In recent times there has been much discussion about the high level of violence amongst Australia’s Indigenous population. Research into the issue, however, has never proceeded beyond simple bi-variate analyses of risk factors drawn from the National Torres Strait Islander Social Survey (NATSISS). This paper from the 2007 Australian Social Policy Conference presents the results of an exploratory multivariate analysis of risk factors for violent victimisation using a wide range of factors drawn from the NATSISS. The results show higher risks of violent victimisation amongst young people, lone parents, those living in a crime prone area, those exposed to social stress, those involved in social activities, those who are unemployed, those who have moved at least once in the previous twelve months, those who have a severe or profound disability, those who are members or related to members of the stolen generation and those who abuse alcohol and/or illicit drugs. The strongest correlate of Indigenous violence was high risk alcohol abuse.