I have a friend from Texas who used to own two spots down at the main corner of Christiansted. He lived on a super estate on the top of the tallest mountain over-looking the town.
A few years ago some thugs started harassing tourists going to his clubs and demanded protection money. He deciced it was time to get out.
St. Croix never had the tourist base of St. Thomas and the people there never have had the feeling that the tourist is their life-blood. I predict things will get very nasty there very quickly.