While numerous studies of bullying victimization across the world have been conducted, relatively few studies have examined bullying through the lens of the general theory of crime. Using Gottfredson and Hirschi’s (1990) low self-control theory, this study analysed data from Trinidad. The total sample size was 1,248 students who had an average age of 10.3 years. The results indicated that exposure to family violence and low self-control had a significant influence on bullying perpetration in schools. Particularly, the mediation effect of low self-control – between exposure to family violence and bullying perpetration – was significant. Overall, the findings in this study strongly supported self-control theory. The results of this study can help guide investigations of bullying perpetration in schools. In addition, the results show possible applications of the theory in Trinidad as well as suggest approaches to prevent and remediate bullying.