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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * BEGLEY WILLIAM J JR   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SAFETY INSURANCE GROUP INC [SAFT] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) VP, CFO and Secretary (Last) (First) (Middle) 20 CUSTOM HOUSE STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/22/2017 (Street) BOSTON, MA 02110 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 02/22/2017   A   2,753 A $ 0 (1) 23,227 D   Common Stock 02/22/2017   A   3,302 A $ 0 (2) 26,529 D   Common Stock 02/22/2017   J   118 D $ 0 (3) 26,411 D   Common Stock 02/27/2017   F   2,894 (4) D $ 71.4537 (5) 23,517 D   Common Stock 02/27/2017   F   192 (4) D $ 72.2813 (6) 23,325 D   Common Stock               38,515 I See (7) Common Stock               35,000 I See (8)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BEGLEY WILLIAM J JR 20 CUSTOM HOUSE STREET BOSTON, MA 02110			VP, CFO and Secretary

Signatures

/s/William J. Begley, Jr.		02/27/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents restricted stock awards effective February 22, 2017, with respect to which sale or transfer rights shall vest over three years with installments of 30% on February 22, 2018, 30% on February 22, 2019, and the remaining 40% on February 22, 2020, provided the grantee meets certain employment conditions.
(2)	Represents restricted stock awards granted effective February 22, 2017 with respect to which sale or transfer rights will vest over a three-year performance period commencing on January 1, 2017 and ending on December 31, 2019. Vesting of these shares is dependent upon the attainment of pre-established performance objectives, and any difference between shares granted and shares earned at the end of the performance period will be reported at the conclusion of the performance period in 2020.
(3)	Represents the difference between performance shares, with a three year performance period, that were granted on March 11, 2014 and actual shares earned at the end of the performance period on December 31, 2016. Final shares were approved by the Compensation Committee on February 22, 2017.
(4)	Represents securities delivered in payment of a tax liability with respect to vesting of securities issued in accordance with Rule 16b-3.
(5)	Represents the weighted average sale price of multiple open market same day sales with prices ranging from $71.05 to $72.05 per share. Full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price will be provided to the Securities and Exchange Commission or a security holder of the issuer upon request.
(6)	Represents the weighted average sale price of multiple open market same day sales with prices ranging from $72.10 to $72.40 per share. Full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price will be provided to the Securities and Exchange Commission or a security holder of the issuer upon request.
(7)	38,515 shares are owned by a trust of which the reporting person is a trustee.
(8)	35,000 shares are owned by a trust of which the reporting person's spouse is a trustee.

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