Peer violence is a common occurrence and occurs in various forms and types. This work examines the connection of empathy with peer violence, examining the recognition, perpetrating and experiencing violence. Empathy, a term that implies understanding of other people's emotions, indicates a greater concern for others' emotions and acts. This research exemines the correlation of empathy with recognition and participation in violence, assuming that a higher level of empathy is associated with a lower occurrence of violence. That is why the goal was to correlate empathy with recognizing and participating in violence. The study involved 99 participants from III. Gimnazija and Dom I. Mažuranić, of which 92 were involved in data analyses. There were 54 male and 38 female participants, aged 14 to 19. Questionnaires and vignettes were use in the study. The results showed there is a positive correlation of empathy with the recognition of violence and the negative correlation empathy with the fact of violence. The results did not show a significant correlation of empathy and experienced peer violence. The conclusion is that empathy is significantly related to the recognition and assessment of violence and the perpetration of violence, but there is no correlation with experiencing violence.