“Can you ever decrease it? I don’t know. I don’t know the answer to that, really. Is there an answer to it?” These questions are posed by Vicky Etheridge, the Lynn Business Improvement District (BID) manager, during a conversation about shoplifting in the town. Others could be forgiven for asking the same thing – particularly after recently-released statistics revealed that theft from shops was up 26.3% across Norfolk in the 12 months to March this year. But the things is, despite the rising numbers, Lynn authorities actually run a very tight ship when it comes to these offences. We spoke to r…