Long Island police departments are battling to reverse a rising number of burglaries hitting homes and business -- even as most other major categories of crime have sharply declined.

Both county agencies vow to combat the upswing by deciphering burglary patterns and targeting more units to hard-hit areas.

Have you taken any extra precautions in the face of recent burglaries on LI?

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Prosecutors: Sleep clinician admits to spying ... Tougher e-bike laws ... Let's Go: Williamsburg winter village Credit: Newsday

Updated 7 minutes ago Top salaries on town, city payrolls ... Record November home prices ... Rocco's Taco's at Walt Whitman Shops ... After 50 years, affordable housing

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