["\n\nObjective\nThis article examines determinants of charity‐related crimes, focusing on socioeconomic influences. Charity crimes have proliferated in recent years but formal research on their causes is limited.\n\n\nMethod\nEstimation methods using robust regression and two‐stage least squares are used, employing data across states in the United States obtained from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other government sources.\n\n\nResults\nThe estimation results show that states with heightened cases of identity theft have greater charity‐related crimes. However, I found no contagion from border identity theft or border charity crimes. With regard to other social factors, race and ethnic homogeneity were associated with charity crimes. Among economic factors, economic prosperity and economic disparity did not matter, but unemployment was associated with more charity crimes. Different dimensions of charity markets did not significantly matter.\n\n\nConclusion\nThe findings show that other white‐collar crimes such as identity theft might be crucially driving charity crimes.\n\n", "Social Science Quarterly, Volume 101, Issue 4, Page 1397-1412, July 2020. "]