The Lincoln City Council has been hearing more and more recently from its community members about public safety concerns.

Lincoln Mayor Tracy Welch indicates crime is spiking in the community and it is becoming a big concern for its residents.

Mayor Welch says the hands of most of the judicial system and law enforcement are tied because of the Safe-T legislation that went into law last year.

Lincoln Police Chief Joe Meister has worked on the data of crime this year versus when the Safe-T laws were not in place and the Mayor hopes to be able to share that information with lawmakers in Illinois on the impacts the new laws are having on communities like Lincoln.