Inability or disability refers to any functional limitation or narrowing of the ability to perform an activity as a result of an illness, injury or birth defect, which may be anatomical, physiological or psychological. According to the data of the Croatian Public Health Institute, from March 2017; 511,850 people with disabilities lived in Croatia, meaning that 11.9% of the total population have some form of disability. The purpose of the study was to examine the attitudes of the population on violence and discrimination against people with disabilities. This study researched if there are differences in attitudes between men and women, between different age groups or between people who live in the rural and urban areas. It also enquired whether there are differences in attitudes between people who have a person with disabilities in their environment and those who do not. There were 329 participants involved in the study, each participant completed the questionnaire in Google docs format online. 293 (89.1%) were female and 36 (10.9%) were male. All participants were over 18 years old. The average age of the participants was between 26-35 years. In contact with people with disabilities, the majority of 204 (62%) participants feels comfortable. The opinion of 202 (61.4%) participants was that people with disabilities most often experience violence by an unknown person. Discrimination against people with disabilities is visible when choosing a profession and looking for a job, 151 (45,9%) participants agreed that people with disabilities are discriminated when choosing a profession and almost half 163 (49,5%) participants agreed that people with disabilities are discriminated when applying for a job.