But how many of these horrific offenders do you remember from the past 12 months?
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5. Joelle Foster
Foster was jailed for a year in January for stealing £1,000 from an 88-year-old Newbold woman who had employed her as a cleaner. Photo: Derbyshire Police
6. James Draycott
The 36-year-old Chesterfield man was jailed for 21 years in August for raping and sexually assaulting a young girl. Photo: Derbyshire Police
7. Tonia Crabtree
The 29-year-old was jailed for four years and nine months in September for stabbing her partner to death at their Langley Mill home in April. She was initially charged with murder but later pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Photo: Derbyshire Police
8. Rhys Hancock
Hancock murdered his estranged wife and her new lover at the home they had previously shared in Duffield, Derbyshire, on New Year's Day. He stabbed Helen Hancock more than 60 times, and Martin Griffiths more than 30. He was sentenced to a minimum term of 31 years in prison in October, after admitting the offences. Photo: Derbyshire Police