They included pair of criminals who broke into a house and stole an Audi, and a convicted paedophile, who followed a 13-year-old girl, around an Aldi supermarket in Leeds.
Also in the headlines this month was a man who attacked a stranger on a Christmas night out, which left him requiring life-saving surgery and a thug jailed for attacking a shopkeeper at a sandwich shop in Pontefract.
Here are the names and faces of 18 vicious criminals who were locked up in Leeds during August...
13. Dylan McEwan and Kian Poulton
Dylan McEwan, left, 22, of Wyther Park Terrace, Armley, was jailed for almost 39 months after he admitted burglary, theft of a motor vehicle and dangerous driving, while Kian Poulton, 21, Highbury Place, Swinnow, was jailed for two years and five months after admitting burglary and theft of a motor vehicle. | West Yorkshire Police
14. John Battman and David Garland
John Battman, 48, of Parkfield Grove, Cross Flatts, was jailed for eight years and eight months after admitting conspiracy to rob, possessing a weapon in a public place and have a bladed article, while David Garland, 47, of Cardinal Avenue, Beeston, was jailed for eight years after admitting robbery, possessing a weapon in a public place and having a bladed article. | West Yorkshire Police/Google
15. Donovan Naylor
Donovan Naylor, 44, and Nathan Frier hijacked a truck carrying £25,000 worth of alcohol from a warehouse car park in Tingley before crashing through the hydraulic gates and driving off. He was sentenced to 19 months in prison. | WYP
16. Martin Ellerker
Martin Ellerker, 48, of Cannon Street, Castleford, was jailed for 26 months after admitting ABH and assault. The thug stamped on his partner's face with such force he left her with a double fracture of her eye socket days before Christmas. | West Yorkshire Police/National World
17. Martin McCarthy
Martin McCarthy, 57, of Heald Street, Castleford, was jailed for 37 months after admitting Section 18 GBH with intent. The thug attacked a shopkeeper at a sandwich shop on Newgate in Pontefract with a metal bar, only for the victim to grab it from him and chase him away on February 11, 2023. | West Yorkshire Police/National World
18. Christopher Clough
Christopher Clough, aged 48, was sentenced to four years in prison after admitting one count of burglary and seven attempted burglaries. In the early hours of June 22, Clough went into a care home in Pudsey where he was captured on CCTV trying various doors before gaining entry to one of the rooms. He picked up a vase before being disturbed. | WYP