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Areas hardest hit by Sandy see crime rise

Originally published: November 27, 2012 9:22 PM
Updated: November 27, 2012 9:28 PM
By ANTHONY M. DESTEFANO anthony.destefano@newsday.com

Damage caused by superstorm Sandy in Breezy Point.

Photo credit: Patrick E. McCarthy | Damage caused by superstorm Sandy in Breezy Point. (Oct. 30, 2012)

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New York City neighborhoods hit hardest by superstorm Sandy suffered big crime increases in the past month -- more than double last year's rate in some places -- driven by a dramatic spike in burglaries, according to police data.

The latest NYPD report of citywide crime for the four-week period ending Nov. 25, showed a surge in property crimes in parts of the Rockaways, Brooklyn and Staten...

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