Their offences include manslaughter, rape, child sexual abuse, violent assaults, coercive and controlling behaviour and dangerous driving.
Courts across Lancashire handed down prison sentences throughout the month, with judges condemning the harm caused to victims and communities.
Here are the 16 offenders now behind bars for crimes committed across the county:
13. Alex McKenzie and Alexander Burgmans
Two men were sentenced at Preston Crown Court for a street attack in Lancaster in January 2024. Alex McKenzie, 23, and Alexander Burgmans, 43, were convicted of causing grievous bodily harm with intent after a man in his 30s suffered multiple facial fractures. McKenzie was jailed for five and a half years and Burgmans for five years. | Lancashire Police
14. Steven Murphy
Steven Murphy, 44, was jailed for 11 years with an eight-year extended licence at Preston Crown Court after being convicted of sexually assaulting a woman and attempting to rape her 12-year-old daughter. Murphy, a registered sex offender, carried out the offences at the victims’ home in Preston in April after meeting the mother via Facebook. He was classed as a dangerous offender. | Lancashire Police