Billionaire James Crown, 70, is killed in horror car crash at private Aspen racetrack after he failed to turn and hit a barrier: Businessman vowed to make Chicago 'the safest city in America'
By GERMANIA RODRIGUEZ POLEO FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
June 26, 2023

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Crown was celebrating his 70th birthday when the crash happened on Sunday. The Henry Crown and Company oversees the Aspen Skiing Company. Earlier this year Crown unveiled a plan to lower Chicago's murder rate

..The tycoon's family was ranked the 34th richest in America by Forbes in 2020 with an estimated worth of $10.2 billion.

His fighting plan aimed to reduce the number of killings in Chicago to fewer than 400 a year within five years...

...Chicago has led the nation for the 11th straight year with the highest number of homicides of any city, according to a report published this year.

The city had 697 total homicides in 2022, higher than Philadelphia (516), New York City (438), Houston (435), and Los Angeles (382).

The last time Chicago had fewer than 400 homicides was in 1965.

Crown also served as the lead director of General Dynamics Corp., director of JPMorgan Chase, trustee of The Aspen Institute, the Museum of Science and Industry, the Civic Committee, and the University of Chicago, as reported by the Aspen Times.

He was a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and served in President Barack Obama's Intelligence Advisory Board.