher Ledger, 42, of Eastdean Gardens, Seacroft, was jailed for 18 months after admitting two counts of ABH. It came after an attack that saw him beat a woman with a metal pole in December of last year, as well as dragging her to the floor and stamping on her back. In another attack, he punched her in the face. | West Yorkshire Police
26. Blaze Phillips
Blaze Phillips, 29, of Manor Farm Road, Middleton, was jailed for two years after admitting a change of attempted GBH with intent. He brutally punched a man "at least 10 times" after following him to Duncan Street from The Backroom nightclub in January. | West Yorkshire Police
27. Toby Nixon
Toby Nixon, 21, of Parsons Green, Wetherby, was jailed for 42 months after he was found guilty of rape. The court heard that he forced a drunk teenage girl into sex in Millennium Field in Wetherby in February 2021, then told her it was a dream. | West Yorkshire Police
28. Stacey Gibson
Stacey Gibson, 33, was jailed for four years after pleading guilty to two counts of making threats to kill, two breaches of her restraining order, making a threat of criminal damage and harassment. It came after the sacked nursery worker launched a vendetta against staff and the former owner of Pebbles Nursery and Pre-School in Yeadon, threatening to "slit their throats" and burn the building "to the ground". Photo: West Yorkshire Police
29. Jordan Woodhouse
Drunken thug Jordan Woodhouse put his partner through an “unforgiveable” assault at her Leeds home, which saw him throw glass and punch her. The 30-year-old, of Leopold Street, Chapeltown, pleaded guilty to causing actual bodily harm, but only after a year denying it, and was sentenced to 25 months in jail. Photo: West Yorkshire Police
30. Craig Harris
Craig Harris, 54, of Monkswood Avenue, Seacroft, was jailed for 18 years after he was found guilty of actual bodily harm, causing or inciting a woman to engage in sexual activity, rape and sexual assault by penetration. The charges resulted from an investigation by the Leeds District Safeguarding Unit into offences which occurred at an address in Leeds in August 2023. | West Yorkshire Police